Type X Pro worth the money over others?

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

the question is, with whatever you get, will you use them to their potential?

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

I would be buying 2 sets.

They wouldnt be seeing much power, but I would deaden and seal up my doors and put the time into the install to get the most I could out of them.

I think it would be fun to try a SQish build.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

I would be buying 2 sets.
They wouldnt be seeing much power, but I would deaden and seal up my doors and put the time into the install to get the most I could out of them.

I think it would be fun to try a SQish build.

yeah

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

Do what you think will suit your needs, but I really feel that buying two pairs is not the best way to go. At best, I think it is waste of money. At worst, you will have problems with getting them to sound right.

Just my .02.

And if I could not hear the comps I think I would go with the Type X's -- but that's just what I would do -- it's not a recommendation since I have zero experience with either set (other than to fondle the X's). Hopefully someone who has experience with both will offer an opinion that is worth a shot.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Im not going to run a single set... If I run 2 sets I can run my amp lower. That way I will have more power and double the speakers. It will be a Chevy so they have the doors that can fit 2 6.5s if you glass them in. Tweets will be going in A pillars.

Its not a straight SQ build Im going for. I want just a good daily setup that will sound clean and have decent output.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

NVM

I am wondering if Alpine took the Scans and went to a Chinese build house and had some pretty close copies made of their drivers, because they look very close to the SS drivers, but there are definitely some key differences.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

I saw the Scanspeak speakers online and it was like $230 for a single 6.5.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

I saw the Scanspeak speakers online and it was like $230 for a single 6.5.

Exactly why I think Alpine may have gone to a cheap Chinese buildhouse to make knockoffs of the SS drivers.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Who knows...

What about using the front 2 channels on my DLS Ultimate A5 to run 2 dedicated midbasses and then buying another amp to run some components?

How do dedicated midbasses do in kick pannels? I would make sure it was sealed up totally. Any experience with this?

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

Exactly why I think Alpine may have gone to a cheap Chinese buildhouse to make knockoffs of the SS drivers.

all they did was try to keep the slit cone look...

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

all they did was try to keep the slit cone look...

Look at the tweeter, it's a ring radiator, from what I could find the only 2 companies with ring radiators were Scan Speak and Vifa, both formerly owned by Tymphany. Now SS is on its own again and Tymphany still has Vifa and Peerless. I do agree with you on the woofer, it looks to be of much lower quality than the SS ones.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

What does the ring radiator do?

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

It's a style of tweeter. Instead of using a dome it uses a ring that is attached at the edges like a dome, but also at teh center. They have low distortion and high output, I would love to try one myself. Here are a few examples of them.

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=264-555

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=45_229_427&products_id=1581

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

Amp they will be on, an Alpine PDX-4.100

Im not going to run a single set... If I run 2 sets I can run my amp lower. That way I will have more power and double the speakers.

nope. won't work. pdx puts out the same power at 2 or 4 ohms.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

I changed what amp they will be on. I was thinking of the 4.150, but ended up buying a DLS Ultimate A5.