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High Society wrote:i
And SX like ported boxes btw. So if you want to get an SX you will be better off going ported.

completely agree. my sx12 sounds great in a 1.9 cu ft tuned to 32 Hz. I also reallize i can get it louder with a larger enclosure, but i like the sq mine is able to keep. but all this only applies if you end up with an sx.

i have a Type R, powered off a JBL 600.1 in a 3cf box tuned to 30hz... trust me, the Type R does best in a ported box.. and the Type X isnt much different.. MAY be a little louder i suppose, but for the price the Type R will do whatever the Type X will.. also the Type R will take well over its RMS and do fine.. give it atleast its RMS..

take a look here:

http://www.sounddomain.com/ride/2215412
http://photobucket.com/albums/f200/Scarrell/
metering: http://realmofexcursion.com/videos/Vari ... eter.1.wmv
http://realmofexcursion.com/videos/Vari ... flex.4.wmv
http://realmofexcursion.com/videos/Alpi ... r12.30.wmv
http://realmofexcursion.com/videos/Alpine/typer12.36.wmv
http://realmofexcursion.com/videos/Alpine/typer12.37.wmv

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

by the way Scarrel thats pretty awesome!

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?

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..

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.

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

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

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?