Supercharged DCs

All subs are not built equally, and the reason for them burning up like that could be due to clipping from your amp... But if you don't fell comfortable running more than it's rated for, that's fine mate It's your system, do what makes you happy. It's going to slam either way!

Many subs that we use and recommend are underrated. My DD3515 is rated to handle 1200wrms, but I've heard from many people that it's safe to run 2000wrms or less to it. If you want to get the most out of your subwoofer, wouldn't you give it the needed power? From what I've been reading about the Aq HDC315, it can handle about 2000w nicely, and want's more. So if you were only giving it 1000w, you are only getting 1/2 of what your sub can actually put out...

Well, my previous system consisted of a Cerwin Vega Stroker122 on a Kicker Zx1200.1 amplifier. The Sub was up and port was up. Not sure on box dimensions or tuning, but it sounded great and hit all kinds of notes my crappy Kicker CVR12 can't dream of hitting. Now the reason for me mentioning this is should I expect my SC DD3515f to get louder and sound better on, lets say, an AQ1200? Box is about 4.69ft^3 with 35Hz tuning assuming I did everything right lol This isn't meant to be a vs thread, so please don't construe it as such. Like the title says, what should I expect from it?

Maybe put some deadner on the back of the mirror lol? Worth a shot

Wow! That's insane man, wish I could have a confetti party when I'm bored!

On the SA site it describes it as an SQ sub, and it has a 3* rating. I can't find much other things about it, so I would stick with the product you already know about, the AQ HDC315.

Well I don't think I'ma do the resin if it's not needed. But I do need to get some clamps, those are gonna run a pretty penny ha?

Hey guys, what about resin? I've been reading n resin comes up alot in various projects... Do I need it and how much would I need? Thanks )

Congrats mate! Can we expect a new member to the SMD family in a few years?

It looks better than before, and thats saying something!

I laughed my ass off

Lmao!

You got it backwords bro DJ is the father and also the owner of AQ. Ah, well I must have been misinformed somewhere along the line lol. Thanks for the correction

Lawl! Welcome buddy! You'll get greetings and help on here, sometimes it just takes time though.

Yea i figured that. i think ima go for 35 hz tuning. DD's should be able to take that pretty good

Alright thanks guys! Ill post results when I'm finished. Also, do you guys think that the 40 hz tuning is too high for daily. I listen to rock and rap mostly, but i want it to perform best with rap.

I would go with the copper, because it says the aluminum coil takes more power to reach same efficiency. With 1500w running to it, the copper will be able to handle it better than the aluminum coil, and should sound better

Alpine m500 can't be wired down to 1ohm, which is what he would need to do since he wants two D4ohm subs.

Going to try my hand at building my first box. These are the specs... My question is what materials besides 3/4MDF will I need? I plan to make a trip to Lowes tomorrow after school to pick everything up

Straight from the AQ site "Copper versus Aluminum coil windings.. The performance difference between copper and aluminum coil widings lies in the physical and resistance differences in the two materials. Copper is the more efficient conductor, able to transmit the same current with less cross section area. Aluminum requires more cross section area to do the same job... Aluminum has lower mass than copper giving the ability to move the same current, albeit through a larger conductor than copper, but with an overall reduction in mass... The larger surface area of aluminum can have an advantage in a voice coil when it comes to the length of the coil windings. An aluminum coil of the same impedance as copper will end up with a longer winding length, increasing the Xmax number... Some system designs may benefit from the longer Xmax if the system uses extremely long excursions, as may the case is competition vehicles making high distortion 2 second SPL runs. The longer coil windings keep more turns of wire in the magnet gap at high excursion... The aluminum wire, with its larger cross section area, is not as efficient as copper. A copper wire coil will pack more turns of wire into the magnet gap and results in higher energy over the operating Xmax of the coil. Well designed enclosures usually give better performance with the more efficient copper windings in both sound quality and output... The power handling differences between copper and aluminum are negligible IF both wires are using the same coatings and same adhesives systems. Aluminum will have more surface area to dissipate heat, but takes more power to reach the higher efficiency of the copper coil, in subwoofer applications. In midrange/tweeter applications, the lighter aluminum wire can have significant impact on high frequency performance where moving mass dominates... In 95% of the applications we see, the copper coils are the way to go..."

Personally I would stick with the AQ HDC315 Orion was bought out by another company some time back I believe, and their quality has suffered.

That's one sexy box lol!

It does look beefy, I'll give it that. I was dead set on the RE XXX15 before I heard so many negative reviews about the newer models. Your amp pushes out 1500wrms at 1ohm, so if you don't want to upgrade your alternator I would go with the Kinetik hc1800, it has better stats than the Yellowtop. I would also recommend doing the Big 3 upgrade, and use 1/0gauge wiring for everything.

I've heard they offer similar performance, but the DD35 edges out in sound quality. This may not be true and they both may sound the same, I've never heard a AQ product, everyone around here rocks Kicker lol. And yes, AQ is designed by the owner of DD's son.

Though I've never heard a AQ HDC315, I love the DD3515 series! I would recommend it to anyone, but I'm sure you can't go wrong with either selection. I will admit that the HDC315 looks better, but it's all about how it sounds to me... I'm not sure of the RE MX, simply because I've been hearing that their new chinese built stuff isn't the best.