Seymour Duncan ABH-1 vs ABH-2?

[Instant_Noodles]

I want to buy my first active pickup for bridge position. I always love seymour duncan's passive pickups, but something new is also great for me. After reading some quick reviews, I decided to choose Seymour Duncan's active pickup. But it has two versions- Blackout AHB-1 and AHB-2 (this version has 2 modes - awesome! But when checking its EQ on SD's site, I think it's a bit middy??? (B/M/T = 7/9/5)).
I play just metal and metal, from heavy metal, progressive metal, thrash to death metal (except from metalcore- just fashion music, IMO =.=).
Please help me to choose one. Thank you very much. \m/

 

[John_C]

go on the seymour duncan site and find the clips they have there, there's a page which has them all on. Myself i felt that the full shred sounded best in their test. Probably something to do with listening to a lot of opeth atm. But it did seem to approximate the tonal characteristics i've always wanted closest out of all of the pickups there, passive or active

 

[John_C]

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/audio-samples/humbuckers_and/

 

[Metaltastic]

I'm just about to upload a second shootout between the Blackout AHB-1 (AKA Blackout Bridge) and an EMG81, you might wanna hold off until hearing the results!

 

[Instant_Noodles]

@skeksis268: thank you for the info. I've looked up for the clips on SD's site. But I could not find the AHB-2 clip (It has had AHB-1 clip already). AHB-1 sounds great for me. I have owned Sh4, Sh6, Sh13, Tb14, SH8 - awesome passive pickups, so I really wanna try an active one to fresh my favourite. The AHB-2 clips, that I found on Youtube, are recorded with bad quality, so I can't judge it. Hope someone here, who tried it , will give me their opinions.
@Metalastic: thank you so much! I really want to hear it! \m/