Help with purchase

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

You bet.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

Not sure why so many people hate on the Type-Rs? They are great subwoofers. Must be because their name is Alpine. $200 is pretty good deal if they are good condition. I would offer $150 and aim to pay $175 tops. Your not going to find a pair of better subs for $175.

 

[Hertz Mafia]

Not sure why so many people hate on the Type-Rs? They are great subwoofers. Must be because their name is Alpine. $200 is pretty good deal if they are good condition. I would offer $150 and aim to pay $175 tops. Your not going to find a pair of better subs for $175.

The alpine arnt bad but those pioneer 12s I posted should walk all over them. And only $75obo, I have owned both and I would choose the pioneer all day.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

The alpine arnt bad but those pioneer 12s I posted should walk all over them. And only $75obo, I have owned both and I would choose the pioneer all day.

It would take a real ****** install on the Rs and a perfect install for those Pioneer's to even be in the same league as the Type-Rs. I hope you aware the Type-R has changed designs several times since it was introduced. This is not the same Type-R from 10-15 years ago.

 

[Hertz Mafia]

Wrong. Those subs were introduced in 2001 and have an rms of 500/1000 max. I would say either 2"-2.5" voicecoil. They're made for sealed enclosures. Fs: 15-2,000Hz

No they have 3" voice coils and get loud very easy... I have owned both alpine type r and pioneer.... I would take the pioneers all day and seeing as the guy only wants $75obo it's a no brainier.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

At price point, yes I agree you can probably get them at least $100 cheaper. But if he wants subs that aren't pushing 15 years old, will handle more power and get louder.... the extra $100 is well worth it.

VC size is not the deciding factor on a sub woofers performance. Especially with 15 year old technology. You are comparing a Nokia Brick to an iPhone 6.

 

[Hertz Mafia]

At price point, yes I agree you can probably get them at least $100 cheaper. But if he wants subs that aren't pushing 15 years old, will handle more power and get louder.... the extra $100 is well worth it.
VC size is not the deciding factor on a sub woofers performance. Especially with 15 year old technology. You are comparing a Nokia Brick to an iPhone 6.

That's a horrible reffence... Subwoofer technology hasn't changed anywhere close to how cells phones/computers have.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

It still doesn't change the fact the Type-R is a superior woofer in every shape and form.

 

[Jaxon88]

Haha, well it seems like the guy who posted the older Pioneer subs didn't add a phone number and he's not replying to the emails, so I'll probably just go with the alpines being that the guy instantly responded. Maybe the 12w7 but that's a bit more than I wanted to pay for and I highly doubt he's going to want to move on price. Thanks though!

 

[Jaxon88]

"The subs are also dual coils so its like having two subs combined into one cone which means 2x the bass." is in the description of the alpine post haha im so done //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif