Beware AQ HDC3 Issues ??

[TheFiverMan 10+ year member]

I havnt had the chance to play around with them yet but your tuning is low, 40hz is recommended also what size woofers are they?
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15s..but i highly dout tuning had anything to do with the woofer blowing..

 

[Decado2 10+ year member]

It is a end user error for throwing 3kw to it when they are only rated for 1kw
I Am not product bashing NOR am i company bashing. Im not trying to put the company down at all.

I am just saying that be careful as to how much power you throw to your sub. i would not suggest doing 3kw daily.

I guess the title should be labeled differently as i now see where it sounds like i am Company/Product bashing

When you said "Beware of what your purchasing" I took that to mean the sub was defective, I clicked on this thread thinking that there was a problem with the sub, that's the feeling the title gave me.

Maybe take out the "beware" and change the title??

 

[Decado2 10+ year member]

No

So your not the guy that has all that RD stuffs?

 

[nate2587 10+ year member]

When you said "Beware of what your purchasing" I took that to mean the sub was defective, I clicked on this thread thinking that there was a problem with the sub, that's the feeling the title gave me.
Maybe take out the "beware" and change the title??

I meant beware of what your purchasing because everyone is under the impression that the newer version will take the power if not more than the older version

so HDC3 > HD3 was the impression i was getting but i feel its the other way around

HD3 > HDC3

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Ouchy

 

[liftedcj7on44s 10+ year member]

Did you use an O-scope to check for clipping? The coil can take 3k all day if its the aluminum coil, but to run 3k the box has to be perfect and you cant go below tuning and you gotta make sure you got you SSF set correctly. You blew the sub i bet due to overexcursion due to either playing below tuning or improper SSF settings.

 

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

15s..but i highly dout tuning had anything to do with the woofer blowing..

I think it could have played a role in it especially with those kind watts pushing it to over exert (spiders ripping) could be many many reason why the subs did that. I cant judge because he didnt list all the facts of the matter such as how long of a period the music was played, what kind of music, box design.......But I know he pushed them to their limits on PURPOSE, like mentioned before he would of smelled something before the coils went and could of stopped it, BTW alum coils can handle more power than copper. Also could of been from the ripped spider causing the coil to rub or shift. Either way its the end users fault.

Honestly any subwoofer out there could do the same thing with that power daily.

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[Decado2 10+ year member]

I meant beware of what your purchasing because everyone is under the impression that the newer version will take the power if not more than the older version

so HDC3 > HD3 was the impression i was getting but i feel its the other way around

HD3 > HDC3

Fair enough

 

[TheFiverMan 10+ year member]

I think it could have played a role in it especially with those kind watts pushing it to over exert (spiders ripping) could be many many reason why the subs did that. I cant judge because he didnt list all the facts of the matter such as how long of a period the music was played, what kind of music, box design.......But I know he pushed them to their limits on PURPOSE, like mentioned before he would of smelled something before the coils went and could of stopped it, BTW alum coils can handle more power than copper. Also could of been from the ripped spider causing the coil to rub or shift. Either way its the end users fault.
Honestly any subwoofer out there could do the same thing with that power daily.

egg

yes..i totally agree with that..no woofer is going to like 2k+ daily on music for a long period of time..unless it has a 4" Coil..which i wouldnt even get for music needs lol..

 

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

Did you use an O-scope to check for clipping? The coil can take 3k all day if its the aluminum coil, but to run 3k the box has to be perfect and you cant go below tuning and you gotta make sure you got you SSF set correctly. You blew the sub i bet due to overexcursion due to either playing below tuning or improper SSF settings.

my thoughts exactly!! Just way to many factors on the reason why this happend.

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[ItalynStylion 10+ year member]

HDC3's havnt been out for 2 years?

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i think the coil might have come unglued

Is this saying that one of the two sets of terminals for the coils came undone while the sub was being used? Would having only one of the dual voice coils connected blow a sub?

 

[DBDesignsElite]

Wow man i dont know what to say.. I never had a issue with them at all.... I even threw a strapped pair of SAZ3000D's on 2 10's daily for about 3 weeks. Granted i knew what the hell i was doing and 2 the enclosure design was CRITICAL on the setup.. They took it fine.. The aluminums are awesome at handling power...

Yes i have people to back that up also.. User error all day.. I may have missed it but that wall you had them in was tuned to?? Space?? Specs on the wall??

Btw did you do that on screwed music??

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

The only thing I can think of is the box seems a little too big.....

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

too many variables as to what could have affected it...

plus you're using copper coils vs aluminum.

if you wanted to throw a bunch of power to them.... why not use aluminum flat wound coils?

also... since when were you not connected with RD?

 

[nate2587 10+ year member]

the box was 4.3 cube w/ port displacement tuned to 32hz

Wow man i dont know what to say.. I never had a issue with them at all.... I even threw a strapped pair of SAZ3000D's on 2 10's daily for about 3 weeks. Granted i knew what the hell i was doing and 2 the enclosure design was CRITICAL on the setup.. They took it fine.. The aluminums are awesome at handling power...
Yes i have people to back that up also.. User error all day.. I may have missed it but that wall you had them in was tuned to?? Space?? Specs on the wall??

Btw did you do that on screwed music??

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