American Bass XD vs Audioque HDS200?? Budget Build Budget Sound

[DJSlowfets]

Hey guys haven't been on in a while got in a pretty serious car accident let's just say none of my stereo equipment made it and I'm just now fully recovered after 5 months. Enough sap talk... I'm back and sub hungry it's time for a new build I'm young and am SPL oriented, do not care about SQ I mean I want something balanced not a Boss 50,000 watt sub but I want thundering lows trunk rattle I don't care. I have a $5000 klipsch home theatre for quality. It's mobile audio in a "glass house" encapsulated it tinny metal. No matter what you do or have it will never be that great so I understand all about sound and it's effects no need to lecture me. I want to be heard and I want to feel it. I just came off a Sundown E12v2 off an mrv-m500. Custom box 2.2 cu ft tuned at 32 hz. But I'm in search for 2 12's I have looked at everything trust me probably 100 different manufacturers for price and performance it's come down to the XD and HDS200. In your opinion/experience which one will be "louder" exert more pressure however you want to say it. It will be in a 4 cu ft ported not sure on the tuning you could suggest that too. Any help is appreciated thank you!!!! Trying to stay at $150 or less a sub and will be powered by an amp that I'm undecided on that can push 1200 watts at a 2 ohm load.

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[timhof13 10+ year member]

I'd go with a pair of sundown e15's from the Yardsale. Under budget too

 

[CarAudioCulture]

Ive heard both actually. 3 of the SQ hds2 in a 4.5 cube box and then 2 AB XD in a 3.8 cube prefab box and i have to say the AB's slammed harder. Hope this helped.

 

[DJSlowfets]

Thank you very much ! I think I've decided now I was already leaning toward the XD. But you confirmed it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[AGame615]

in the box size you're using then i'd go with the Xd for sure, and think id still possibly go a lil larger.

 

[DJSlowfets]

Should I go 4.5 cu ft? At 32 hz. That would get low enough I believe

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Screw all the other choices

sundown SA 12 for 99 dollars on the sundown yard sale

Sundown Yard Sale : 2/2/15 - Car Audio Classifieds

kicker, taramps, banda, stetsom, sound digital, mmats, alpine, jbl, rockford and jl have amps that do well at a higher ohm load. You can also go with a soundqubed 2200 so you have 1 ohm upgrade paths in the future.