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HDC3 and BTL N2 Pros/Cons


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I am planning my summer setup. narrowing down my options to a single 15" HDC3 or a single 15" N2, both on 2kw. box is planned to be obviously ported, firing forward, and sealed off. the pros and cons i have come up with are as follows

HDC3:

Pros - Relatively cheap, $300 shipped

Cons - Quite heavy

N2:

Pros - Light on account of the neo motor, very efficient

Cons - Price is about $450 fully loaded before shipping

Is the neodymium motor's performance really that much better than the standard ferrite motor? would there be any noticeable performance gains/losses? is it worth the extra money? i have been pondering this for the past few days and i keep coming up 50/50. can anyone give me any additional info so i can make a choice? thanks

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My vote is the FI

so thats 1 vote for Fi. but im trying to find out if that neo motor is really worth the extra $150. if i theoretically am as loud with one woofer as i am with the other, then there is no point in spending that extra money.

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The N2 will win thermally everytime. The cooling put into the N2 is insane i got to play with one this Sunday I purposely clipped to the signal to the sub to get it hotter fast and it was cold the whole time I was amazed.

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well theres no telling exactly how loud its gonna be but its only 150$ so id do Fi. the biggest factor for me being its lighter. its your choice though in the end

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Not to sure if you would be "louder" with the n2. but the thermal cooling would definately increase.

Unless you plan on throwing more power later down the road, i would just go for the AQ.

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I have never, ever had a failure with any product FI has made, as you guys know I push my subs to the absolute limit.

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Not to sure if you would be "louder" with the n2. but the thermal cooling would definately increase.

Unless you plan on throwing more power later down the road, i would just go for the AQ.

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