Image Dynamics

[02GMC-D-TOWN]

ANYBODY OUT THERE HAVE IMAGE DYNAMICS SUBS. I'M THINKING ABOUT GETTING THE IDQV.2 D4. ANY SUGGESTIONS?? I'M RUNNING THEM OFF A CROSSFIRE TEK 150.2 AMP. PUTTING THEM IN A DOWNFIRE 10" BOX.

[Nick]

I have those subs, good choice.:D What does that amp put out?

[02GMC-D-TOWN]

Bridgable 2 channel amplifier, Bass boost, Variable high/low crossover 50-150 hz, Speaker level inputs, MOSFET power supply, 5 way protection circuit, 2 ohm stable (150 x 2 @ 4 ohms, 300 x 2 @ 2 ohms, 600 x 1 @ 4 ohms mono)

[TribalVision]

You can't go wrong with Image Dynamics. 300 watts to each would be sweet. With the downfiring box, try to give it all the venting you can. This will improve output.

steve

[02GMC-D-TOWN]

SWEET:head: Would those subs be the best to go with??

[Guff]

I've got a single IDQ10 in a down-firing box in my truck and absolutely love it. I'm running it with 200W RMS. It doesn't get extremely loud but the SQ is incredible. As far as ID being the best, it depends on what you're looking for. For the money, I'd say they are as good as you can get.

[BogeyBoy82]

I got quite a bit image stuff in my ride...(6 IDQ 10's, 2 6.5 Midbass drivers in each front door with their horns in the dash..and the Chamelon component 6.5's in the rear...)...not bragging...just givin you some background as to why my opinon would count for anything...Image subs kick ***..they are not only one of the hardest hitting subs, that are clean...sure you could buy some bass junk sub with a 5 inch thick surround but...their can never be a better compromise IMO between Sound Quality and Db (bass) than Image Dynamics...plus...if you buy at a dealer...no quesitons asked warranties...you blow one..you get a new one...also you might want to look into the new IDQ V.3 subs...everyone thinks these are the IDMAX..and advertises IDMAX as V.3's but they are not...it is the replacment sub for the IDQ V.2...they are out on the market now but my friends have had them in their rides before general public did...6 months later...they are strong as hell...hit waaay harder than v.2's...and look better IMO...Matt Bogart (head designer at Image) did amazing work with the V.3's as well as the IDMAX's...

[02GMC-D-TOWN]

Do you know of any sites that have a good price for the v.3's. There is a site where i can get the idv.2's for 109.99.

[Guff]

www.sounddomain.com has them for 129.99. sound domain isn't usually the cheapest place to buy from, but i can't seem to find the v.3's at my usual sources.

Of course, now that I said that... www.speedsound.com has them for 109.95! I've ordered from them before with no problems, quick delivery time too.

[TribalVision]

Find the lowest price anywhere on the net, and Sounddomain will pricematch it..:D

[02GMC-D-TOWN]

Thanks guys!! So go with the Idqv.3 d4 definitely over the idqv.2.??

[02GMC-D-TOWN]

Bogeyboy 82 do you have the specs on the idq10v.3 d4. I went to the imagedynamics website and couldn't find any specs on the Idqv.3's.

[Nick]

Originally posted by 02GMC-D-TOWN
Bogeyboy 82 do you have the specs on the idq10v.3 d4. I went to the imagedynamics website and couldn't find any specs on the Idqv.3's. ID V.3 (http://www.imagedynamicsusa.com/website/tech/ID10D2V3.pdf)

[MacADaYear]

How would 2 ID V.3's in a 2 seperate boxes with 0.73 cu. ft. per side sound with a JBL 1200.1??

Would that be a good combo?

[Nick]

Originally posted by MacADaYear
How would 2 ID V.3's in a 2 seperate boxes with 0.73 cu. ft. per side sound with a JBL 1200.1??

Would that be a good combo? If you run the JBL at 4 ohms. :read:

[942drYukon]

what would the best sounding sq/spl wise combination of IDQ's be to run off of the JBL 600.1 amp? I like sealed enclosures bc of their tightness.

would 2 12" IDQ v3's or 3 12" IDQ v3's work better off of the 600.1? 2 would give a 300watt per sub rms at 2Ohms...

[tsbrewers]

I have a set too. I have a set of the 12" V.1's and like them. I just need a little more power to them. I think I am running 250 rms to both, not 250 each, 250 total.

Brew

[BogeyBoy82]

94drYukon....if I was you...i'd run 3 of them in parallel...i had 3 10's in my grand cherokee with an alpine 1507..i hit 143.9 db...which wasnt too bad..especially for 3 10's...my friend had 3 idq v.2 12's in a passat with some custom Lunar amps on them...he hit 147ish...

[02GMC-D-TOWN]

If I get the Idq10v.3's would i have to hook up the speakers in parallel, or will the amp (Crossfire tek150.2) do it internally??

[BogeyBoy82]

when you are running 3 subs on a 2 channel amp you need to bridge the amp...only run 2 of the channels and then wire the subs in parallel or series...

[942drYukon]

Just did some measuring, I only have 3 feet of room in the back width wise(spare in the back). Now, I think I could squeeze 3 10's back there. Or I could try to build a box with 2 rear firing 12's and 1 downfiring... that is only 3 feet wide....

I need opinions, I can't decide. 3 10's would be tight in a sealed box. I want to sound better/cleaner/hopefully louder than 2 JL 12w3v2's or 10w3v2's in a slot ported box off of a JL 500/1.

The amp I'm going to be using is a 600.1 JBL

I also had this crazy idea about laying the spare down flat....putting the cover on it so it has carpet... and building a box over the top of it like .----. or something... then maybe putting speaker boxes on that facing forward to mount some 6x9's... then I could fit 3 12's for sure.

So opinions... 3 10's or 2 12's or 3 12's(1 downfiring).. can't make up my mind :(

[Nick]

You dont want 3 subs with a 600.1

[942drYukon]

Originally posted by Nick99Chevy
You dont want 3 subs with a 600.1

hmm, Bogey acted like it would work, it would be like 200watts RMS to the subs though, and they have an RMS of 250 :bawl: Does anyone make a 750watt amp that is cheap? Maybe I can run the 1200.1 at a different resistance to acheive the right load? Does a 1200.1 at 3Ohm's put out 900 Watts? That would work... 300watts each, they can take it.

[BogeyBoy82]

The Short Answer: You Should Be Fine...
The Reason (i know its long but you'll learn something):

This is my 2 cents...and it is a bitter one..i argue this all the time...but...i hate it when people are like..this amp has 1500 watts..and this amp has blah blah blah...watts are alll relative...and there is not correct definition for them car audio wise b/c all the manufacturers dont have a set standard...for instance, on of my four Alpine 757's are 75x2 and one of my two Alpine 1507s are 150x2...that is what they are rated out...so your tellin me that my huge mother of an alpine amp which is only rated at 300 watts is 5x less powerful than the 1500 watt jensen i can buy at circut $hity? My friend who has more stereo than me has 6 Lunar amps in his car that are rated each at 25x2... but in Jensen/MTX wattage they would probably be 5000 each... in conclusion...I am not familar with JBL amps at all...if it is an honest 600 true watts than you shouldnt have a problem with it... but the only company I know that actually says what their amps really put out is the JL amps... amps are either highly underrated or overrated...if you buy a cheap amp its probably underrated...expensive ones are underrated basically so you can have more and be in lower class categories in car stereo competitions...sorry if this came off rude...but also... I have seen one Image Dynamic 8" sub take a geniune 1000 watt amp...they are really strong subs...but remeber...POWER DOES NOT BLOW SPEAKERS...distortions does...if your subs are crap and keep up with your amps..then they distort..and blow...if your amps can't keep up with what you are trying to push them too..they will feed the speaker distortion and blow...but remeber...POWER DOES NOT BLOW SPEAKERS...idiots who can't hear why a tweeter is popping or a sub is bottomin out blow speakers...sorry this is so long...hope i could teach something...

[BogeyBoy82]

and to the guy that says RMS is the standard....that is all relative too...you just need good clean power...trust me...94dryukon do this..this is the amp quality test...pick up your amp...is it heavy? if so...it will power those fine...is it light?...if so..think about a different amp if you want 3 subs on it...

[BogeyBoy82]

one last bit..Image 10's are alot more efficent....Image 12's take alot more to truly power them than their tens for some reason..dont get my wrong..they hit harder than hell if you feed them what they need....but i know from experience about underpowering speakers...thats why I got 6 10's and 6 amps... but my advice doesnt mean much..cus...well..I got 3 Alpine 757s on my front stage (speakers) alone...sometimes I think we go a little overboard on power...

[942drYukon]

Thanks for the input Bogie, from what I've read about JBL amps they actually put out more than they are rated for, and are perfectly stable at 1Ohm. They are good quality amps, never heard a bad review. I'm probably going to start ordering the stuff this weekend :) Can't wait.

[BogeyBoy82]

whose doin your install? I know some guys in houston area that can do phat crazy work..but...itll cost you coin...they dont just "build boxes" and install headunits....