Subwoofer sorrounds (any difference between these?)

[Slaugh 10+ year member]

hi, ive noticed some subs have different surrounds

look at this

Surround#1

and now look at this

Surround#2

what's the difference between one surround and the other? how does #1 sounds and how does #2 does???

thanks

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[T9X 10+ year member]

I don't believe the surround affects the sound at all..

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Surround stiffness can change the sound a bit, though the difference in performance between the older and newer type R would be minimal.

 

[Slaugh 10+ year member]

Surround stiffness can change the sound a bit, though the difference in performance between the older and newer type R would be minimal.

which one is the older and the newer?

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

The double roll surround is the new one.

 

[Slaugh 10+ year member]

do you think the oldest one has a better excursion? i dont know but the surround at least looks like it can travel more, doesnt it? or it doesnt mean shit?

 

[LightningStryk7 10+ year member]

well the newer can handle more power (newer typeR). and that surround is sexier //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif . But I think the new one has the same or more excursion then the old one.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I think those "accordian" style surrounds are ugly. But that's an aesthetic concern, and completely IMHO.

Now, a more relevant topic would be the composition of the surround - which might make a difference in the durability of the driver over a long time.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Typically the spider contributes 80% of the speaker compliance. What's that leave? Only 20% for the surround. So, the surround should not be your main concern, and isn't really what limits the speakers movement.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

rubber doesn't dry rot, foam does. that's all.

 

[traksta15 10+ year member]

i heard one of the new type r's at bb in some alpine ported box, and it sounded horrible.....IMO.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

i heard one of the new type r's at bb in some alpine ported box, and it sounded horrible.....IMO.

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[Slaugh 10+ year member]

i heard one of the new type r's at bb in some alpine ported box, and it sounded horrible.....IMO.

really?

anyone else think Alpine Type R subs sound bad??

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

I heard them. Compared to everything else BB has, I was impressed.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

really?
anyone else think Alpine Type R subs sound bad??

Considering he listened to them in one of the absolute worst enviornments, I wouldn't put a lot of faith into that comment //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif