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Message: <blockquote data-quote="amedeuce" data-source="post: 1060348" data-attributes="member: 551590">So with all this talk about the Alpine Type R, I decided to get one, a 12”. I purchased it online off of eBay for 105 dollars shipped, unopened, brand new in the box. Not a bad deal at all.I currently have a claw basket stereo integrity magnum 12” sub in a 1.2 cubic foot sealed enclosure in a 2002 ford f-150 supercrew. The magnum is powered by a Memphis mc1000d, 1100 watts @ 1ohm.All I did was remove the magnum and drop the type r in. That’s it. I didn’t change any of the amp settings.I played a test tone on the type r at low a low volume to “break it in” for about 5 minutes. I know that is a debatable subject.Anyway I knew the amp settings were set perfectly for the magnum (unclipped signal) so I turned up the volume slowly with the type r and at my normal listening volume the signal to the type r was unclipped, no distortion.Now to my review, the type r sounds every bit as good as the magnum. I was very surprised; I would even say on certain songs it hit certain notes a little lower than the magnum. Now I mostly listen to rock, i.e. mudvayne, static x, disturbed stuff like that. I also played a little rap and bass songs for the type r and I must say I am impressed with this sub in this application.Now I haven’t heard the type r in a ported enclosure, but I have heard my magnum in a ported enclosure that I built that was 2 cubes net tuned to 29 Hz and it was down right amazing. I’m thinking that the type r will do great in a similar enclosure.</blockquote>

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