looking for a single sub for mainly SQ but with Acceptable doof ability and SPL cabability in a pulsar hatch. It will be running at 2 ohms of an alpine MRD-M1000 monoblock i want to go 2 10's or a single 12" i want to run it in a small sealed box with decent ammounts of dacron in the box.

Heres the killer it has to look damn good front and back (i reckon type R's are pretty decent).

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xtant subs look awesome from both ends, i just hooked up my Xtant X104 today and its bloody awesome! Blows my 12" MTX away in both SQ and loudness

Not many choices...


IDMAX!!! by far one of the sexiest subs around, comes at a RRP of $849, goes LOUD, goes well in small sealed boxes too...

I second the IDMAX, Dual 4ohm will go very very nice off the M1000.

A big sealed box would give the Ultimate SQ, u'd be hard pressed to find a sub that will beat it.

Woot!! Motion passed on the IDMAX!!!!

HAHA. Look at my sig!. Looks like it might be similar to urs soon!

I have mine in a 1.4*cu ft and it goes loud, low and proud!

It is probably one of the best subs in its price range!! Remember to get the D4 to wire it up to 2 ohm load!

Phat Devil

i need the sub to work in real small boxes right now i have one of my 12's in a sealed box of 0.8 feet before disp and it is loaded with dacron and it sounds verry nice too i want to use a box no bigger than like 1 foot for a 12" and 0.7 foot per sub for 10's but mind u i like filling boxes with dacron too

The actualy min box spec of the IDMAX is only 1cu ft. I like my box bigger, thats all. So it is perfect!

BTW, they are also very sexy looking!!

Invert the IDMax, and you should be able to get away with a .8cuft box me'thinks...

Bye,
Mo

Elemental Designs A serries subs.
www.edesignaudio.com

check out the focal K2 powered subs, i reckon they look awesome

Boston Acoustics Pro 12.5LF

Works in 1cu foot enclosure. Seems to get damn good reviews where-ever I look!

Doesn't look half bad either.

i do have a bit of a soft spot for type r's are they rubbish or do they do OK for SQ?

Damn i wish the ED woofers came in dual 4 ohm then i would go with a single 10"

"Damn i wish the ED woofers came in dual 4 ohm then i would go with a single 10"

The O serries is dual 4ohm but require larger volume

IDMAX
Adire Brahma (www.adireaudio.com)
RE XXX (www.reaudio.com) (should fit ni your budget with teh current xchange rate!)

Infinity Perfect 10VQ subs look great with the massive basket action happening out the back.
The tens will work in anything sealed from 0.3 cu ft to just under 1 cu ft.
Fantastic sound with a big surround for good excursion as well.

Two of them may come into your budget. I'm not sure what they would sell for in Oz but surely they'd be cheaper than here in NZ.

i'd say have a look at focal k2 sub's, sound awesome and look the goods too

Cant go past a Diamond TDX 12" D4
Will work in a sealed box from .55 to 2.5 cu ft

check out www.diamondaudio.com for pics

looks very scmick inverted.

retails for just under the 1g mark.

Designed as an SQ sub that just happens to go really loud!

cheers
Dave.

I think it looks kinda ugly... But still an AWESOME subwoofer by the looks of things!

Has anyone used one?

i jsut plugged teh specs for the TDX into WinISD, and it looks the biz.
if someone wants to send me a sample, i'd love to do a review!

Adire Brahma
Concept EX
Elemental Design
Kicker Solobaric L7
ADS rs
JL W6v2
IDMAX
Aliante

Aliante certainly looks like an awesome driver, i'd love to get my hands on one!!