undecided:DD OR AQ HDC3 OR SA-12

[LMBREGG]

Which 12" woof will hit the hardest? No amp yet! No budget,I just want to shake the ground daily pounded in 2008 range rover.

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[DBBOOM 10+ year member]

None of them will do very well without an amp...............

 

[LMBREGG]

I will get amp after I decide which woofers.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

i have a very nice DD 9512g if you want a beast of a sub...good ole hand built goodness unlike the chinese assembly line made AQ's.....

 

[Bassin Buick]

DD or sundown IMHO , the aq's just can't dig as deep as the other two. I love me some teeth rattlin lows.

 

[brandinooooo 10+ year member]

DD or sundown IMHO , the aq's just can't dig as deep as the other two. I love me some teeth rattlin lows.

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[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

need more power to really get the aq's going from what i have seen

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

The one that is installed properly in the optimal set up.

 

[invertedtypeRs 10+ year member]

The one that is install properly in the optimal set up

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DD are a little pricey depending on how much watts you want to push but they are worth it. sundown does a great job with their subs and you wont be let down with both of their products

 

[LMBREGG]

I am gonna go.with the Sa-12's,what sundown amp will make these handle their business the best?I see that they can do more than their 600 rms rating.what would you guys recommend to push them to their optimal performance?

 

[Bob Saget]

I am gonna go.with the Sa-12's,what sundown amp will make these handle their business the best?I see that they can do more than their 600 rms rating.what would you guys recommend to push them to their optimal performance?

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[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

I am gonna go.with the Sa-12's,what sundown amp will make these handle their business the best?I see that they can do more than their 600 rms rating.what would you guys recommend to push them to their optimal performance?

a properly constructed enclosure

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

i have a very nice DD 9512g if you want a beast of a sub...good ole hand built goodness unlike the chinese assembly line made AQ's.....

^^ That would be a Korean not Chinese assembly line. Plus DD assembles the soft parts for all the HDC3's in house in the good ole USA. Not saying that makes them just as good as DD but they are quality nonetheless. HDC3 12" Min $300 DD9512 12" Min $600...

Sundown SA's are very nice for the price and pretty much walk all others that are priced in the mid $150 range..

 

[invertedtypeRs 10+ year member]

OP, are you considering Fi? Fi makes excellent subs. Their SSD model are rated 800 rms and their 12" is priced at 179$. the SA-12's are rated 600 rms and priced at 195-200$ for their 12"

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

I have seen with my own eyes a pair of sundown sa-10's taking a pair of GP3000's strapped. Thats well over 4500 watts got kinda stinky put they did not fail. Not saying the Fi's cant do the same but until I see it with my own eyes I want comment on them.

 

[dirt101 10+ year member]

I have had both the HDC3 and the SA so heres my opinion:

HDC3 is almost twice as expensive as the SA

HDC3 will get low, but not as low as the SA

HDC3 likes 2000w, and the SA likes 1000w

if it means anything I used to run an HDC3 and now run an SA, but dont get me wrong the HDC3 was slightly louder, but the SA sounds better and drops lower.

if it were my money I would invest in a good 2000-2500w amp and run two sa-12s. will get stupid loud, and low in the right box.

 

[invertedtypeRs 10+ year member]

if it were my money I would invest in a good 2000-2500w amp and run two sa-12s. will get stupid loud, and low in the right box.

agreed