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<blockquote data-quote="Wick3D" data-source="post: 8512230" data-attributes="member: 669753"><p>Sooo, I bought a 12" Alpine type R bout 4-5 months ago.. Set the gains and all was well. Month ago I decided to start doing upgrades to my electrical system, because I didn't feel like it was as loud as it should be. Started by upgrading grounds.. marked improvement, didn't reset the gains //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif. Everything was still going fine. Then I decided to put a 2g wire alt to battery. Wow Sub was banging then //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif.. But I didn't reset the gains.. Drove to work banging the brains out of it.. Blew the voice coil //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif.. Put a multi-meter on the amp, it was trying to push somewhere near 1500w, probably not clean at all //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif. You live you learn...</p><p></p><p>Soo.. Need a new sub setup, thinking this time I would go multi-sub. Also I think I want to go with cheaper subs. The idea would be just to get a single sub now, even if I have to run a higher ohm/less watts. Then build a box for more of em.. and add on. The amp I'm running is the 1000w alpine V-power. This is where i need suggestions.. thinking 70-100$(maybe a tad more)per sub. Here is what I am looking at so far.</p><p></p><p>Polk dxi124 (360w) 40$ Sonix (Would have to run 3 to use up the power, but they so cheap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif )</p><p></p><p>Kicker CWR(500w) 90$ Best Buy</p><p></p><p>Hifonics BRZ-SQ(600w) 80$ -(Wouldn't be able to use my round sub box though)</p><p></p><p>Audiopipe TXX-BD1 (600w) 82$ Sonix</p><p></p><p>Audiopipe TXX-BD2 (750w) 110$ Sonix</p><p></p><p>Audiopipe TXX-APA (800w) 120$ Amazon or Sonix (also its red which is nice looking/better cone)</p><p></p><p>PowerAcoustik Goth (1200w) 80$ wally or 90$ sonix</p><p></p><p>PowerAcoustik Mofo (1500w) 124$ Sonix</p><p></p><p>Pioneer TS-W3003 (600w) 95$ (Probably one of the best for price, but pioneer is boring //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif )</p><p></p><p>Wish the newer JBL subs didn't cost 200$, because the 2/4 ohm selectable thing is sweet. Which brings up the next problem. My amp only goes down to 2 ohm. The audiopipes which seem like the best bang for the buck, only appear to come in dual 4 ohm, which means to get all the power from the amp I got to run 3 of em(or 1). Same story with the hifonic and polk(plus the polk are low power). So of these I'd need to run either the kickers or PA to get dual 2 ohm so I can run 2 subs at 2 ohms or work on a 3 sub box instead..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wick3D, post: 8512230, member: 669753"] Sooo, I bought a 12" Alpine type R bout 4-5 months ago.. Set the gains and all was well. Month ago I decided to start doing upgrades to my electrical system, because I didn't feel like it was as loud as it should be. Started by upgrading grounds.. marked improvement, didn't reset the gains [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif[/IMG]. Everything was still going fine. Then I decided to put a 2g wire alt to battery. Wow Sub was banging then [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG].. But I didn't reset the gains.. Drove to work banging the brains out of it.. Blew the voice coil [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif[/IMG].. Put a multi-meter on the amp, it was trying to push somewhere near 1500w, probably not clean at all [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif[/IMG]. You live you learn... Soo.. Need a new sub setup, thinking this time I would go multi-sub. Also I think I want to go with cheaper subs. The idea would be just to get a single sub now, even if I have to run a higher ohm/less watts. Then build a box for more of em.. and add on. The amp I'm running is the 1000w alpine V-power. This is where i need suggestions.. thinking 70-100$(maybe a tad more)per sub. Here is what I am looking at so far. Polk dxi124 (360w) 40$ Sonix (Would have to run 3 to use up the power, but they so cheap [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] ) Kicker CWR(500w) 90$ Best Buy Hifonics BRZ-SQ(600w) 80$ -(Wouldn't be able to use my round sub box though) Audiopipe TXX-BD1 (600w) 82$ Sonix Audiopipe TXX-BD2 (750w) 110$ Sonix Audiopipe TXX-APA (800w) 120$ Amazon or Sonix (also its red which is nice looking/better cone) PowerAcoustik Goth (1200w) 80$ wally or 90$ sonix PowerAcoustik Mofo (1500w) 124$ Sonix Pioneer TS-W3003 (600w) 95$ (Probably one of the best for price, but pioneer is boring [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] ) Wish the newer JBL subs didn't cost 200$, because the 2/4 ohm selectable thing is sweet. Which brings up the next problem. My amp only goes down to 2 ohm. The audiopipes which seem like the best bang for the buck, only appear to come in dual 4 ohm, which means to get all the power from the amp I got to run 3 of em(or 1). Same story with the hifonic and polk(plus the polk are low power). So of these I'd need to run either the kickers or PA to get dual 2 ohm so I can run 2 subs at 2 ohms or work on a 3 sub box instead.. [/QUOTE]
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