Is it just me or do Type R components ****?!?!!?

[SkwurlyFab 10+ year member]

I've got some 6.5 Alpine Type R's in my 4runner running off of a JL 300/4 right now and they are not impressing me at all. At 3/4 volume they're allready getting drowned out by my sub and that's only with a thousand watts goin to it, soon it will have a new box and 2500 watts so I know the Type R's definitly won't even be close to keeping up then. When I do turn everything all the way up, they get pretty loud, but they sound like straight a$$. The tweeters are just blaring and killing my eardrums and it seems like there's no precision to the sounds coming out of the speakers. Everything just runs together, it doesn't sound good at all. I do realize they're not sealed into the door perfectly in a seperate pod and i don't have any sound deadning material, but I just wanted a speaker I could pop in the door that would be able to play the actual vocals and music over the bass and do it with some quality still. Is my setup just wrong or do these speakers **** as much as I think they do?

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[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

I've been saying this since day one.......... (that they ****)

If you listen to rap, you might be able to get away with thinking they sound good.

But if you ever listen to rock/metal, you're going to find they sound like total ***.

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

they are worse than bad...friend of mine switched from them to rainbows and the difference was more than night and day.

 

[SkwurlyFab 10+ year member]

Yeah I didn't really research em at all. I had some Type S's in my old Ranger with just a 10 inch JLw3 so those sounded good. And when I started building a bigger system in my 4runner I figured stepping up to the Type R's would do me good. Boy was I wrong haha. I mean I guess for rear fill they'll work out, but I seriously can't hear shit when i'm goin full blast.

So I guess I should replace the front speakers then huh? Gotta start lookin into what's good on the market, I dunno shit about speakers and brands and what's good and all that.

Should I get some that take a lot more wattage since they'll be competeing with a sub powoered by 2500 watts? If I do that I guess I gotta get a new amp. ****!!! The bills just keep adding up during this build lol.

 

[NJAV1 10+ year member]

Yeah I didn't really research em at all. I had some Type S's in my old Ranger with just a 10 inch JLw3 so those sounded good. And when I started building a bigger system in my 4runner I figured stepping up to the Type R's would do me good. Boy was I wrong haha. I mean I guess for rear fill they'll work out, but I seriously can't hear shit when i'm goin full blast. So I guess I should replace the front speakers then huh? Gotta start lookin into what's good on the market, I dunno shit about speakers and brands and what's good and all that.

Should I get some that take a lot more wattage since they'll be competeing with a sub powoered by 2500 watts? If I do that I guess I gotta get a new amp. ****!!! The bills just keep adding up during this build lol.

Look at the Rainbow line, at the very least the SLC's. I haven't met, spoken, or heard of anyone being disappoined with what thier Bow's have offered in the way of sound quality. The Cal25 tweet has recieved praise for their sound and the mids thump nicely. Deaden the doors and enjoy.

Pm 6spdcoupe, he's the one to talk to in terms of anything Rainbow.

 

[SkwurlyFab 10+ year member]

Yes I have been reading for the past hour or so and it seems to be Rainbows accross the board lol. Is there a site taht I can see some pics and all the specs on em? I haven't come across a link to anything like that yet. I don't wanna bother 6spdcoupe utnil i know what i want to buy.

 

[Kickerkitty 10+ year member]

Boston Pro60's get louder than shit, they can handle my 1200 watts in the trunk. Never lose clarity either.

 

[NJAV1 10+ year member]

Here is the link to the Rainbow site, look around their product line and then ask Don (6spdcoupe) whatever questions you may have. Yummy Germs..

http://car.rainbow-audio.de/home/home.php?lan=2

 

[SkwurlyFab 10+ year member]

Holy shit, how am I ever gonna pick from all those? 3 ways, 2 ways, Germaniums, SLC's, Kick or no kick package. This is gonna take forever:crying:

 

[NJAV1 10+ year member]

Holy shit, how am I ever gonna pick from all those? 3 ways, 2 ways, Germaniums, SLC's, Kick or no kick package. This is gonna take forever:crying:

Freedom of choice is lovely isn't it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[2LouDFoRThiS 10+ year member]

the type s actually sound a lot better then the type r..

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

Bostons are nice, ide also check out the pg xenons, they can get very loud, and sound good aswell.

 

[KaPPaBaLL 10+ year member]

type-r's ****. i made that mistake as well.

 

[Blade476]

Hi there I am also thinking of upgrading my component speakers since a 500W subwoofer is over bassing my sound and in the front I have a pioneer 160W maxpow output speakers driven by the pioneer sterio amp. Rainbow speakers dont ship in our country. Does anyone have another suggestion for front component speakers? I will also install an amp for the front speakers.

 

[Astyl 10+ year member]

To be honest with you the Type R Coaxials get louder then the Components do