Alpine Type-R question?

[BumpInDaTrunk 10+ year member]

Hey, I have Two 12" Alpine Type-Rs and people keep telling me to put them in a big box and port them. I currently have them sealed at .85 airspace like Alpine recommends. Are they really that much better ported? My old Kenwood 12s (KFC-W3011) were louder sealed then my alpines. I feel like somethings wrong. I would have expected the alpines to be louder.

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[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

the alpines will get crazy loud in a ported enclosure

 

[Memphis4L 10+ year member]

go ported!!

 

[Skip01 5,000+ posts]

yesss....very much better in ported

 

[BumpInDaTrunk 10+ year member]

Are type-rs designed for ported more then sealed, or is it the other way around?

 

[Blinkrazy 10+ year member]

ported all day

 

[Keith H 10+ year member]

I've had R's both ported and sealed....

Go ported.

 

[BumpInDaTrunk 10+ year member]

Thanks for the answers. I'm definitely gonna switch to ported. Any recommendations on a ported box? What frequency should I tune to?

 

[Mattd0344 10+ year member]

4 cubes at 32 hz is a good starting point from being sealed

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

Thanks for the answers. I'm definitely gonna switch to ported. Any recommendations on a ported box? What frequency should I tune to?

you can do some searching as there are many threads on that topic.

 

[BumpInDaTrunk 10+ year member]

Finally switched my subs to a brand new ported enclosure. My alpines bump like crazy now. Never seal them!!!

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

Finally switched my subs to a brand new ported enclosure. My alpines bump like crazy now. Never seal them!!!

ya man im about to put my alpines in soon. how much power u sending the pair?

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Don't pay attention to what Alpine recommends. Their recommendations ****.