Have you owned a Hdc3 and fi Q look here

[lekwid8620 10+ year member]

Ok right now i got 2 hdc315's in my tahoe but soon i will be trading it in for a dodge charger. They are too big to fit in the back of a charger so I was going to recone them into 12's or sell them and get 2 fi q 12's. If you owned both subs which one did you prefer over the other and why?

For obvious reason's i know the hdc3's are louder. I read that the sq on the Q's is great but personally I love the sq of my hdc3's. I came from some pioneer subs i got at a local shop to the hdc3's. Haven't heard many other subs because car audio isn't that big here. Most have kicker, sony and pioneer in prefab boxes around my way.

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[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

I have had both and the SQ in both is nearly the same.

Stick with the HDC3's

 

[Pop da Hatch 10+ year member]

talk about a mean mug, nice pic.

 

[Pop da Hatch 10+ year member]

audioque = pwn.

 

[Pop da Hatch 10+ year member]

im bored get me a beer.

 

[ARSkemp 10+ year member]

I can't compare to the hdc's but i have owned both the 12" SDC2.5s and a 15" FI Q, and i actually prefer the sound of the AQs over the Q. The SDC2.5s are in the box in my sig and the Q was in a 4ft^3 box tuned to 32hz.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

I own both, HDC's in my ride, Q in the GF's car. Both are nice subs, but I prefer the HDC's. SQ can be VERY good on them and they'll take some power and get very loud.

Recone to 12's and do 4 cubes @ 38Hz. Did a box like that last year for a guy on here and it's a very nice set up...

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

talk about a mean mug, nice pic.

more sad than mean

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

my fi q had 2 tinsel leads break, so id say AQ > FI

 

[Dak446 10+ year member]

Ok right now i got 2 hdc315's in my tahoe but soon i will be trading it in for a dodge charger. They are too big to fit in the back of a charger so I was going to recone them into 12's or sell them and get 2 fi q 12's. If you owned both subs which one did you prefer over the other and why? For obvious reason's i know the hdc3's are louder. I read that the sq on the Q's is great but personally I love the sq of my hdc3's. I came from some pioneer subs i got at a local shop to the hdc3's. Haven't heard many other subs because car audio isn't that big here. Most have kicker, sony and pioneer in prefab boxes around my way.

sell em to me

 

[lekwid8620 10+ year member]

I own both, HDC's in my ride, Q in the GF's car. Both are nice subs, but I prefer the HDC's. SQ can be VERY good on them and they'll take some power and get very loud.
Recone to 12's and do 4 cubes @ 38Hz. Did a box like that last year for a guy on here and it's a very nice set up...

Thanks to all for the feedback, think i will stick with the hdc3's. I will run them with my current amp (crunch gp3000d-pro) and you think 4 cubes total will be enough? I was thinking 2.5 cubes per sub or should i go with 4 cubes?

 

[Jeremiah25 10+ year member]

I prefer about 2 cubes on the 12's. Larger will hit the lows a little better, but you sacrafice overall SQ, and high end output for a marginal gain down low.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

I've owned both, dug the hdc more

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

HDC3's built real nice i love my 18" AQ HDC3. The FI Q i've heard wasn't all fan of it nice sq but no where near close as loud as a HDC3.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Had nothing but bad luck with my Q, but never heard the HDC3 before.