Sub choice

[Matt Barnett 10+ year member]

I have a choice of 3 different subs.They are 2 type r 12's,2 re audio *** 12's, or a single re audio sxx 15.I will push whatever i get with an american bass vfl80.1.Which should i go with,thanks

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[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Out of those 3 probably the r's...I wouldn't go with RE unless it was their older SE or SX lines. Their new ones are chinese junk..

 

[Ryan shaw 10+ year member]

Out of those 3 probably the r's...I wouldn't go with RE unless it was their older SE or SX lines. Their new ones are chinese junk..

Where do you think alpine is made lol? I wouldn't classify the re as junk, definitely a step off but still a cut above alpine I think

 

[GM4WALLS 10+ year member]

In my personal experience with RE, I can say they have terrible customer service and the product wasn't reliable. This is limited experience, but I installed 4 brand new 12" subs in a ported enclosure for a customer. 3 sounded fine, one was buzzing badly at upper frequencies. I swapped chambers and found the buzzing to still be present in that sub in the new chamber, the sub I swapped it for sounded fine in its new home. We contacted the shop he bought them from, and they told him he had to deal with RE directly because the product was technically working. RE refused to do anything about the situation... stating that the sub worked, that it was obviously the install. Luckily the shop gave him a refund... they said they had been getting a lot of bad product from RE and were dropping the line. We replaced the RE's with Treo subs with outstanding results... I just wish I hadd designed the box for the Treos instead of the RE's to begin with!

 

[go_go_thrash 10+ year member]

Why only those three? Have you considered an SSA, Fi, Sundown, IA etc? For the same money you can get better stuff than you listed.

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

type rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr's

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

of those Type R's all day! loud and decently clean sounding.

also consider Sundown Sa-12s as well as SSA.

 

[lancer 10+ year member]

eh... my re mt was pretty sick. but tinsel slap is a *****. forget those type r's. go big or go home. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rotflol.gif.b453361716769b8110ddefc85ff03cd2.gif

 

[Matt Barnett 10+ year member]

Ok now its just between the sxx15 and 2 type rs

 

[go_go_thrash 10+ year member]

Why not buy an older RE or a used Fi sub. Scott Atwell knows how to build a sub.

 

[Matt Barnett 10+ year member]

uz these are my two chopices i have the 15 and a kid with 2 type rs wants tpo trade me for it shud i?

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

U know your sub is in good condition. His may not be....