I was wondering which of these two would you guys recommend. I am looking at a kicker solobaric 12" S12L7 or an audiobahn 15" Alum15Q. also what would be the best amp to get for either of them. Thanks alot also i was thinkin could i go with a S12L5 and still have plenty of friggen bass? thanks alot guys any info would be appreciated

 

I would highly recommend the Kicker over the Audiobahn. There is no comparison in the quality of construction. The Audiobahn is a beast and if powered correctly I'm pretty sure can make more SPL than the Kicker. Aside from sheer SPL though I would give the nod to the Solo in all other regards.

Audiobahn is cheaply engineered. We use to sell them for two years and now we sell Digital Audio which is Audiobahn under another name. They use marketing hype and bullshit like giant wood boxes and white gloves (so you don't smear chrome speaker baskets) to attract customers.

When they work, Audiobahn/Digital Audio products work pretty well. However we get a considerably higher percentage of returns from them then from most other brands.

If you want to buy the 12" L7 feel free to give me a call.
Here's a link:
http://www.audio-warehouse.com/detail.asp?mdl=02S12L7-4


Carl
AWE
(800) 831-5622

 

ditto, never really been a fan of audiobahn, had friends tha thad too many problems with them. I 'd go with the L7 dual 2 ohm voice coil though( run them in series). If I remember correctly the 12"L7's can handle 350 or 375 rms per voice coil. You could get the kicker 800.2 with the gain down 1/4 of the way it'll prolly put out around 700 rms plenty for that sub.

 

At one point I had thought of using Audiobahn. There nice look caught my eye, but when I started asking questions people said that they really sucked. They might look real nice with all that chrome and stuff but that is form not function. My bro has a Pair of L7's in has Lancruiser and they bump hard. Wer are running a my old Z300c2 Zapco and have them configured at 1 ohm. We will probably reconfigure the setup to run a higher impedance when he gets a bigger amp but for now they sound real good.

 

IDMAX all the way!

 

yeah the IDMAX is a pretty impressive sub especially for the daily driver whose also in to comps. My friend has 2 IDMAX 12s and 2 BMF 1000ds and its loud as hell. Also Id recommend subs like DD, Xfire XTs, Shocker xtremes, brahmas, RE, etc. Those are mostly all out bass subs though.

 

ALUMAPRO all the way! IMO

 

what are idmax i cant find them anywhere? also any more info would be nice im not huge into systems so anything u guys can teach me would be appreciated thanks

 

the IDMAX is the newest woofer from Image Dynamics...thier most popular sub was the IDQ, the also made the ID, IDW, and IDSPL. There are multiple versions of each driver floating about. ID is also known for their HLCD's as well as the IDQ8, a great dedicated midbass driver.

The IDMAX is one of the "new breed" of subwoofers...people call them SQL woofers....excellent SQ, but can also get very loud. They have now hit the third revision the V3....they are just starting to ship now. Power handling is in the neighborhood of 1kW, but the new V3's have increased efficiency....400-600W is all you need....you are looking at a mounting depth around 8-9inches...I can't remember the exact #, and a box size hovering around 1-1.5 cubic feet sealed. Those specs are for the 12" version...it's the only size available right now...the 10 is the next to be released....followed by the 16"....yes, 16, not 15!!

MSRP for the 12: $449

Here's some photos of the new woofers:

The 10


The 12


A 10" in the basket for the 16


A 12" in the basket for the 16



Would you like videos? (please don't stream these)

IDMAX10 at work:
A 10" in the basket for the 16
http://caraudio.efiregate.net/~rcurley55/IDMAX10.avi

A 12":
http://caraudio.efiregate.net/~rcurley55/IDMAX12.avi

For more info:
http://www.imagedynamicsusa.com

Unfortunately, thier website is fairly limited and seems amateur...I guess they have better things to do...like making great products!!



[Modified by rcurley55, 6:37 PM 10/13/2002]

 

Awesome, where do you get all this inside info?

BTW, your link is the same for both videos...


[Modified by stealthx32, 6:45 AM 10/13/2002]

 

The link is fixed....most of that stuff is available at elitecaraudio.com.....

 

Yeah the IDMAX are some sweet *** subs id suggest them for any import. You can order them at sounddomain.com.

 

Image makes great subs, I have had numerous 10's from them for years now, and have always stuck to them. Have one now, pushing it with 400 watts of clean Nakamichi power, and man, IT SOUNDS GREAT