Whats louder? which one to get?

[Astyl 10+ year member]

Alright guys.. so i know in order to get in increase in DB's over your current setup you either need to double the power, or double the cone area... but how would this work out?

Say i have a 800 watt RMS Amp, and im looking to get subs that match the 800 watts RMS good.. Which would be louder?

Two 12" Kicker CVR's rated at 400 watts rms, for a total output of 800 watts divided over two drivers

or say a single 12" Alpine Type R, with a RMS of 500 Watts, and driven by 800 Watts with a single driver?

If i did the alpine choice, i wouldent have double the cone area, but ide have double the power on a single driver, so wouldent it all work out, because instead of bringing two seperate drivers to a lower potential with lower RMS, your bringing a single driver to a much higher potential with higher power going into it alone?

Would any of those selections be noticibly louder?

What about a 15" Type R ? its rated at 750 watts, and im giving it about its RMS with 800 watts?? Any suggestions?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

More cone area is usually preferable to more power on a single driver, as you're likely to run into power compression and get less than the theoretical value //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[300m_on_xxx 10+ year member]

go with the two cvr's

 

[Lil_KB 10+ year member]

CVRs

 

[Astyl 10+ year member]

Maybe i can find 200 more watts somewere and get a even 1K watts and run two 12" Type R's at there RMS

 

[Ninja_Turtle 10+ year member]

get 2 type Rs

 

[NoLimit 10+ year member]

2 type r's would be louder than 2 cvr's

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[Ninja_Turtle 10+ year member]

Get an amp that does + 1000 rms x 1 @ 1ohm and get two type R 4ohms .

 

[Phreaker 10+ year member]

Maybe i can find 200 more watts somewere and get a even 1K watts and run two 12" Type R's at there RMS

Geta good 1200-1600 to go between the pair of Type R's so each getting from 600-800w RMS each...they love it so much just watch the gains.

 

[Astyl 10+ year member]

Bxi2006d?

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i tried 2 type-r 12's in 2.0 each tuned @ 30hz (the box for my type-x's) on my bxi2006d, and i was really disappointed.

they wanted a lot more power.

maybe one type-r 15 on a bxi2006d would be a better bet

 

[Astyl 10+ year member]

ive heard some storys that the BXI2006D only puts out about 1600 true watts, and the 1606D only puts out about 1000 true watts

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i think the 1600's actually only a few hundred overrated.

i'd be suprised if the 2000 puts out any more than the 1600, tho.

there's a few threads on here about people being disappointed that their 2000 isn't even AS loud as their 1600 was.

My last amp was a lanzar opti2000D, which is rated @ 1600w @ 1 ohm, and that was much more powerful, in my experience.

I didn't even have an upgraded electrical system back then.

 

[Astyl 10+ year member]

ED Nine.1 for 1200 solid watts @ 12.5 volts.. then a 15" L7 as a good match for that

 

[Phreaker 10+ year member]

i tried 2 type-r 12's in 2.0 each tuned @ 30hz (the box for my type-x's) on my bxi2006d, and i was really disappointed.
they wanted a lot more power.

maybe one type-r 15 on a bxi2006d would be a better bet

What were you dissapointed with....the lows?

Type X beats the Type R are when it comes to teh lows.