[SPARKled]

Lovely choice of components. Congrats!! Is the Genesis stuff sourced from within India?

[predatorwheelz]

Great install and great choice of components. One question. The ID CTXs have good clarity, no doubt. But do you find them a little too bright, or are they subdued?

[monty9991]

Originally Posted by BulZire

Awsome job monty, this is one best ICE'ing and brilliant job !!. I really want to do something like this on my Dzire . may be i will PM you for details sometime when i start to do it.

Thanks Bulzire. .
Sure, PM me when ever you need my help, I'll be glad to help you

Originally Posted by rupinder

i will come soon to hear miss jenny pumping the id

Jarur Janab.
Will plan a meet soon

Originally Posted by SPARKled

Lovely choice of components. Congrats!! Is the Genesis stuff sourced from within India?

Thanks.
Yes Genesis was sourced from India only from BBW Distributors in Delhi.

Originally Posted by predatorwheelz

Great install and great choice of components. One question. The ID CTXs have good clarity, no doubt. But do you find them a little too bright, or are they subdued?

Thanks.
CTX are not bright for me because I wear turban all the time.

[predatorwheelz]

Originally Posted by monty9991

Thanks.
CTX are not bright for me because I wear turban all the time.

Eh?

Ok, lets rephrase. Assuming a person who doesn't wear a turban (me, me!) is looking for an SQ set of components, will he find the CTXs too bright?

[abhibh]

@Monty congrats its a worthy upgrade. I am sure iDV3 must be hitting some smooth super low notes.

Originally Posted by predatorwheelz

Eh?

Ok, lets rephrase. Assuming a person who doesn't wear a turban (me, me!) is looking for an SQ set of components, will he find the CTXs too bright?

To answer the question in simpler terms iD speakers are livelier sounding. Unlike most German / Italian speakers they are not really soft / warm (if that's the term you are looking for) sounding

It depends a lot on your ear, tuning and what kind of music you listen to. My friend recently installed iD CXS and right out of the box without run-in he found them damp bright. After 15-20 days got a call from him that speakers now sound better and not that bright but still needs to be tuned perfectly to his taste. Took few days to tune his setup and he can't believe its the same speaker he bought a month ago.

But other factors matter too. HU, AMP, RCA etc.

[rupinder]

Originally Posted by abhibh

to[/b]. My friend recently installed iD CXS and right out of the box without run-in he found them damp bright. After 15-20 days got a call from him that speakers now sound better and not that bright but still needs to be tuned perfectly to his taste. Took few days to tune his setup and he can't believe its the same speaker he bought a month ago.

But other factors matter too. HU, AMP, RCA etc.

abhi the id cxs out of the box are very harsh and not very inspiring.but they take their own sweet time to run in. i was also quite disappointed with their sound but now they are quite good . a good amp will bring them more to life

[predatorwheelz]

Originally Posted by abhibh

To answer the question in simpler terms iD speakers are livelier sounding. Unlike most German / Italian speakers they are not really soft / warm (if that's the term you are looking for) sounding

It depends a lot on your ear, tuning and what kind of music you listen to. My friend recently installed iD CXS and right out of the box without run-in he found them damp bright. After 15-20 days got a call from him that speakers now sound better and not that bright but still needs to be tuned perfectly to his taste. Took few days to tune his setup and he can't believe its the same speaker he bought a month ago.

But other factors matter too. HU, AMP, RCA etc.

Originally Posted by rupinder

abhi the id cxs out of the box are very harsh and not very inspiring.but they take their own sweet time to run in. i was also quite disappointed with their sound but now they are quite good . a good amp will bring them more to life

Ah, now those are helpful answers. As I said, clarity of these speakers are well known. The fact that they reduce in brightness after being run in makes them worth considering.

So it would be safe to assume that they'll run well with an Infinity Kappa 4 putting out 125w RMS per channel, and a good HU. Thanks guys.

[chiragh_bir]

Originally Posted by predatorwheelz

Eh?

Ok, lets rephrase. Assuming a person who doesn't wear a turban (me, me!) is looking for an SQ set of components, will he find the CTXs too bright?

predator .. i wear turban too .. but i still prefer rainbows over id .. as abhibh said .. it matters to what you listen too & the kind of equipment you have .

[rupinder]

sir ji dont compare the germs from germany and the chameleon from us .

[monty9991]

predator-->
Its just all about your taste. You'll find people who like brightness, others may like more of vocals etc etc.

Its just you need to audition the stuff you'r buying. Hearing is believing. Every person has different taste and not all are same, and they will describe the sound according to their taste.

For me, I have never heard any other compos except the iD CTX. So those are the best for me at that budget. Ive heard rupinder sir's iD CXS but when they were just out of box. (you need a better amp sir)

And yes as Abhibh said it all depends on the Equipments you using and how the tuning is done.

[thelord]

Congrats monty! Sweet upgrade!
The amp placement and layout would be something to look forward to.

P.S.
Missed out the chance to audition your setup the other day in Chd. Plan a weekend trip sometime!

[monty9991]

Originally Posted by thelord

Congrats monty! Sweet upgrade!
The amp placement and layout would be something to look forward to.

P.S.
Missed out the chance to audition your setup the other day in Chd. Plan a weekend trip sometime!

Thanks for the comment thelord.
Yeah I shall give you a call when I come to Chandigarh next

[predatorwheelz]

Originally Posted by monty9991

predator-->
Its just all about your taste. You'll find people who like brightness, others may like more of vocals etc etc.

Its just you need to audition the stuff you'r buying. Hearing is believing. Every person has different taste and not all are same, and they will describe the sound according to their taste.

Thank you sir. Truth is, I've never auditioned any Image Dynamics product. Maybe its a good time to visit Ludhiana (which I've never been to either) and audition the setup in your car

One more question. What's the size of the enclosure for the ID sub? And what's your review on the performance of the sub?

Originally Posted by monty9991

For me, I have never heard any other compos except the iD CTX. So those are the best for me at that budget. Ive heard rupinder sir's iD CXS but when they were just out of box. (you need a better amp sir)

Yeh amp wala suggestion was for me or Rupinder?

[monty9991]

Originally Posted by predatorwheelz

Maybe its a good time to visit Ludhiana

One more question. What's the size of the enclosure for the ID sub?
Yeh amp wala suggestion was for me or Rupinder?

Sure, you are welcome anytime to visit and audition my setup. Rather if you come to Delhi you can audition the iD stuff at Driven. They stock iDs.

I actually don't remember the volume of the box. Will measure it some day and let you know.

Amp wala suggestion was for Mr. Rupinder.

[monty9991]

Ok, Its time to upgrade to ICE after being bitten by ICE KEEDA.. lol
this time got my rear fills also.

Front Compos - Micro Precision 3.16
Rear Coax- Rainbow SL NG 165

And I sold my HK CA470 amp and waiting for the new one to come in next week.

Here are few unboxing pics.