3Sixty.3 vs DQL-8 vs MS-8 - DIYMA Car Audio Forum

I have no experience with the AudioControl stuff but as far as the 3Sixty VS MS8 goes, I think it boils down to weather or not you're a tweaker.

The MS8 does a great job all on it's own but leaves you wondering if you could do any better if you had some more control over it. You do have tone controls, sub level controls(which also effect the mids) and a 31 band system EQ. The interface is really simple and feels lackluster...but, the unit itself still does what it's supposed to and does sound good. It's very much a set it and forget it type of unit. It does not require the end user to be very good at tuning at all as it does everything for you. The only things you could really screw up here would be to choose incorrect crossover settings or incorrectly label the outputs during setup. The whole setup process takes just a few minutes. Another possible advantage of the MS8 is the built in amplifier. Although it's a bit low in power, it can be used to drive a center channel, tweeters or maybe the rear fill...just remember that you can't use both all of the 8 line level channels and the amplifier channels at the same time, it's one or the other or a combination of both but wil an 8 channel limit.

If you're the type who loves to see every control in front of you and wants to turn knobs to see what everything does than the 3Sixty would be the way to go. It's interface is very nice but requires a PC laptop or a palm type of device for setup. I think the main advantage of the 3Sixty.3 for people interfacing with factory sound systems is the dual volume knobs. It allows you to leave the factory head unit at a fixed voulme(effectively bypassing whatever eq roll off is implemented in the factory system as volume goes up and down) setting and using the 3Sixty to control volume and at the same time have direct access to the sub volume on the second knob. Everything on the 3Sixty is manual input so it's a tweakers delight and the results are directly related to your knowledge/skills/ears. You could potentially spend hours out in your car playing with everything if you're the type to like doing that.

Remember that bot of these are 8ch units, and if you plan on going active with all of the speakers you mention in your post you'll end up with 11 channels and if you decide to go with a center than that's 12. This means you'll either have to go part active and part passive or implement some active crossovers in whatever amps you're using.

Source: http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/system-design-help-me-choose-equipment-my-car/133773-3sixty-3-vs-dql-8-vs-ms-8-a.html

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