FI Q or BL

[Michael914 0]

hey everybody im new to the forum but im really looking to support FI and need some help .. i plan on buying 2 12 inch subwoofers but im not sure if i should go with 2 Q's or 2 BL's .. i would get dual 1 ohm on each so i could have a final load of 1 ohm. i plan on wiring them to a Rockford Fosgate Punch P1000.

my question is wich subs would be better for a solid hard hitting low , something that will take your breath away almost. i aprreciate all opinions

[kjones 2]

what music do u prefer?

[ABXX49 20]

You probably want the BL's.

[fosgaholic 0]

with hat amp i would get the Q's

[pogothemonk3y 1]

Id say BL.

[Michael914 0]

i listen to rap mostly alotta yung jeezy because his music bangs with a pair of subs. i am leaning towards the bls but im not counting out the Q's yet. the FI site doesnt show the BL's when i click on them idk why ..

[NB50 206]

More then likely you want the BLs. You can't look at them because the are updating their site for the new 09 versions.

[Tyan 1]

u want BLs ...cause every time this question comes up ... guys buy Qs and than after a week they ask "i have a problem with my Q"

[phresh 0]

Get the BLs! Even though they arent the "SQ" sub, they still sound really good when they hit. & the new 09 BLs were suppose to be back up last night I had saw.

[Michael914 0]

yeah the bls are nice subwoofers .. would 2 bls run off the amp i have or would it be underpowered ?

[Tyan 1]

u know that that amp is 1000Wrms @ 1 ohm ...right

[///M5 2,833]

Learn how to search :(

If you ask the question you are NOT a Q buyer, not even close. You don't understand the term SQ and a mis-applying it 100%. Don't even think about the Q's just get the BL's.

And before you start anymore threads do a search as this has been asked a 1000 times.

[LazyFcuk 0]

2 Bl's with a 3000D Sundown

[Michael914 0]

i am probably gonna get the BLs .. im not familiar at all with sundown tho i just looked at them id probably purcahse the saz 2000D. it says 2000 watts at 1 ohm mono .. that would power the 2 bls perfectly no ?

Edited April 3, 2009 by Mizzy Mizz

[phresh 0]

i am probably gonna get the BLs .. im not familiar at all with sundown tho i just looked at them id probably purcahse the saz 2000D. it says 2000 watts at 1 ohm mono .. that would power the 2 bls perfectly no ?

Yea thats good. I only have a 1500 on mines because I dont want to have to upgrade my electrical right now but theres nothing wrong with

[FiQZetecS 0]

After some playing around with my 18's I can say that the BL's don't sound silky smooth on the lows, they absolutely rape you on them.

[kryptonitewhite 1]

After some playing around with my 18's I can say that the BL's don't sound silky smooth on the lows, they absolutely rape you on them.

hmmmm....

makes me wonder why there's even a Q line then

[///M5 2,833]

After some playing around with my 18's I can say that the BL's don't sound silky smooth on the lows, they absolutely rape you on them.

hmmmm....

makes me wonder why there's even a Q line then

Because some people are actually into acoustic reproduction and not just on being loud. There is a market for SQ woofers or ones that are a compromise between SQ and SPL; however, it is a friggin' shame that 80% who think they should buy a Q are for reasons that they think they want SQ but loud. The number of Q vs BL questions is ridiculous and 99.9999% of the time the person really, really, really should buy the BL as they have NO interest in an SQ setup they just don't understand what that means.

[kryptonitewhite 1]

After some playing around with my 18's I can say that the BL's don't sound silky smooth on the lows, they absolutely rape you on them.

hmmmm....

makes me wonder why there's even a Q line then

Because some people are actually into acoustic reproduction and not just on being loud. There is a market for SQ woofers or ones that are a compromise between SQ and SPL; however, it is a friggin' shame that 80% who think they should buy a Q are for reasons that they think they want SQ but loud. The number of Q vs BL questions is ridiculous and 99.9999% of the time the person really, really, really should buy the BL as they have NO interest in an SQ setup they just don't understand what that means.

what if a person isn't into "PURE" SQ, just wants it to sound as good as possible ( AND be loud too) to an experienced, yet not advanced audio enthusiest? Can an enthusiest (I dont know how to spell the word, I could google it, but I dont feel it's necessary and worth the time to inturrupt my train of thought here) that would be perfectly happy with 1 15" BL instead get 2 18" Q's so that they have the capeability to get louder than the single 15" BL yet have much more headroom so their inexperience doesn't break the pair trying to get the same level of output, thus getting better SQ and having less risk involved?

Edited April 6, 2009 by kryptonitewhite

[///M5 2,833]

what if a person isn't into "PURE" SQ, just wants it to sound as good as possible ( AND be loud too)

Don't construe that SQ means "as good as possible", both are subjective and usually when described that way the person doing the describing is really asking for output. Perhaps output that doesn't sound like shit, but output nonetheless.

[kryptonitewhite 1]

what if a person isn't into "PURE" SQ, just wants it to sound as good as possible ( AND be loud too)

Don't construe that SQ means "as good as possible", both are subjective and usually when described that way the person doing the describing is really asking for output. Perhaps output that doesn't sound like chit, but output nonetheless.

gotcha.

I guess my approach, very different than everyone elses, is lots of drivers that are already flatter than the average to begin with, an abundance (sp?) of power so clipping doesn't make things any worse, and large enclosures for the flattest responce possible. More drivers and more power than needed to keep things linear.

I know Im no SQ guy, and no SPL guy. Loud. Clear. As "distortion" free as possible even at high volume.

Edited April 6, 2009 by kryptonitewhite