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Time to give Fi a try

Rightbrained
in General Fi

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I'm looking to try a new driver in my home theater and after hearing nothing but good stuff about Fi I think its time to give them a try.

I am considring the Q15 or Q18. The enclosure is sealed with a net volume around 7 cubic feet. The amp is a Face F1200TS and I will run the sub off of one channel leaving the other channel free for a second sub in the near future. I have a dcx2496 in the chain between my Marantz 7002 and the Face amp.

I am open to suggestions if anyone has an opinion of a different Fi driver to try.

I really hate to do this since it's posted on Fi's subforum, but since you asked

Personally I got my eye on this one for my own HT upgrade.

RL-p Premium

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Yes sir, those TC built drivers are nice .

The things that are driving me toward Fi is the customization options, customer service and the availability of fairly priced recone kits.

The Rl-p doesn't use the LMS though does it? And there is always the IB3 for HT, can't throw that out.

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I believe you are correct about the lack of the LMS motor.

Unfortunately I dont have the ability to use an IB set up. I have cathedral ceilings with no attic in my theater room and my house is built on a slab foundation. I will model one to see how they react in a large sealed enclosure though.

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I'm sure they sound nice.

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Nick ,

Any problems running the IB3 18 in a sealed enclosure other than wasting some of the excursion ?

Why? It will not damage the driver just because it is used in a box, but the driver was designed for free air applications.

I would stick with the Q.

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Why? It will not damage the driver just because it is used in a box, but the driver was designed for free air applications.

I would stick with the Q.

The IB3 is a little more efficient from about 45 hz down to around 19 hz.in modeling for my enclosure. Thats the reason for asking.

Edited by Rightbrained

I wish I could get started on my home theatre system ...

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It seems like I never stop working on mine. Always trying different amps ,speakers , and subs.

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