18" alpha v3 vs. hdc3 vs. re mx vs. nightshade

[prototype561 10+ year member]

narrowed it down to these 4 subs, will build a box for the one i choose, only one i have heard was the hdc3, im going to power it with audiopipe 1800d, i have heard good things about all these subs, looking for something daily, people with experience with these chime in to help me choose.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

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[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

i have heard the hdc's and have nighshades and prefer the nightshade the re's i have heard the mt's and it go loud but just didnt imress me as much as my nightshade nothing on the rd line..

 

[mazda6i07 10+ year member]

Nightshades or Hdc3's !!!

 

[prototype561 10+ year member]

ttt need more input

 

[Ekimdude 10+ year member]

i have heard the hdc's and have nighshades and prefer the nightshade the re's i have heard the mt's and it go loud but just didnt imress me as much as my nightshade nothing on the rd line..

Seriously this guy is just a Nightshade fanboy and oh wait it gets better, he is selling his if you need some. LOL

 

[prototype561 10+ year member]

Seriously this guy is just a Nightshade fanboy and oh wait it gets better, he is selling his if you need some. LOL

ok, but nightshades are still good subs right? I wont pay the $550+ for a new one but the reconed ones are going for a good price at $340

 

[msand951 10+ year member]

im in the same situation. i have a 05 15in.xxx re im trying to sell local. So i can get a eighter a 18 rd v3 or a reconed nightshade with the cooling plug with stiff spiders. They are rated around 1500rms but build up i heard they can handle 3k. I dont know what the V3 can handle. i hope at least 2500rms id be happy. Cause im waiting on my RD3250.

 

[memphis_vette 10+ year member]

i have a 15'' RE MX tuned to 28hz in a hatchback. the lows are amazing it has great SQ and is very loud off only brutus bxi1606d over rated amp.

 

[the Answer 10+ year member]

the mx's can take alot, i went to a audio shop and their project car has 4 12" MX's on 2 soundstream XXX4000Ds so they can take alot. unfortunitly it wasnt finished so i havent got a chance to hear it.

 

[audio_phill 10+ year member]

Ive played with all four, Try an Incriminator Death Penalty instead of the nightshade, same motor, except the DP's are substantially cheaper and more capable than the night shade... dont believe me, call steve cook in AL and ask him. Google him, he's all over youtube shattering windshields. Over all, for the money, the RD Alpha would be dang hard to beat, better motor (more BL and rearward clearance), comparably rigid cone. The MX doesnt compete in output to any of the other subs. We do 149.4dB with one RD Alpha MAx 15D2 on 3300 watts(clamped) at the headrest/termlab. MECA legal score 148.9dB headrest/termlab. I run a 10" Alpha V3 as a daily and it blows alot of minds, I had an Alpha Max 18 (ground pounder setup, single 9.25" spider and longer winding length coil) and it managed 143dB off ~1200 and would get crazy low, solid to 26Hz

By the way, 16 consecutive years in the industry, hands on with over 300 woofers, Ciaonzo on here can back my claim to know how, as can sound_around and misfit and well as woodels420. I design/install/fabricate etc all types of set-ups, SQ/SQL/SPL and home theater, I own termlab and pull tsp's for people. hands on I can predict the output of a system usually to within 1dB before the install. not blowing my own horn, just giving some background. I have installed systems using from 125Wrms to 12K rms (4 mojo 4kW's) My personal daily's currently run from 400W rms, 1600rms and ~5K rms (RD D9)

 

[SubNit 10+ year member]

Tossup between the Alpha and NS, both very capable subs and work well in daily drivers

HDC3 is next I'm just not too fond of the way they sound but if you like it...

Mx is just too different from the rest

I'd go with whichever you find cheaper Nighshade or Alpha

 

[silenkiller 10+ year member]

orrr buy my 15 inch AQ hdc3-A for WAY CHEAPER than the rest. 300 shipped

 

[chaunb3400 10+ year member]

Alpha..