optidrive or audioque?

[mrgeorgiaboy 10+ year member]

I'm interested in purchasing a pair of lanzar optidrive 1232d's or audioque hdc312's.

I sure I can get loud, but I want SQ also. Powered by a lanzar opti2000d or crunch 3000 pro.

I also heard that the audioque's don't like low tuning is this true? (like low 30s)

2.25 cu ft per sub ported

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[Mattd0344 10+ year member]

those opti's get loud..my bro has hit 150.5 with two of those in a tacoma.

 

[R/T Pimp 10+ year member]

Those Opti pound and sound great, I have owned both and I would really consider the optis. They are also less expensive.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

interesting - I would have thought the general opinion would be AQ, no contest...

I just installed a single 1232d on an older Zed Opti1000.1D - enclosure's about 3.0 gross, slotted @ 28.

I like it loud, but not if it doesn't sound good...

This is definitely both.

 

[mrgeorgiaboy 10+ year member]

anyone else?

 

[Dak446 10+ year member]

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[mrgeorgiaboy 10+ year member]

sq wise? I'm sure the audioque's are louder, but I haven't heard anything of their sq

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

aq...duh

well thought out response //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

sq wise? I'm sure the audioque's are louder, but I haven't heard anything of their sq

Last years IASCA's sq winner used AQ's hdc's with copper coils.

 

[thorshammer1 10+ year member]

Last years IASCA's sq winner used AQ's hdc's with copper coils.

Beat me to it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Haven't had experience with the opti's but I know that the HDC's are a good sounding sub. Lew builds his boxes to 34-38hz tuning for his 12in HDC's. They don't call him SQLEW for nothing! LOL

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Optidrive is just high end junk. I know a guy that is sponsored by Lanzar and has had to wait a year to get an amp back. I'd go w/ Audioque for DJ's good quality/customer service ratio.

 

[mrgeorgiaboy 10+ year member]

Well. AQ it is thanks guys!

 

[R/T Pimp 10+ year member]

I have never had a problem with Lanzar's customer service. Actually I have always been impressed with it. For the sq winner running AQ, well the AQ still sound terrible sq wise. Just being honest, if I wanted a loud nice sounding setup I would hands down run the Optis.

 

[RipDaJacka]

AQ fool

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

After further thought...

The funny thing about subs and SQ is just about ANY sub in a good enclosure will have servicable SQ. After all - the subwoofer bandwidth is not even close to 1% of the 20-18khz frequency range.

The Opti's sound good ported low. Being optimized for small sealed they probably sound even better sealed.

I'm sure the AQ's sound good in a good enclosure, but for 50% more money they should sound noticably BETTER and get noticably LOUDER than the "high end junk" Lanzar, and I would be surprised if they do either.