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Jeremiah25
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I have not yet gotten the chance to do the broad spectrum test. I'm crazy busy right now with the end of the semester at school drawing near. Maybe in a week or two.
As far as listening to them, I have made brief comments on that in various different HD3c threads, but I'll go ahead and comment here. They do have a slightly different sound than the original HD3. In some ways I feel the original is better, and in some ways I feel the HD3c is better.
On very fast transients, such as kick drums, I believe the original HD3 is slightly better. Not much though. I have a friend who is a drummer in an underground death metal band. I had him bring over a few different tracks that have some insanely fast drum lines........I'm talking fast to the point they practically blend together on most audio systems. The HD3c reproduced them very well. He was shocked at the detail and amount of separation the sub was able to maintain, especially with the amount of power I was throwing at it, and how loud it was for a single 12. He commented that his pro audio concert cabinent's wouldn't really do any better in perspective, and his own personal car audio system wasn't even close to as good or as loud. I was impressed myself, considering the nature of the sub. Typically transients are the hardest element of sound for the big "superwoofers" to produce due to their heavy cones, coils, and bulky suspensions. The HD3c overcomes those negative elements fairly well, and maintains a respectable amount of response. It doesn't sound extremely natural, as if you are setting next to the the kick drum, or the bass guitar, but then again it definately doesn't sound like a generated sine wave or a retard beating on a barrel either.
The tone quality and frequency response range on the HD3c is slightly better than the original HD3. I noticed it produced a richer sound. Particularly in the lower shelf. When the original HD3 plays the really low stuff, it tends to roll off quickly, and the sound flattens out. The HD3c maintains a full sound into the lower octaves better, and doesn't roll off as sharply. I did have to lower the LPF on my active crossover about 10hz with the HD3c over the HD3, as it botched up some of the higher bass notes a bit, but it more than made up for it in the lows. I run my LPF alot higher than most people do anyways, with it typically set between 100 and 120 hz.
Overall, I found the woofer to be very pleasant to listen to. It never screwed anything up, after getting everything dialed in. Defiantely a very good daily driver woofer for the bass heads. I wouldn't choose it for an all out SQ setup, but on the flip side I've not listened to a single woofer that sounds better, and will get as loud.
As far as listening to them, I have made brief comments on that in various different HD3c threads, but I'll go ahead and comment here. They do have a slightly different sound than the original HD3. In some ways I feel the original is better, and in some ways I feel the HD3c is better.
On very fast transients, such as kick drums, I believe the original HD3 is slightly better. Not much though. I have a friend who is a drummer in an underground death metal band. I had him bring over a few different tracks that have some insanely fast drum lines........I'm talking fast to the point they practically blend together on most audio systems. The HD3c reproduced them very well. He was shocked at the detail and amount of separation the sub was able to maintain, especially with the amount of power I was throwing at it, and how loud it was for a single 12. He commented that his pro audio concert cabinent's wouldn't really do any better in perspective, and his own personal car audio system wasn't even close to as good or as loud. I was impressed myself, considering the nature of the sub. Typically transients are the hardest element of sound for the big "superwoofers" to produce due to their heavy cones, coils, and bulky suspensions. The HD3c overcomes those negative elements fairly well, and maintains a respectable amount of response. It doesn't sound extremely natural, as if you are setting next to the the kick drum, or the bass guitar, but then again it definately doesn't sound like a generated sine wave or a retard beating on a barrel either.
The tone quality and frequency response range on the HD3c is slightly better than the original HD3. I noticed it produced a richer sound. Particularly in the lower shelf. When the original HD3 plays the really low stuff, it tends to roll off quickly, and the sound flattens out. The HD3c maintains a full sound into the lower octaves better, and doesn't roll off as sharply. I did have to lower the LPF on my active crossover about 10hz with the HD3c over the HD3, as it botched up some of the higher bass notes a bit, but it more than made up for it in the lows. I run my LPF alot higher than most people do anyways, with it typically set between 100 and 120 hz.
Overall, I found the woofer to be very pleasant to listen to. It never screwed anything up, after getting everything dialed in. Defiantely a very good daily driver woofer for the bass heads. I wouldn't choose it for an all out SQ setup, but on the flip side I've not listened to a single woofer that sounds better, and will get as loud.
