re xxx 12" vs team rockford 12"

[BIGBLK74 10+ year member]

im in a bit of a dilema, i have two subs to choose from but i dont know which one would be the best choice, the subs r a Team rockford 12, or a RE audio xxx 12 which do u guys think will pound harder for a daily set up. Which ever one i choose will be run by a orion 2500d. Any input on these woofer is greatly appreciated.

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[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Gonna be hard finding people with experience on both of these drivers.

The new XXX has always been to impractical for any normal application I wanted to run.

 

[ssackett 10+ year member]

Not really comparable subs to me.. But whatever... What year XXX??? If you plan on running more power later down the road then the TRF.. The XXX will sound better though in my opinion.

 

[BIGBLK74 10+ year member]

the xxx is a 07, and what do u mean by impractcal???

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

totally different subs. the trf being a true spl sub and the xxx being sql. the trf will not sound good it is ment for higher frequencys and you dont have enough power for a pair of them...

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

the xxx is a 07, and what do u mean by impractcal???

The sheer size of that woofer is impractical.

From mounting to box and power requirements.

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

Completely different subs and requirements. The TRF has the ability to get much louder than the XXX, but in a daily set-up with your power it isn't really practical.

TRF's LOVE power.

 

[1ndatrunk 10+ year member]

If you're putting them in the Cadi, then you have the room for either one. The RF will get louder on the right power, but won't sound nearly as good, the XXX will sound great on the Orion amp but won't get as loud. The ported box requirment for either will be on the large side, 5cuft+, but I'd go with the XXX in 2cuft sealed and do a really clean install. It may not be ungodly loud, but it will give you the best of both worlds. Its easier to find a second one also, if you ever want to upgrade

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

The new XXX does tend to lend itself to large sealed boxes. Very large, if you want to get anywhere near its excursion potential out of it. But everyone always puts them in too small of ported boxes, then complains they are lackluster performers. Duh.

Even ported, you'll want a larger box than RE recommends.

 

[RE_XXX]

with my experience in subs like that..... for some reason in all my applications the XXX got louder to the ear off the same rms over my SPL oriented subs... Along with that the SQ was waayyyyy better...

But the meter said differently....

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

The new XXX does tend to lend itself to large sealed boxes. Very large, if you want to get anywhere near its excursion potential out of it. But everyone always puts them in too small of ported boxes, then complains they are lackluster performers. Duh.
Even ported, you'll want a larger box than RE recommends.

This is common for most companies. To hand out smaller specs then optium size.

XXX sure looks like a beefy mother....

I'd like to try it one day

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

This is common for most companies. To hand out smaller specs then optium size.
XXX sure looks like a beefy mother....

I'd like to try it one day

It is common. But from what Ive heard, RE's recommendations are way too small. I just made a point in the jackhammer thread that MTX puts them in too small of enclosures because they know a realistic sized box for them would be dauntingly large to the average consumer driving a Prelude. The new XXX has much the same marketing strategy/problem.
I wouldn't mind trying a new XXX in an HT setting.

 

[BIGBLK74 10+ year member]

thanks everyone for the input, "splaudio" im only going to put one 12 in the caddy. The only reason im considering the TRF is because i can get one for around 350 from my cousin, and in my previous setup i had to RF power hx2 15's (that will be up forsale on the site very soon //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif)

 

[BIGBLK74 10+ year member]

Whats i good size ported box for either sub?? the Caddy's got plenty of room lol

 

[BIGBLK74 10+ year member]

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