12"TDX or 12"RL-p?

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

Which do you guys think would be a better buy, diamond tdx or soundsplinter rl-p? I know the soundsplinters get alot of talk on here but not much for the tdx? I would be sending about 900 rms to it once i get my new amp...And how would both of these subs compare to my one 12w6v2?

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[BUMPING150S 10+ year member]

Well it all depends. Are you going to run it sealed or ported?

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

It will be run in a sealed box, 1.25^3

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

What nobody wants to talk to me today? Come on i know smebody has an opinion on this...

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

I bet there arent many who can give an answer because they havent heard both subs side by side - I myself have only heard TDXs,and I was comparing them to W7s

which IMO the smoked,which is not so hard to do with whats out on the market these days

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

Yea i guess that makes sense..

 

[BUMPING150S 10+ year member]

I have heard both subs but never side by side or back to back. I am impressed with the Diamond audio TDX though it was stupid clear the SQ was amazing. The spl of the sub was decent but it's not a spl sub. It's more of a SQL sub. Both the Diamond and the RLP were ported though so your result may be different. I know the guy said the TDx's box was tuned to like 28 HZ. O it was so nice. The RLP sounded great but my boy is a installer and heel make anything sound great in his car. The RLP 's were 2 12' ported and they had good SQ not the same as the TDX though. But the RLP had a very hard hitting kinda bass. There both good subs you cant go wrong with either but if it were me I would get the TDX in a ported enclosure tuned low like 28 HZ and get a DIAMOND AUDIO D6 amp to match the sub

 

[Warbleed 10+ year member]

If you want ideal accuracy, you don't want to port at all. Sealed will easily get you flat response to below 20Hz in a car with just about any subwoofer. That's why it is rather foolish to use a ported box thinking you are gaining extension, since in fact you are losing quite a bit of it, and trading it for a peak in the 30-40Hz range in most cases.

The TDX is a decent driver, as is the Rl-p. The Rl-p does outdisplace it by a decent margin.

I'd probably get the Rl-p, personally, though both drivers are fairly good.

Regardless of which you get, if you actually want ACCURATE music reproduction, don't port them.

 

[ndnbolla 10+ year member]

In a ultimatum like this where two subs perform nearly identical, I would go with the sub that has better service/ warranty and whatnot.

In this case I say go with the RL-P since they have unbeatable customer service. Mike, head of SS will answer anything and quickly I might add.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

If you want ideal accuracy, you don't want to port at all. Sealed will easily get you flat response to below 20Hz in a car with just about any subwoofer. That's why it is rather foolish to use a ported box thinking you are gaining extension, since in fact you are losing quite a bit of it, and trading it for a peak in the 30-40Hz range in most cases.
The TDX is a decent driver, as is the Rl-p. The Rl-p does outdisplace it by a decent margin.

I'd probably get the Rl-p, personally, though both drivers are fairly good.

Regardless of which you get, if you actually want ACCURATE music reproduction, don't port them.

of anyone on this forum, listen to this man

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

The TDX is a decent driver,

Wow. Something I'd never thought I'd ever hear //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif j/k.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

warbleed was one of the serious factors that helped me choose the RL-p for daily SQ

 

[Warbleed 10+ year member]

Wow. Something I'd never thought I'd ever hear //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif j/k.

I've never said it was a bad driver, it's just not a "W7 killer".