Need some help with my type r's and hifonics amp. what would you do?

[95BlackGA 5,000+ posts]

People get their Type R's loud with a clean 1000WRMS for the pair. You'll most likely get ~800WRMS from the Hifonics amp. They're slightly over rated. Push both of them with the 1000D or sell both of the 12's get a Dual 2 15" R and run it ported.

 

[Jeremy M 10+ year member]

People get their Type R's loud with a clean 1000WRMS for the pair. You'll most likely get ~800WRMS from the Hifonics amp. They're slightly over rated. Push both of them with the 1000D or sell both of the 12's get a Dual 2 15" R and run it ported.

what he said^

but if u really want to see those R's shine put them in a ported box and tune it anywhere from 32hz - 36hz.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Sell the amp, get a Clarion DPX11500. It will do 1,500 rms @ 1 or 2 ohms. Just hook it up to both subs @ 2 ohms, and have 750rms a sub. Build a ported box and you would be set.

Cheap amps for what you get.

 

[StupidLoud727 10+ year member]

People get their Type R's loud with a clean 1000WRMS for the pair. You'll most likely get ~800WRMS from the Hifonics amp. They're slightly over rated. Push both of them with the 1000D or sell both of the 12's get a Dual 2 15" R and run it ported.

Well if the R's will sound alright only taking power from the 1000d I'll try that out and see how it sounds. I'm planning on a 2.4 ft^3 sealed box (1.2 ft^3 each) for the back of my 2000 sable LS (people say the type r's sound better with a box bigger than the recommended 1.0 ft^3 per sub).

 

[dbman150 5,000+ posts]

put them in a ported box you wont be happy till you do

 

[StupidLoud727 10+ year member]

Well I would try a ported box except to get good sound quality from them it is generally said that you need to have someone build it for your setup instead of using a stock store-bought one. And while I have the intelligence and resources to construct such an enclosure, I do not pretend to have the experience or knowledge of how to do so. And I'm not going to pay someone the little money I have to build me a wooden box.

 

[Skip01 5,000+ posts]

No need to pay someone...use these plans given in the Enclosure section...this is just one i picked you can use any size ya want...but id like this one at least:

Cut it and screw together

 

[StupidLoud727 10+ year member]

Hmm that looks pretty nice. Does that mean I dont have to worry about tuning the box to however many Hz (one of the things I have NO idea about)? And just out of curiosity...would it be more efficient to port a box for two subs on both ends? or divide them into their own halves and port both halves? I know it would be a little more difficult but would it be worth it?

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

Hmmm... People say they are best at about 34hz with about 2 cubes each..

 

[Lingerfelt 10+ year member]

This is the one I'll be building Thursday.

Edit: "You've already posted this picture in.." Wow...

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

I'm assuming you can't "strap" random amps... Am I right? Also IF you are running two amps you will be running each sub @2ohms...
Oh, BTW: Type "R"... SQ???? why?

with a maxx-link you can strap virtually any of the two same amps together.

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

People get their Type R's loud with a clean 1000WRMS for the pair. You'll most likely get ~800WRMS from the Hifonics amp. They're slightly over rated. Push both of them with the 1000D or sell both of the 12's get a Dual 2 15" R and run it ported.

lol......more like 500 watts after reactive loads and voltage drop come into affect.

 

[StupidLoud727 10+ year member]

lol so PSturmer i'm guessing you think powering them both with the 1000d is a stupid idea? I'm beginning to think everyone sees it that way... And thanks for the suggestion of 2 cubes each miker sounds like a good size for a ported box. My Sable has a huge trunk so space really isn't an issue. Although trying to tune a wooden box to 34 Hz means nothing to me... It's kind of like a different language at the moment.

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

lol so PSturmer i'm guessing you think powering them both with the 1000d is a stupid idea? I'm beginning to think everyone sees it that way... And thanks for the suggestion of 2 cubes each miker sounds like a good size for a ported box. My Sable has a huge trunk so space really isn't an issue. Although trying to tune a wooden box to 34 Hz means nothing to me... It's kind of like a different language at the moment.

if your on a budget your forced to power it with that single amp. if you do decide to do two type R's off 1000 watts then i'd make the box 2.5 -2.75 cubes. i have found at 2 cubes they can take the most power for daily driver and can get loud at lower hertz.

 

[StupidLoud727 10+ year member]

Well like I said It's only going to cost me another $60 or so to upgrade to the 1500W bx1500d...so if I can get a significant improvement in performance from that switch ill do it (sorry if I sound stubborn about it). Would that change the dimensions I would want for the box? PSturmer I'm assuming you mean 2.5 - 2.75 cubes for the entire ported box? As in 1.3 each or so?