Audioque 18 or Fi q 18

[rgplayer 10+ year member]

Well I was kinda wanting this sub because it would be a local pick up, so I could go get it today. I mostly listen to rap btw, and I'm not home right now so I can't measure it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[rgplayer 10+ year member]

Well I bought the hdc here are some pics. I have got to build a box and start upgrading electrical which I should have already done. But I will prob be starting a build log as soon as I get all the materials together. Sorry for the low quality cell camera.

 

[SELFMADE]

Very nice sub, what you powering it with?

 

[rgplayer 10+ year member]

Well im powering it with a lanzar vibe 1800d for right now. I know i will be underpowering it but once I get everything done like the electrical and box built I will see how it sounds with that amp but if it's not enough I will upgrade.

 

[jeremiah 10+ year member]

That's what I was thinking also do you guys think an 18 is too much for a 3g eclipse hatch. Will it be loud or just sloppy.

no I have a MJ-18 4cu.ft box @ 37hz in my 89 civic hatchback and it's tight bass and loud as CRAP! go for it

 

[rgplayer 10+ year member]

no I have a MJ-18 4cu.ft box @ 37hz in my 89 civic hatchback and it's tight bass and loud as CRAP! go for it

I goin for it lol.. Kinda have to since I bought the sub lol What amp you got runnin it

 

[rgplayer 10+ year member]

Does anyone know the recommended tuning for this sub cuz I can't find it on the aq site. Thanks

 

[7ender 10+ year member]

1200 watts isn't nearly enough power for an 18" hdc3.

You're guna need a huge box...like 8ft^3 and tune I would tune it around 34hz.

 

[rgplayer 10+ year member]

I know I will be under powering it for now but I still need to upgrade electrical asap before I go with a bigger amp. I figure a small amp won't hurt it. It might not be as loud as it could be but it's going in a 3g hatch so hopefully it will be louder that my previous setup which was 2 12 memphis pr svc 4ohm subs in a gay bandpass pre fab:crap:

 

[BigJoker 10+ year member]

Does anyone know the recommended tuning for this sub cuz I can't find it on the aq site. Thanks

38-40hz

 

[rgplayer 10+ year member]

Thanks guys

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

and you'll do fine on that power level. Just because the sub can take 2-3 times RMS doesn't mean you need to feed it that much. I've run a DD off 400watts and it got pretty loud. I also did a box for an 18" BTL and the guy had a 1k amp and it hit pretty **** hard off that power.

You can use the specs on the DD website for the HDC as the sub is very similar to a 9500 series. Around 5 1/2 - 6 cubes and if you mostly listen to rap and C&S stuff then you might want to tune at 35Hz, otherwise 38Hz works very well for all types of music. And in that enclsoure size you can step up the power to around 2k if you decide to...

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

Both good subs. The Fi Q is more of a SQ sub and likes to be tuned in the low high 20's low 30's. The AQ will handle a good bit more power and probably be a good bit louder ALTHOUGH it will still hit the lows probably not as good as the Q would.

 

[jeremiah 10+ year member]

I goin for it lol.. Kinda have to since I bought the sub lol What amp you got runnin it

a PA A3000DB @ 4ohm play it all day and it will not get hot