L7 vs. Type R

[DeLuXe24 10+ year member]

I am looking at either one of these subs. I think I would go with a duel 10" setup for either. They will be going in a pretty small car (Celica GTS) so it doesnt need to hit crazy hard. What combination would be best for me?

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[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

a proper enclosure for the l7s prolly wont fit in the celica.. go with a small sealed enclosure for the r types and youll love them. plenty of bass for anyone.

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

go with an l7, type-r's sound like crap

 

[kurtdirt1 10+ year member]

either one will need a pretty large box in order to get to it's full potential...Where in Cali are you located?

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

go with an l7, type-r's sound like crap

if you ask me i think the l7's sound like jibberish..

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

go with an l7, type-r's sound like crap

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[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

I dont really even like the way either one of them sounds.

But, the R sounds better than the L7.

 

[skateboardkid 10+ year member]

Try the 10" L7 in a small sealed box, you will need lots of power. We had a mmats d200.1 at 1 ohm ona pair of these in small sealed boxes and they get loud as all hell. We had at least 800rms per woofer and they loved it. This was in a A4 audi in the trunk we still had tons of space.

 

[DeLuXe24 10+ year member]

im the the east bay area in cali. How many cubes are we looking at for either setup? Sealed or ported.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

Any reason that you are just considering these two subs?

 

[DeLuXe24 10+ year member]

ive heard good things about both of them and they are both right in my price rang. Im definatly open to suggestions

 

[spnkysprky 10+ year member]

A great thing about Forums....they are a great place to express one knowledge and OPINIONS. Being in car audio for 18-19 years now,I have

always been asked which is better....this or that. Well Im gonna tell you right here and now. MOST car audio opinions of products are formulated

from experience and not facts/science. This is a FATAL FLAW in judging various products. The main reason is we as the asker do not know what the

circumstances were in each person. This meaning....what kind of enlosure was used,how well was it built,what kind of amp used,what kind of

deck,was there enough voltage supplied,was the right size wire used,was the system/speakers laid out for the proper sound enhancing,what kind

of vehicle.....you get my point...TOO MANY factors. BUT...I will say that I have used BOTH with there proper enclosure specs...both ported and

sealed.It is also difficult to judge alot of times because various brands/products perform suprisingly close sometimes. Sometimes you are comparing 2

great products. That is the case here. In MY opinion,both are exceptional subs and choosing the right one will determine what kind of sound you

are looking for. If you are looking for SPL,I suggest using the L7 in a ported enclosure or a sealed enclosure at about 10% more than recommended

air space. If you want sound quality,then go with the alpines at about the middle range of recommended air space. They will give you a range

between .65 to 1.0 cuft airspace...go around .75 to .85 cuft. As with any great sub,you will get great perfomance so long as you supply them with

ample power or with in RMS range. My rule of thumb is to supply the sub with at LEAST half of its RMS rating. Use a good amp(meaning not cheap)

or one thats CEA compliant 2006 and they both will sound great. I have used both at these subs with the aboved mentioned variables and that is

my opinon of them. Good luck.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

No offense to the last poster, but you really should consider going in and adding paragraph breaks. It makes it a lot easier to read.

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

No offense to the last poster, but you really should consider going in and adding paragraph breaks. It makes it a lot easier to read.

yea he lost me after the second line...lol

 

[spnkysprky 10+ year member]

No offense to the last poster, but you really should consider going in and adding paragraph breaks. It makes it a lot easier to read.

LOL:laugh: Your right...I didnt even notice until you said something. I will try to do better next time.LOL I edited it and just spaced them apart from each period....hope that helps a little. AT least you took time to read it haha