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[electronicsgeek 10+ year member]

hey i had this package before...http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/MTX-Subwoofer-Amplifier-Package--RTP212-/sem/rpsm/oid/80801/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do ...and now i have the alpine type-r's running at at 2ohm load for 1000watts. acutally prob 900watts because HiFonics is a bit overated i herd... it seems thought that my old mtx system sounds louder, idk. i dont know if its my setting or wat?

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[RattlinStratus 10+ year member]

I dont see how your old system could be louder, I work at CC and that package sucks. It could be your box, I would try a vented if you really want it a little louder.

 

[LBX2G 10+ year member]

how many cubes is that box any way. I have heard those and they are very impressive.

 

[cheeseburger35 10+ year member]

those type r's should be way louder even in sealed....i've used them and they're decent subs

 

[Dustin19 10+ year member]

Cool, hide your wires.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

hey congrats man....perhaps the Type R have a lil better Sq characteristics so it doesnt sound as deafning as the SPL oriented MTX's...I'm sure you can get louder and clearer though, correct?

If you want more bass you can alway port....

 

[electronicsgeek 10+ year member]

its in a 1.0^3 after displacement...and def has better SQ thatn those MTX...really dont care about the wires cuz this is a temporary car...

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

are the subs in phase? there is no way that mtx set up should be in anyway louder than the new set up now not even close

 

[LBX2G 10+ year member]

yeah u must have them wired out of phase.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

yea somethings wrong with the install. check your phasing and definatly check your lpf. i remember once i reset my HU (before i used to use the lpf on the amp) and that reset the lpf to off instead of 80hz which it was on before. then for like 5 minutes i wondered my there was hardly any bass. set it back to 80hz and scared the **** outta me haha. anyways audiolife is right, there is no way in hell the mtx should be anywhere near the type r's. something definatly wrong. hell even make sure your wired right. only way they could come close is if your wired to 4 ohms and they are only getting 500 watts to split, your gettin cancelation (many factors, including phasing), or your crossover is screwed.

 

[electronicsgeek 10+ year member]

yea somethings wrong with the install. check your phasing and definatly check your lpf. i remember once i reset my HU (before i used to use the lpf on the amp) and that reset the lpf to off instead of 80hz which it was on before. then for like 5 minutes i wondered my there was hardly any bass. set it back to 80hz and scared the **** outta me haha. anyways audiolife is right, there is no way in hell the mtx should be anywhere near the type r's. something definatly wrong. hell even make sure your wired right. only way they could come close is if your wired to 4 ohms and they are only getting 500 watts to split, your gettin cancelation (many factors, including phasing), or your crossover is screwed.

what lpf? what u mean and sub in phase?

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

lpf = LPF = Low Pass Filter

if the subs move different directions at the same time they are out of phase

if the subs move the same direction at the same time they are in phase

 

[electronicsgeek 10+ year member]

lpf = LPF = Low Pass Filter
if the subs move different directions at the same time they are out of phase

if the subs move the same direction at the same time they are in phase

oh ok...then i think there in phase...il check it again though

 

[electronicsgeek 10+ year member]

how would u correct the phase if it was out of phase? im guessing with phase controle on amp.

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

you would have to change the wires around inside the box