alpine type x's not hitting like they should...

[bernser1er 10+ year member]

alpine type r = more spl. alpine type x = more sq. you need a better amp

 

[snowcruizer713 10+ year member]

hmmm, wat kind of amp r people usually running, the guy i bot the subs off of was running to alpine amps, running 450w at each sub.

wat bout like a hifonics 2000w amp

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

You're amp (2200rms@ 1 ohm) should be fine, even though probably not giving rated power. Check how the woofers are wired to the amp b4 you drop bills on more gear.

 

[BloodyGuts335i 10+ year member]

yea. even if your amp is putting out only 1500-1800 rms it should hit pretty good. I had 2 type x and 2 pdx 1000.1 and it pounded!!. I had a bigger box though! even though the X are more SQL subs, they get loud and low! so there is deff a problem. what is your electrical system like?

 

[snowcruizer713 10+ year member]

wat u mean electrical system, like all of the wiring from battery 2 amp or jus how the subs are wired?

 

[snowcruizer713 10+ year member]

wow so ok, ran jsut runs sub off the amp and it slapped like it should, wired up 2 2ohms and the amp supposedly puts out 1700 watts, so should i not even bother wiring them 2 gether and jus run 2 1000w rms amps

 

[Chrispy 10+ year member]

wow so ok, ran jsut runs sub off the amp and it slapped like it should, wired up 2 2ohms and the amp supposedly puts out 1700 watts, so should i not even bother wiring them 2 gether and jus run 2 1000w rms amps

Maybe you had them wired out of phase then. I'd try wiring them both up to 1-ohm again and double check your wiring.

 

[DuncanPOUNDS]

i got 2 12" alpine type x's wired 2 1ohm in a 3 cubic ft. ground shaker ported box. im running a power acoustik 4000w amp and my subs arent hitting hard at all. at 1` ohm the amp "supposedly" puts out 2200w rms. alpine states that for maximum results run the sub in a 1.4 cubic ft box. my friend had this same exact setup(used 2 b his old box) for his 2 12" type r's and it slapped hard, and was clean. i used a multimeter to confirm that the subs are wired 2 1ohm and we tried hookin it up 2 my friends 1200w rms hifonics amp and same results. any1 have any idea y the subs arent working?

Wire your subs at 4 ohm to reduce power off amp

 

[snowcruizer713 10+ year member]

Wire your subs at 4 ohm to reduce power off amp

wouldnt that jus make them quieter

 

[snowcruizer713 10+ year member]

i did also happen to blow a type x when i first installled them, couldnt that mayb have damage the amp not allowing it to put out very good output

 

[BloodyGuts335i 10+ year member]

so now you only have 1 type x?.. maybe thats why its not pounding hard because its only one instead of 2.. and unless you was clipping the hell out of the sub, you shouldnt have damaged the amp..

 

[GI JOEY 10+ year member]

OK so you say prefab box. So you are actually getting 3 ft minus the driver displacement and that also changes the tuning of the box too. I vote trying to make a dif box. Let these things breathe. If that still doesnt work then your amp isnt enough to power these.