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Oh yea definitely i wouldnt imagine goin sealed... I was thinking goin with the recomended specs from Resonant Engineering what do u think?

Make sure you go ported tho, you will get the full potential outta the SX.

Oh yea i hear ya... Well The SX would go into the FJ Cruiser im ordering in a little bit, but as of now i drive a 96 Dodge Ram 1500 St cab... I have 2 Eclipse 12" in it and they are ok just not loud enough.

tnuts would work really well... you could even use brad nails.. anyway... the SX is a great choice.. a guy i talk too has one and says it does Really well off his JBL 1200.1...either subs are a good choice.. but as stated.. sealed isnt the best idea for them.. unless you absolutely want them sealed or have too or somethin... and i can speak from experience, ive heard Type R's sealed.. theres a night and day difference.. again, both subs can take over their rated rms.. you could give the Type R over 700rms and be fine, ofcourse as long as you are careful with the gains.. (mine are basically all the way down), so with that kind of power there shouldnt be a reason for you to turn the up much.. either way both subs would be good, but for the money, you could probably get two Type R's for one SX...usually two subs would be louder than one(more cone area..etc.)so keep that in mind... also i dont know if you have said what kind of car you have, but what do you drive?

ok definitely is a great amount of Feedback here and i appriciate it all guys... I think after hearing the arguments... im definitely going to talk to Scarrell and get the SX Dual 2ohm... I know i didnt plan on spending that much, but like some say, how many ppl really have the RE Subs out there and i really have had a weakness for them ever since i saw them. As soon as i get the dough i will buy it, even though i still have to Order the New FJ Cruiser when I get back from College... So untill then I will be studying for Finals and then The magic begins, with a trip to Home Depot for the Wood and the bolts... By the way i was thinkin about doing a T-nut installation i hear it holds the sub in better... this true?

sealing either one of those subs is a bad idea... neither is really designed for a sealed application. just do a ported box

two sealed alpine type-r 12's against one ported re sx 12 would be pretty close. i think i remember somewhere saying that going from sealed to ported or adding an additional subwoofer are almost the same as far as getting louder. if im wrong, someone please correct me. but i will say im very pleased with my sx. alot of people on here like to poke at the "re bandwagon" .... but in my experience i know way more people with alpine type-r's than poeple with re in general. or even know who they are. i dont think you'll be dissapointed in either case. and in either case, you'd want about 1000w rms amp, so thats not even a deciding factor. good luck

Nah i was thinking sealed unless you could give me a good interior volume desired for the sub. I was thinking that if i was to go with the Type R's i would go with about 1.5 sealed each chamber. But if i were to just go with the RE Sx, would that be louder or created greater SPL then 2 Type R's in a sealed box? The RE SX would be in the recomended box by RE Audio probably at 30hz.

if you got the Type R's in a ported box, tuned to 30hz-35hz, you'd be pretty damn loud, and have SOME SQ still... give them each 500rms or more.. and you will be very satisfied..

CaptainPioneer wrote:so u think the One SX in the Recomened ventted encloser will be louder than 2 Type R's?

2 type r's ported, or sealed?