I've got (6) AE IB15's purchased last year BNIB from a member here. I had every intention on using them IB in my new home. However, now that we're nearing moving in next weekend, I'm starting to have a change of heart. My wife didn't quite understand what it meant to cut out wall space for these subs and when I showed her pictures of IB installs, I could see the look on her face (likely attributed to cutting a hole in a brand new wall). She didn't say anything, but ... I knew. Additionally, the fact that I have a daughter who isn't even 3 yet keeps the volume on any Daddy movies (the ones I watch when she's asleep) at mid-volume levels. There's just not need for a slew of subs like I once thought would be super cool to have.
Those reasons aside, I've also been considering the fact that it may just be overkill. The ol' notion of more is better, when reality indicates it's not entirely necessary. Therefore, I've been considering picking up (2) of the Dayton 15" Ultimax knockdown kits. With the 4th of July sale going on right now, I can get the pair under $500 shipped. Not bad. That decision needs to be made this weekend though.
Obviously the output, especially down low, won't be the same. I tried to model the difference in FR alone of one AE IB15 in IB (20+ cuft) vs one Ultimax 15 in the 3ft^3 enclosure but my bass box pro kept crashing. I'm not concerned about output in dB of (6) IB15's vs (2) Ultimax 15's as much as I am concerned with the response curve difference itself. If the two aren't terribly different, then my concern is mitigated. However, if the AE IB15 is 10dB higher at 20hz then that may be enough to keep me on hold a bit.
Any thoughts here? Selling the IB15's isn't something I'm trigger happy about but if I don't need them, that money can be better applied somewhere else in the budget.
- Erin
Those reasons aside, I've also been considering the fact that it may just be overkill. The ol' notion of more is better, when reality indicates it's not entirely necessary. Therefore, I've been considering picking up (2) of the Dayton 15" Ultimax knockdown kits. With the 4th of July sale going on right now, I can get the pair under $500 shipped. Not bad. That decision needs to be made this weekend though.
Obviously the output, especially down low, won't be the same. I tried to model the difference in FR alone of one AE IB15 in IB (20+ cuft) vs one Ultimax 15 in the 3ft^3 enclosure but my bass box pro kept crashing. I'm not concerned about output in dB of (6) IB15's vs (2) Ultimax 15's as much as I am concerned with the response curve difference itself. If the two aren't terribly different, then my concern is mitigated. However, if the AE IB15 is 10dB higher at 20hz then that may be enough to keep me on hold a bit.
Any thoughts here? Selling the IB15's isn't something I'm trigger happy about but if I don't need them, that money can be better applied somewhere else in the budget.
- Erin
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