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exactly what the title says, which of these two 12" subwoofers would perform better in a sealed enclosure w/1.30cu ft. i am a hip-hop/rap/trance listener and will be feeding this sub the asking amount of rms power (350-400wrms or more). im looking for better SQL and overall output thats more ideal for my scenario of music.


the idq is 40 bucks more on cardomain and ill be ordering thru them for warranty.

on the side, could ID's subs handle more power than rated amount? are they underrated like alpine/jl/kicker?

 
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I would go with the IDQ if loudness isn't the issue.

 
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the idq's are a better quality sub than the id's. i used to run 2 idqv2 12's off of a phoenix gold zx600ti in a sealed box. the subs were very musical and also very loud.

 
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spl id > idq
sq idq > id

1.3 is much better suited to an id
idq likes a smaller box
1.3 is almost enough to port an idq

 
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is their a dramatic difference of sq/spl between the 2?

good thing i ordered the ID...im sure it'll suit my needs for rap/hip-hop tracks. i also ordered the orion 300d to go with the sub...it was on sale for $119 + free shipping on sounddomain.com

 
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Don't overpower that sub too much.

 
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the sub is rated @ 400wrms/500 peak (thats odd...peak normally is 2x or more than rms rating). and the amp is rated for 300wrms @13.8v.

not sure if thats too much? assuming the amp will be pushing even more watts on a 14.4v electrical

 
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because peak power is a fabricated rating that has no real scientific basis or "organization"

 
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That should be just fine for that sub. It'll get quite loud on that much power.