AQ HD3C sound good?

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

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[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Interesting topic to look at.

[fearlessgangsta 12]

Interesting topic to look at.

Chinese junk=lol

I'm getting my SA's

Edited January 13, 2011 by Fearz

[fearlessgangsta 12]

Also Bromo designed my a great box. Thanks GMC I appreciate it.

[altoncustomtech 773]

Just figured I would add this. I got to listen to an HDC3 15 last night and from everything I've read I expected crap but was surprised it wasn't too bad. It was in a 3.35cuft box tuned to 33hz sub up, port to drivers side, in a '98 S10 extended cab running off an older Hifonics Brutus 1600. The guy who owned it had built everything the way he wanted instead of what AQ recommended which is probably why it didn't sound like a fart cannon to me. It would drop nice and low and had more than enough output. However, it did sound VERY sterile with almost no warmth to it at all and it seemed to "ring" at certain frequencies maybe in the 55-60ish hz area. Another definite drawback was that I could hear mechanical noise from it at medium volumes which would get annoying to me after awhile.

I would never buy one for many obvious reasons but after having a chance to listen to one I can say I was surprised as it didn't sound like I was expecting it to. Heads up to Nick and Scott, you'll likely have another sale on a 4" BL or a BTL real soon. The guy listened to the van and started cussing his AQ, LOL. Said he was gonna hit up the site first thing after getting home last night!!

[///M5 2,833]

Just figured I would add this. I got to listen to an HDC3 15 last night and from everything I've read I expected crap but was surprised it wasn't too bad. It was in a 3.35cuft box tuned to 33hz sub up, port to drivers side, in a '98 S10 extended cab running off an older Hifonics Brutus 1600. The guy who owned it had built everything the way he wanted instead of what AQ recommended which is probably why it didn't sound like a fart cannon to me. It would drop nice and low and had more than enough output. However, it did sound VERY sterile with almost no warmth to it at all and it seemed to "ring" at certain frequencies maybe in the 55-60ish hz area. Another definite drawback was that I could hear mechanical noise from it at medium volumes which would get annoying to me after awhile.

I would never buy one for many obvious reasons but after having a chance to listen to one I can say I was surprised as it didn't sound like I was expecting it to. Heads up to Nick and Scott, you'll likely have another sale on a 4" BL or a BTL real soon. The guy listened to the van and started cussing his AQ, LOL. Said he was gonna hit up the site first thing after getting home last night!!

Amusingly your not bad description sounds more like a no way in hell do I want one of those to me. Surprised it wasn't uber shit, but annoying enough that you want nothing to do with it. LOL.

[ibanender 2]

From the thermal and assembly comparison to an SA, I'd definitely do an SA, outside of output or sound quality differences even.

[altoncustomtech 773]

Amusingly your not bad description sounds more like a no way in hell do I want one of those to me. Surprised it wasn't uber shit, but annoying enough that you want nothing to do with it. LOL.

That's pretty much exactly how I wanted it to sound because that's exactly how I feel. I was honestly expecting much worse from it. What I thought was funny was how the guy was just so blown away by the sound of my Q's he did literally start cussin' the guys who talked him into buying the AQ and the sub itself. He said he never thought bass could sound so good, LOL. Really wish I had the video camera out to record it all.