Need a 10" for a small ported box

[Spkrman]

incorrect... i had alpine type r 12 at i couldn't even hear it in a small box... go SE if you want loud.... se's can handle 800 daily, i don't know wut ur talking about

The R is *not* a sealed box woofer... its also not a "small" box ported woofer.

The 10" R is the perfect woof for this applicatoin, it will love this box.

Note I said 600 actual watts, thats the 10"SE, getting 700 MEASURED watts and it cries @ that power.

If you had your 12 on an 800 watt amp, you are likely seeing much less power due to impedence and voltage drop, depends on amp.

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

if you say so but i doubt a 10" r can handle more than an se.. just doesn't seem logical

 

[Spkrman]

it can/will/did

The SE wasn't a part of this test, because it couldn't even come close to handling the power! The sexxx handled it much much better, and the type R handles it even better than the sexxx.

http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=111054

believe away //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

You guys worry way too much about power handling. The SE can get going with 300 watts and take 800 as well and get very loud and I am sure the Type R can as well. The important thing is how the sub sounds and how loud it gets with the power going to it. If the SE can get just as loud with 400 watts as other subs can with 800 watts then that is a huge bonus.....not a drawback. Efficiency is good. Power handling is more important when you want to burp a sub at 55hz for 2 seconds but for daily driving it is not as important.

 

[Spkrman]

type R = more effeciant than SE (small margin) and handles more power.

no brainer here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[njshift 10+ year member]

RE recommends 1.25 cubes ported, tuned to 32hz for sql. Is this a reasonable size enclosure if I'm only running 600watts? Should I go slightly larger and tune it differently?

 

[Luda]

that should be fine, larger is going to give you better low end extension

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

I would go with what they suggest, you can go larger but you lose some of the punch and gain lower extension. 32Hz is a good overall tuning for most music.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

spkrman, must you turn every thread into a Type R versus RE sub arguement?

 

[Spkrman]

spkrman, must you turn every thread into a Type R versus RE sub arguement?

its not an argument, stating my test results and personal experience.

I'm not guessing here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

Alpine is only good for headunits

 

[Spkrman]

Alpine is only good for headunits

tell that to anyone I've built a box for a type R //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

I thought you tested the SX and the Type R, not the SE...?

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

tell that to anyone I've built a box for a type R //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I was just kidding

 

[Spkrman]

I was just kidding

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