Type X' components

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

I may be buying a set of type x components for $250 from a friend.....Do you guys think that its worth it?

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[Notwerk 10+ year member]

I hope your friend is a dealer and those are new. That's pretty much what you'd pay in a shop. Make sure they're SPX-177 with the ring-dome radiator. The original type-X came with a standard silk, which wasn't as good. You can tell by the crossovers. The old ones had huge acrylic crossovers. The new ones are metal-like with a window.

They're great speakers, though.

 

[96GTIVR6 10+ year member]

Lol what you'd pay in a shop... for some Type-R's on sale?

Sounds like a good deal to me.

 

[crazy4ozs]

u can get em cheaper online for new...or atleast close

 

[Notwerk 10+ year member]

I had a dealer down here offer those to me for a bit over $300. They typically sell for about $230-$250 from the various gray-market internet dealers. Unless his friend offers warranty, I don't see why wouldn't just get them from Ikesound or something. I also had a dealer offer me a/d/s 3s for $350 authorized, which was a steal that I stupidly took a pass on. I dunno, maybe I'm just lucky.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

the online sets that i have seen are 2ways...these are 3way

 

[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif alpine doesn't make a 3-way, they make a 2-way that you can add a midbass kit to

 

[zSnb 10+ year member]

You should check into the JL XR 650CSi's. I just got em installed in my car and it blows my friends Type X setup away. Hes kinda pisst off about it. Both have good midbass but the tweets on the XR's sound more detailed. Again, this is all based on opinion and what kind of music you might like. The JL Xr's are the same price as the type X.

 

[saj21187 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif alpine doesn't make a 3-way, they make a 2-way that you can add a midbass kit to

Weeell technically they do make a 3 way component just not in the type x lineup.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

Weeell technically they do make a 3 way component just not in the type x lineup.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

f1 doesn't count. but i figured someone would say that

 

[Exploder 97 10+ year member]

Ive heard 2 sets of xr's going at the same time and wasnt impressed at all, I think my type r comps are better then his xr 5 1/4 comps...

 

[zSnb 10+ year member]

Ive heard 2 sets of xr's going at the same time and wasnt impressed at all, I think my type r comps are better then his xr 5 1/4 comps...

There are way too many factors involved in deciding what sounds better. Install, what kind of car its in, sound dampening, on axis/off axis, amplifier, wireing, head unit, music type, and last but not least...opinion.

 

[Hoodlum007 10+ year member]

i think Alpine used to make a type X 3 way comp a few years ago.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

From what i heard..they were pretty good...and i dont like the vr's from what i heard

 

[saj21187 10+ year member]

f1 doesn't count. but i figured someone would say that

im sorry thats my next set of speakers im ordering after xmas i think so i had to say somethign //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif