SI MAG v.3 12"

[edouble101 314]

What is your opinion on the SI MAG v.3 12"? What year were they made and what year did they stop making them?

[edouble101 314]

Why did I recieve a negative reputation worth 25pts for asking about this driver? I would assume a moderator gave it to me

[Duran 387]

I dunno, immature kids possibly, but I don't know the answer to your question, sorry.

[edouble101 314]

I dunno, immature kids possibly, but I don't know the answer to your question, sorry.

Thanks for the reply.

I have a trade available for two mag v.3 but I am unsure of their age. From what I researched they are very good drivers. I was hoping somebody here would have had some experience with them.

[onebadmonte 235]

They are good drivers, but some had quality issues. I have a buddy in town with a pair in a little Volvo hatchback. They sounded great. SQ oriented install, but got nice and loud. His issue was the surround was coming off the basket on one of them. I can't remember when that design went on sale. There were a bunch of delays and finally were being built in-house. I can say that I haven't seen them for sale in over a year now, but I doubt they'll make a return. It was a unique driver. So much so that if it blows you'll be up a creek without a paddle, as I doubt you'll be able to get a re-cone. To be honest I think a good quality small coiled 12" driver will sound almost as good. The only thing that set this driver apart was it's super shallow mounting depth.

[edouble101 314]

They are good drivers, but some had quality issues. I have a buddy in town with a pair in a little Volvo hatchback. They sounded great. SQ oriented install, but got nice and loud. His issue was the surround was coming off the basket on one of them. I can't remember when that design went on sale. There were a bunch of delays and finally were being built in-house. I can say that I haven't seen them for sale in over a year now, but I doubt they'll make a return. It was a unique driver. So much so that if it blows you'll be up a creek without a paddle, as I doubt you'll be able to get a re-cone. To be honest I think a good quality small coiled 12" driver will sound almost as good. The only thing that set this driver apart was it's super shallow mounting depth.

Thanks for your input.

I dont think the v.3 was shallow mount though (6 3/4" depth), maybe that is considered shallow mount. I think the v4 and their newer driver is though.

[onebadmonte 235]

Opps, my bad, your right, wrong sub. I was thinking the BM line. Duh! The one you're speaking of looks like an AA Avalanche, almost. I haven't heard those, but re-cones shouldn't be a problem since they are a more traditional design with a 12 spoke basket and standard 3" coil. Good luck.

[Luke.H 33]

You might want to check out the SI forums for info on that sub. There's a review of a 15" Mag on here IIRC. Might be the v3 I'm not sure.

[edouble101 314]

You might want to check out the SI forums for info on that sub. There's a review of a 15" Mag on here IIRC. Might be the v3 I'm not sure.

Thanks

[///M5 2,833]

From what I recall it surely wasn't SI's best move. At least from the responses who had both most of what I recall reading was that the older versions were preferred. About the time they left here though so it becomes more foggy than the previous versions.

[sundownz 197]

The v.3 was a solid "SQL" type driver -- eg: high linear excursion / good parameter set for a nice response + also very tolerant to abuse.

The v.4 Mag was an SQ driver XBL^2 enabled and fairly shallow.

The BM MK3 was an ultra shallow driver also with XBL^2

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Why did I recieve a negative reputation worth 25pts for asking about this driver? I would assume a moderator gave it to me

I am not seeing anything negative on your account.

[edouble101 314]

The v.3 was a solid "SQL" type driver -- eg: high linear excursion / good parameter set for a nice response + also very tolerant to abuse.

The v.4 Mag was an SQ driver XBL^2 enabled and fairly shallow.

The BM MK3 was an ultra shallow driver also with XBL^2

Thanks for the description. Sounds like the v3 was a great driver.

Why did I recieve a negative reputation worth 25pts for asking about this driver? I would assume a moderator gave it to me

I am not seeing anything negative on your account.

Thanks denim.

I must have made some friends on tne forum in the past couple weeks. My reputation went down over 40pts

[king alpha 0]

The Mag v3 is a great sub IMO. They are older subs though. I know, I got mines before right before Fi entered the sub market. My only complaint and the reason why I run an Ascendant Audio Havoc now is that they are discontinued. I believe it's a good 4-5 years since the v3s were sold. I wanted to run a pair of Mags but couldn't get my hands on a second one.

Edited September 2, 2011 by king alpha

[Tirefryr 1,742]

The V3 was the best Mag, IMO. While the V4, which was the last version with the "shallow mount," had the best "SQ," the V3 was a super versatile driver that could work in pretty much any application, could get loud off of low power or could soak up a ton of power in an SPL app or loud vehicle. I miss the two I had. They were my second all time favorite drivers. I would compare them to two very capable drivers currently available and well known on these forums.

[edouble101 314]

Man I wish I would have picked up a few of those Mag v3's! I haven't heard from the guy with the trade offer. Sounds like a fantastic driver!!!!!

Guess I will stick with my 13w6 for now until something better is developed.