Subwoofer Choice Type r

[SpedBoy 10+ year member]

Currently i have a 15in type r in 3.5 cubic foot box tuned to 30hz, im looking to get a new sub, becasue on my ap1800D wired at 1 ohm, it cant take much over 500rms without me smelling it burning, it slams but of course i want more, how much more of a increase in loudness will i get from a type r to one of these 2 subs

Audioque HDC3

Fi Q

Also, i have 6 Guage wiring ATM, will it give me more bass if i upgrade to knuk 0 guage and some better rcas?

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[1-12-t1 10+ year member]

well if you only have 6 guage you cant be pushing that many watts to max out the type r. i'd get better wiring first and go from there.

 

[Magnus 10+ year member]

FI Q is more of a SQ sub. My buddy has one. SQ is very nice but SPL monster it is not. I'd look elsewhere.

 

[SpedBoy 10+ year member]

bump

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

It's in the box more than anything else, in a perfect reality another sub would add 3db

 

[Bullet03 10+ year member]

def. going to want to swap to 0 gauge before you do anything.

 

[eb2phkingood 10+ year member]

def. going to want to swap to 0 gauge before you do anything.

just curious, i was recommended on here to get 4ga and from alpine to get 4ga for my two alpine type R subs along with the alpine m1000 amp. do you think im not getting full power out of my 4ga wire? i can turn the gain up to 80% and make the subs start to pop from bottoming out, surely thats a sign of pushing them to the limit right? therefore 4ga is a fine size for myself and OP?

 

[SpedBoy 10+ year member]

It's in the box more than anything else, in a perfect reality another sub would add 3db

Well, then what can i do to make louder, i got a 3.5 cubic feet tuned to 30hz

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

An aq hdc is a beast as far as spl is concerned. I would call an Fi Q a sq sub with fair output. I think the R will provide more output then the Q...As far as the box, the lower the tuning, the less of a peak you have. I think peaky boxes are ****, but it is possible to tune at say 35-37 and make a one note wonder that absolutely slams somewhere in the high 40s...And 4g is rated at 125a so long as the run is less then 16ft or so..

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

FI Q is more of a SQ sub. My buddy has one. SQ is very nice but SPL monster it is not. I'd look elsewhere.

That's not exactly true, Fi Q's can get pretty loud, especially in single sub setups (been there done that).

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Whatever you do, don't be a cheapo. Buy some good 1/0.