whats louder then 2 12 type R's on 900rms?

[mustanggt5330 10+ year member]

they just sound slopy

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

they just sound slopy

That's Type R's for you...

I'd much rather have something like a Shiva-X, or one of the new Exodus budget drivers, or even a Fi X if any are still around for sale...

 

[mustanggt5330 10+ year member]

so can sq setups get really loud?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Sure, some can...

 

[mustanggt5330 10+ year member]

so how r the shiva-x's? can you give me sum names of subs and amps that r good. i just need sum guidence

 

[Gary S 10+ year member]

Why only 1000 watts... I'd shoot for 1500 - 2000 watts.

For sound quality, sealed will help you. Also, going with subs specifically designed for sealed enclosures will help too. Almani S7 might be something to look at on a budget.

I used to work for JL... I don't know if this is still one of their design goals, but they used to design their subs for a higher than average -3db down point, around 60HZ, to squeeze as much SPL out of them without any noticeable drop in sound quality... maybe look for woofers which fit that profile... you would have to start loading woofer specs into a box program to find them.

 

[mustanggt5330 10+ year member]

what about w3's, fi ssd's, shiva-x's?

 

[SQBubble 10+ year member]

i'd get some audiopulse revo... or something that moves lot of air if your really going sealed.

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

Well there are a few things here. First off the 1000/1 from what I heard does closer to 1300 watts rms. Also the JL's do the power pretty even from 1.5 ohm to 4 ohm. (true ohm not wired) as a lot of people know subs vary on their imped while playing. You can have a sub wired at 1 ohm and it actually be seeing 4 ohms on a test tone depending on freq. your amp may only put out 300 to 400 watts with imped rise and his may put out the full 1300 watts. so that is the first problem. 2nd off I have a hard time buying that w3's would take the Type r's. I have one of the 12 currently in my daily car off 500 watts and WOW . it is LOUD. It could be the car as well. Or also you could not have your gains set properly . Everybody thinks hey I can hook up this amp and put this sub in any box and it will work great. Honestly 90 percent of your volume will be from the install. not the subs. you could be running DD 15's and if you put them in 1 cube ported a piece. they wouldn't do CRAP. So there are some of the problems. i assure you. If the type r's were done correct should be fine. Honestly depending on mic. Lets go with audio control. Depending on the car those two 12's done properly should be able to break a 150. Also you layed your seat down/detached depending on the car if it wont' lay down right? that can KILL your spl

 

[BZA 10+ year member]

my BTL for 390+shipping is definately louder than 2 type R's.

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

my BTL for 390+shipping is definately louder than 2 type R's.

Just too bad they sound like complete ***.

 

[Audio Master 10+ year member]

a fart in an elevator might be louder sorry i cant help i h8 alpine and think that ppl who buy it except maybe their decks dont do enough research into whats available and just go with easy mass porduced name brand twaddle

 

[Nismofreak 10+ year member]

Just too bad they sound like complete ***.

hahaha....

type r are not that bad of a sub but there are a ton better subs out on the market

 

[mustanggt5330 10+ year member]

how are these fissd 12's, anyone have exsperience with them

 

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

They are one of Fi car audio's lower lines.

They say ssd's with the copper coil option will produce decent sq with some good loud output. People also have mentioned Fi Q's (Fi's sq line) can get really loud with the right enclosure and enough watts.

http://www.ficaraudio.com