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ended up trading my kicker kx2500.1 for a pair of aq hdc3 18s. thanks for the suggestions!

i went from a pair of q 15's on a crossfire vr2000d to a pair of bl 15's in the same box. had about 1100 watts per sub on that amp. the q's were about the same, or a little louder. once i put an american bass vfl 200.1 on the bls though and gave them about 1800 a piece, they really came alive.

Thinking I'm going to pick up a pair of copper coil HDC3 18's, found a great deal on em. The copper ones will handle 2k each without a sweat right?

bump. Also considering some HDC3's.

that motor just made me

It's time for something new, and I'm thinking that I'd be better off buying a pair of more efficient, daily oriented 18's than buying a second 9518g and underpowering it with 2k each. My amp is a Memphis 4kw, and I'm looking for a pair of 18's along the lines of a Level 4 XL, Death Penaltys, Fi BLs, Nightshades... something like that. I don't compete, so I just want loud to the ear. How would these type of subs compare to a pair of 9518g's on only 2k each, and does anyone know of someone selling 1 or 2 of these 18's?

run pretty warm for you? what did you run with it?

i found a deal on a USA2200, the skinny one without the fan. gonna sleep on it, but i'll probably pick that up to run my mids with the 4050 bridges on my tweets. would fit into the space i have to work with... i'm a little concerned about the heat though.

would a usa2200, with no fan, the skinnier version, run really hot without good ventilation?

creative sdx7, single 8 ohm coils. basically a bigger, badder adire extremis. http://www.solen.ca/pdf/css/sdx7.pdf

i've had another person say the same thing, could i ask why? in theory, wouldnt it do around 75-100x2 @ 8 ohms, as opposed to the 160x2 id get from bridging the 4080? i'm thinking about digging my old crossfire vr602 out tomorrow and trying to find room for it. the only zed amp i have right now is the usa4050.

i currently have a us acoustics USA4050 (50x4 @ 4 ohms) running my mids and tweets active, and it just isnt enough power for them. my mids are 8 ohm coils. unless i find a good deal on a big power, small footprint amp, i'll be picking up either a USA4080 (80x4 @ 4, 240x2 4 ohm bridged) or a USA2150 (2x150 @ 4 ohm) to run the mids, and bridge the 4050 to my tweets. how would those 2 options compare efficiency wise? the 4080 bridged would run the 8 ohm mids with a lot more headroom than the 2150 right? how does running 2 amps for my mids/tweets compare in efficiency to running one big amplifier with dual power supplies, along the lines of a DD S4 or a zuki eleets? any zed amps up around 150x4?

Yes, the dark grey heat sink models with the black and red logo in the middle. i have a usa4050 right now bridged on my alumapro components, still passive. have a usa4080 on the way, going to bridge the 4050 to a pair of creative sdx7 8 ohm mids and use the 4080 for dayton reference mids/tweets in the a-pillars. that 4050 gets pretty damned hot to the touch bridged on my components, is this normal? thinking about picking up a second 4080 so it will maybe run more efficient and cooler. i LOVE the sound of it. with my crossfire vr602 i always had a little bit of feedback, really low hissing i could hear with the deck turned all the way down. its dead silent now, no ground change or anything, just swapped amps.

nice... are the prices on the website firm? eta on the 21?

the USA series amps are quality though right?