quattro88 10+ year member
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Yup, certainly have the cash. Figured anything around the $250 mark was fair for my needs. Good lookin out on the link.AQ if you have the money. It'll be hard to find an amp in the same class as that AQ with better quality. If you do decide to go with the quart, though, you can get them cheap.
IIRC, the AQ was benched a bit higher than what it's listed at but I do recall the owner of AQ stating in a thread somewhere that it was very important to give an honest rating on his amps. From his other comments, seemed to coincide... and you can always believe everything you read on the interwebs. Oh wait.Too many people confuse amps that do rated power with those that are underrated. I highly doubt that the AQ is underrated. Too many nuthuggers on this forum to cover up to proof. I don't see any reason, besides looks, why the AQ should cost any more.
Given that the MBQ has the highest power rating, that is more than likely honest, I would go for it. But watch out for the mounting feet, they are plastic. Good lookin amps though, and stout power delivery. I have had experience with the ONYX 1000.
To your point, the slightly lesser power level of the AQ is something that didn't go unnoticed but since @ 2ohms we're only talking a whopping 130watts... eh, can't make a massive amount of difference. That and if the AQ runs cleaner it'll sound better at lower levels anyway. But again, this might be splitting hairs a bit.
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