AQ HDC3, Mach 5 IXL, or Q's?

[trey4sports 10+ year member]

ive been contemplating my new setup for a couple days now. it has too go in either a focus ZX3 hatch or a malibu MAXX hatch. ive narrowed it down to 2 18" Q's on 1800 watts aprox, 2 15" HDC3's on 1800 watts, or 2 18" IXL's on 1800 watts.

the goal: LOUD lows, and decent overall SQ

comments: not wanting to upgrade stock electrical for a while, take into consideration. base your suggestion on the premise that each pair will never recieve more than 1800 watts total

the question: out of the 3 setups mentioned which would be optimal in the settings ive provided? (1800 watts, 14 cubes max to work with, small hatch vehicle)

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[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

i wouldnt run an hdc with 1800w spit between them. hell i wouldnt run 1800w to a single one.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Q's are perfect for what you're looking to do.

 

[SeanDub 10+ year member]

ive been contemplating my new setup for a couple days now. it has too go in either a focus ZX3 hatch or a malibu MAXX hatch. ive narrowed it down to 2 18" Q's on 1800 watts aprox, 2 15" HDC3's on 1800 watts, or 2 18" Q's on 1800 watts.
the goal: LOUD lows, and decent overall SQ

comments: not wanting to upgrade stock electrical for a while, take into consideration. base your suggestion on the premise that each pair will never recieve more than 1800 watts total

the question: out of the 3 setups mentioned which would be optimal in the settings ive provided? (1800 watts, 14 cubes max to work with, small hatch vehicle)

I vote 2 18" Qs for that power. Twice.

 

[NJTStang11 10+ year member]

Not enough power there bro.

Out of those, I'd simply use just one HD3 off that 1800w and you'll be happy. Don't severely underpower two like that.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Not enough power there bro.
Out of those, I'd simply use just one HD3 off that 1800w and you'll be happy. Don't severely underpower two like that.

he would be 100w under rms on the q's and over by 100w each on the mach 5's...

1800w on the HDC is severely under powering it IMHO.

 

[NJTStang11 10+ year member]

he would be 100w under rms on the q's...

Just went to edit, completly skipped over the Q's and didn't even see em.

Yea go for 1 HD3 or both Q's.

Oh and it'd be 100w each for the Q's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[trey4sports 10+ year member]

I vote 2 18" Qs for that power. Twice.

good eye, i edited my OP so now it reflects Q's vs. IXL's vs. HDC3

bump, very good responses and chill forum so far

 

[jeremiah 10+ year member]

IXL's get LOW!

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

i plan on throwng 2200 watts to my 1 hdc315, so with that said I agree with going with the Qs....Why 18s tho?

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

if you're just lookin for loud then the AQ would beat the other two, but you def. don't have enough power for them. I suppose Q would be ur best bet then

 

[TheFiverMan 10+ year member]

Q's are perfect for what you're looking to do.

2x..

 

[trey4sports 10+ year member]

havent decided on the amp. im wanting to keep it around 350 give or take. i want 18's because it will be going in a small hatch and i figure i have about 12 cubes after displacements (box wise) to work with, and 2 18's just seems to make the most sense to me.

i dont want an amp that eats more than 2K, because of the obvious electrical ramifications.

 

[dadydolas 10+ year member]

i would try to get a b stock sundown 1500 for that price

 

[trey4sports 10+ year member]

i would try to get a b stock sundown 1500 for that price

most def, if the B stock sundowns were readily available i would plan on it BUT you know how it goes, usually cant find it when you want it