Type X experience.

[jordon]

So I have two alpine type X 10s on a dd m80b so i feeding roughly 900 watts before rise. So anyways people with experience how much power can they handle? And scores?

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[macsdad 10+ year member]

I did a lil research on those a few years back, was going to run a pair of the 10s. I believe they can handle 1000wrms per. What's more important is the enclosure.

 

[jordon]

I did a lil research on those a few years back, was going to run a pair of the 10s. I believe they can handle 1000wrms per. What's more important is the enclosure.

I know this. I'm just wondering what kind of power they can handle and how they meter. I understand larger box less power and vice versa. I also I know there more of a sq sub but on only half power they got louder than I expected.

 

[macsdad 10+ year member]

They are alpine's top of the line subs. I decided to go a different route though. Good luck dude.

 

[jordon]

They are alpine's top of the line subs. I decided to go a different route though. Good luck dude.

Yeah I got them stupid cheap. And I don't really plan getting into electrical to much and wanted sql so there perfect for me. Debating whether or not I should double my power.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

I know this. I'm just wondering what kind of power they can handle and how they meter. I understand larger box less power and vice versa. I also I know there more of a sq sub but on only half power they got louder than I expected.

Too many variations as far as what they meter such as what vehicle, enclosure type, etc. Besides.....who cares what they meter. Most guys are in it for a ground pounder.

If you don't know how much power they can take, then why do you have them to begin with when you got the internet in front of you to look that info up yourself?

 

[jordon]

Too many variations as far as what they meter such as what vehicle, enclosure type, etc. Besides.....who cares what they meter. Most guys are in it for a ground pounder.
If you don't know how much power they can take, then why do you have them to begin with when you got the internet in front of you to look that info up yourself?

I have looked them up there rated 1K each but that doesn't mean nothing.... And all i can find is compare threads or vs threads... I know all this I don't care about to much what they meter more just of there potential.

 

[UsAmpsFreak]

They could handle an M2b as long as you stay within the limits of the amp and don't distort/clip it.

 

[jordon]

They could handle an M2b as long as you stay within the limits of the amp and don't distort/clip it.

You know this personally or assuming?

 

[UsAmpsFreak]

Yes, i know this. Hence why i posted it. The online "experts" tend to read WAY too far into ratings on everything. I've done numerous systems with well beyond the power on woofers than they are rated for and never had any problems. Keep the power clean and you can run 2000+ watts on them. Good luck.

 

[jordon]

Thanks. Just asking because a lot people go by word of mouth.

 

[dbjunior 10+ year member]

Type x are great for 4th order builds.

 

[jordon]

A 4th order would take my whole trunk. If it would even fit actually. 15 mustang

 

[UsAmpsFreak]

Thanks. Just asking because a lot people go by word of mouth.

Yea no problem dude. I worked in a retail shop/install bay for many years and dealing with getting "real" ratings on just about everything was tough. Most speakers can handle quite a bit more than the manufacturer will suggest. That's mainly because they know that 95% of their customers are not really trained to know what the limits of their equipment is. Most people on here probably have 1000% more knowledge about car audio and how to not blow up their stuff than the average customer which is why they give their ratings that are more of along the lines of "ratings for dummies". I did the system you can see in my sig which was 4 Re Audio SR 15's and had over 4000 watts on them. It was a daily driver, did 156 in the kick and i never damaged a woofer and had the system for about 2 years.

I am NOT at all saying that you can't damage speakers from having too much power on them, of course you can. I'm just saying that in most cases, don't read so much into their ratings unless you are running an enormous amp.

 

[jordon]

Yea no problem dude. I worked in a retail shop/install bay for many years and dealing with getting "real" ratings on just about everything was tough. Most speakers can handle quite a bit more than the manufacturer will suggest. That's mainly because they know that 95% of their customers are not really trained to know what the limits of their equipment is. Most people on here probably have 1000% more knowledge about car audio and how to not blow up their stuff than the average customer which is why they give their ratings that are more of along the lines of "ratings for dummies". I did the system you can see in my sig which was 4 Re Audio SR 15's and had over 4000 watts on them. It was a daily driver, did 156 in the kick and i never damaged a woofer and had the system for about 2 years.
I am NOT at all saying that you can't damage speakers from having too much power on them, of course you can. I'm just saying that in most cases, don't read so much into their ratings unless you are running an enormous amp.

I'm not a complete noob. I understand clean signal, box rise and usually size of coil plays big role in power handling.