TWO 10's… Which one do I buy? SA, HDC3, DC, SSA, DD...

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

I'd say the DC's or the SA's should be your choice. Honestly probably the SA's, DC's might need a bit more power to get moving as good as the SA's on the power you have. What amp did you say you have? Like I said, my Level 3's are off a 2.0k every day, and they have never once gotten stinky.

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

Toooo expensive....

find the right dealer, since you are comparing 3in coil subs with 2 and 2.5in coil subs, look at the 2500 and 1500 series as well.

A guy on here put 2 1510s in a dodge ram on a memphis 1100 and was doing low 140s all the way into the high 20hz range

edit here's the 2x 1510 build log: http://www.caraudio.com/forums/car-audio-build-logs-cars-trucks-suvs/524429-2-10-box-build-dodge-1500-a.html

 

[neo_styles 10+ year member]

I would still say the Dayton HO...so much less hassle trying to fit the enclosure needed by those in your truck.

But of your options, looks like the SA is in the lead...

 

[UnderFire 10+ year member]

Out of those I would go with the SA, unless I'm mistaken, most of the others tend to shine in larger ported boxes.

 

[sbarber82 10+ year member]

Yea, I am a big fan of DD I have been running their 15's for years. But now I am limited on space and the 15's are out (and for sale if anyone is interested). I am reading up on the 1510 and 2510 and might have to look at those a little harder as a option. Is it worth the extra $70-150 per sub??? I don't know. If the SA or DC lvl3 can put out as much as the DD for so much less $ i think its worth it.

 

[sbarber82 10+ year member]

I'd say the DC's or the SA's should be your choice. Honestly probably the SA's, DC's might need a bit more power to get moving as good as the SA's on the power you have. What amp did you say you have? Like I said, my Level 3's are off a 2.0k every day, and they have never once gotten stinky.

I'm running a Hlabs 1600.2 but might have to get something else like a aq2200 or a saz2500d…. My amp is a 2 ohm model and I don't know if I can run it at 1 ohm. If i get a new amp I will be running it at 1 ohm so the subs I buy have to correlate with the DVC I choose.

 

[sbarber82 10+ year member]

Ugghhh, I keep going back and forth between the DC, SA, and the Fi. I like the fact that DC and FI are made in the USA, but I also know the rep the SA's have gotten over the years.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

I'm running a Hlabs 1600.2 but might have to get something else like a aq2200 or a saz2500d…. My amp is a 2 ohm model and I don't know if I can run it at 1 ohm. If i get a new amp I will be running it at 1 ohm so the subs I buy have to correlate with the DVC I choose.

Is the amp you have 2 channel @ 2 ohm? If so you could get 4 or 1 ohm DVC so you could run 2 ohm on each channel now, and then wire down to 1 ohm when you get a mono amp. But if you plan on running more than 1k to each the SA's might not be the best choice, especially if you plan on getting a SAZ2500.

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[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

Yea, I am a big fan of DD I have been running their 15's for years. But now I am limited on space and the 15's are out (and for sale if anyone is interested). I am reading up on the 1510 and 2510 and might have to look at those a little harder as a option. Is it worth the extra $70-150 per sub??? I don't know. If the SA or DC lvl3 can put out as much as the DD for so much less $ i think its worth it.

I would say yes. 95% of this forum has either never owned or never heard a DD so their opinion will be biased. DD makes the loudest subs in the world. There is a reason they carry a premium over a majority of the other offerings out there. They are well made, well engineered and handle heavy abuse well. Someone did a build of 4 DD 512s (lowest model they make, about 500rms) and they did well over 150db on 2 DDm3's, (5-6krms easy)

 

[sbarber82 10+ year member]

I would say yes. 95% of this forum has either never owned or never heard a DD so their opinion will be biased. DD makes the loudest subs in the world. There is a reason they carry a premium over a majority of the other offerings out there. They are well made, well engineered and handle heavy abuse well. Someone did a build of 4 DD 512s (lowest model they make, about 500rms) and they did well over 150db on 2 DDm3's, (5-6krms easy)

If I can find a pair or 2510's or 1510's I will swoop them up and just stick to bumping DD. Still up in the air though

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

the new fi-x

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

Hell I'd prob get the ssd, ss, or icon. some of the others will laugh at 800w.