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<blockquote data-quote="Alik4041" data-source="post: 5239483" data-attributes="member: 604005"><p>Thanks for the offer, really, but I would rather stick with an all alpine setup. Makes me feel good inside //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I&#039;m still questioned about the box. I want this to be PERFECT, I really do. I don&#039;t want there to be half an inch extra on this box where there shouldn&#039;t be. I read up on the SEALED vs PORTED thread in the enclosure forum and it saying that sealed is for sound quality and ported is for power. I have a friend who i talk to about this stuff all the time and he has told me that the type r&#039;s don&#039;t last long in a sealed box and ontop of that sound better in a ported box. I never asked him how better; sound quality or db. I&#039;m into quality but at the same time I don&#039;t want my sub dying after 6 months. I&#039;m not like the audio guru&#039;s on here that shell out over 5 bills frequently, I want this to last. Anyone have any recommendations on the specs of the box that should be built? which reminds me, I have read a lot that I shouldn&#039;t go with the enclosure specs that alpine gives because that is for minimal space. So from the experienced type r 12&quot; users, can you please help me out on this one? I&#039;d greatly appreciate it. Sorry for the long read //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Alik4041, post: 5239483, member: 604005"] Thanks for the offer, really, but I would rather stick with an all alpine setup. Makes me feel good inside [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] I'm still questioned about the box. I want this to be PERFECT, I really do. I don't want there to be half an inch extra on this box where there shouldn't be. I read up on the SEALED vs PORTED thread in the enclosure forum and it saying that sealed is for sound quality and ported is for power. I have a friend who i talk to about this stuff all the time and he has told me that the type r's don't last long in a sealed box and ontop of that sound better in a ported box. I never asked him how better; sound quality or db. I'm into quality but at the same time I don't want my sub dying after 6 months. I'm not like the audio guru's on here that shell out over 5 bills frequently, I want this to last. Anyone have any recommendations on the specs of the box that should be built? which reminds me, I have read a lot that I shouldn't go with the enclosure specs that alpine gives because that is for minimal space. So from the experienced type r 12" users, can you please help me out on this one? I'd greatly appreciate it. Sorry for the long read [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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