Ibanender, what is the problem? You dont have to buy the 9500, your just making a big deal, because you believe its the same sub, well yes it is closely related, but not identical, and its pointless to go on about this in this guys NEW SUB thread, I layed it out for you, why are you making a big deal? Let people use what they want, no need to bash a company because you dont like them now, but you sure as hell liked them at some point while you were using them. DROP IT....DJ went to OKC so he was out of pocket busy doing things, like me a favor which extends his customer service beyond belief in my book.
Finally, you can do the test if you want, The HD3-12 will not with stand the same beating you can give a 9500 because of the diffirent cooling and such, I know first hand the 9500 will take 3k DAILY, the AQ doesnt like more then 2k daily, thats a huge difference!