15" Type R vs 15" Fi BL

[Alpine CDA-9815 10+ year member]

Fi's site is down for the BL... so I can't get any specs off it.

Anyways, I have a 12" Fi Q and it's just not loud enough. So I took that out and for giggles put in my 12" Type R and it's quite a bit louder... this isin a small sealed box. So since I'm going to be building a new ported box (3.5-3.8ft^3 tuned to 33-34Hz) I thought I might as well sell both subs and buy a 15" Type R.

However I've been thinking about going with another Fi... the BL. How do the BL and the Type R compare? As I said the Fi Q was not loud enough but sounded awesome. The Type R sounds so-so but gets quite a bit louder and that's what I want right now. So would a 15" BL be louder than a 15" Type R? I would guess it should sound better as well?

Edit... the amp is a Diamond Audio D5 1200.1... so around 1350 @ 1 ohm.

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[KHARPS 10+ year member]

I've used both a type r and a bl. I liked the bl much better.

Edit: both were 10'' though

 

[Alpine CDA-9815 10+ year member]

I've used both a type r and a bl. I liked the bl much better.
Edit: both were 10'' though

Which got louder?

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

BL ftw. or btl if you can afford to power it

 

[Alpine CDA-9815 10+ year member]

BL ftw. or btl if you can afford to power it

I only got 1350ish to play with. So the BTL is a no no.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

then definitely go with the BL. they are loud and can take more watts than the R

 

[Alpine CDA-9815 10+ year member]

then definitely go with the BL. they are loud and can take more watts than the R

As long as it will get louder than the R. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

As long as it will get louder than the R. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i think it will

 

[IonRL205 10+ year member]

Ya I'm pretty sure the Fi BL would get louder. I've heard a Fi BL 10 and an Alpine type-R 12 and the BL 10 was louder.

Both were on 1000 watts.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

you can put a bl on at least 1500w.

 

[davidt487 10+ year member]

i have a re sx and a type r an the sx was louder and can handle a lot more power

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

i have a re sx and a type r an the sx was louder and can handle a lot more power

re=fi

 

[Mynameismcgyver 10+ year member]

I had a 15 R before I got my Bl. The R hit the lows alittle bit stronger...but the Bl owns it everywhere else. It seemed like the R only hit the lows compared to the BL.

 

[cjcrook 10+ year member]

I'd go with a BL as well.

 

[Alpine CDA-9815 10+ year member]

The RE SX looks like a nice sub, but I'm not looking to spend that much.

I'm not really sure how much a BL cost though or what upgrades should be got with it.