12" type r vs 15" MB quart

[0ld.Sch0ol. 10+ year member]

i'm trying to put in my first sub and i've heard good things about both of these. which would you recommend? what are the ups and downs of each? or is there another sub going for around 120 that would be better? the S12L5's look nice... i plan on buying a zx400.1 amp as well. i'm not looking to spend over 140 on the sub.

thank you

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[mepratt1234@cha 10+ year member]

i'm trying to put in my first sub and i've heard good things about both of these. which would you recommend? what are the ups and downs of each? or is there another sub going for around 120 that would be better? the kickers are nice... i plan on buying a zx400.1 amp as well. i'm not looking to spend over 140 on the sub.
thank you

The 12" type R could take more than that amp puts out.

 

[0ld.Sch0ol. 10+ year member]

are there any amps you can recommend that are under $150? my budget for the amp/sub is $300...

 

[mepratt1234@cha 10+ year member]

I'm not too familiar right now with good deals on amps. I'm sure if you looked in the classifieds you could find a good one that fits your requirements.

 

[0ld.Sch0ol. 10+ year member]

hmm.. how about the ZX750.1? they have them for $190 on ebay... i would then have to get a 15" mb quart to stay in my budget though. anyone with experience with mb quarts? what's your opinion on them compared to type r's?

 

[skylineTT 10+ year member]

you can get a type R for around 110 if you look in the right places. the R will want about 1000 watts though to get going. the 750.1 would be fine though.

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

http://www.cadencestore.com/ProductCart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=125&idproduct=382

with a dual 2 type r bridged at 4 ohms.

 

[0ld.Sch0ol. 10+ year member]

i can't afford 2 type r's, plus at 4 ohms wouldn't that be 150 rms a piece? and skyline said 750 watts would just do it... i don't understand how 150 could... but it doesn't matter, 2 type r's is far out of my budget.

 

[mepratt1234@cha 10+ year member]

i can't afford 2 type r's, plus at 4 ohms wouldn't that be 150 rms a piece? and skyline said 750 watts would just do it... i don't understand how 150 could... but it doesn't matter, 2 type r's is far out of my budget.

If you get one type R that is dual 2 Ohm voice coil you can wire it to a 4 Ohm load. That amp that he suggested puts out 600 RMS at 4 Ohm.

 

[0ld.Sch0ol. 10+ year member]

is having 600wrms at 4ohms better than 750rwms at 2ohms? more ohms with high rms = better? this is probally a dumb question, so i'll apologize in advance, but i'm new to this. i'm not sure what effect different numbers of ohms have on the subs...

also, sorry for not understanding your post kold killa, it makes sense now..

 

[dftnz7 10+ year member]

Cadence FXA-3001 does 500wrms at 2 ohms...I bought a refurb direct from Cadence with warranty for less than $60 shipped off ebay, and I think it actually does more than rated...I keep smelling VC on the ED 13Ov2 that is rated for 900rms I believe....Nice looking amp too...

 

[Alpineforever 10+ year member]

In defense of the R's mine are plenty loud off of 500 watts each... so I don't know how some of you guys are saying they need 1000 watts to get going...

 

[mepratt1234@cha 10+ year member]

Yeah. R's will be loud off just 500 RMS, but can take a little more. I don't think I would put 1,000 on a 12" though, but that's just me. It doesn't REALLY matter what Ohm you get your power from. If I'm thinking correct a higher Ohm load is easier on your electrical system.

 

[0ld.Sch0ol. 10+ year member]

If I'm thinking correct a higher Ohm load is easier on your electrical system.

ok... well then wouldn't the 750.1 be a better buy then the cadence? the cadence is much less expensive though... would there be much of a difference between 600 and 750wrms?

also, thanks for the help so far!

 

[7ender 10+ year member]

You could also look at the txa1000....then for 200$ you could be running 1000 watts to it.

It's only about 10$ over your 300$ budget if you figure 110 for the sub and 200 for the amp.