Alpine Type R vs. Kicker Comp VR

[aznxthuggie]

in either 12 inch or 15 inch, which one do you guys think is better overall?

the 12 inch alpine is 300rms 1000peak
the 12 inch kicker is 400rms 800peak
the amp i will be using for the 12 will have 300rms

the 15 inch alpine is 500rms 1500peak
the 15 inch kicker is 500rms 1000peak
the amp i will be using for the 15 will have 500rms

vote vote!! i wanna know before i buy thx

[sr20de4evr]

For what?

For SQ - Type R
For SPL - Kicker

Depends on what your goals are

[aznxthuggie]

Originally Posted by sr20de4evr

For what?

For SQ - Type R
For SPL - Kicker

Depends on what your goals are

goals huh, well i want quality, thats why alpine is on there, but kicker is on there mostly because it cost $80 each and the alpine cost $125 each

but my goal is to have a loud subwoofer, while keeping the best quality possible, im also thinking of a ported subwoofer box, instead of a sealed because it will be louder than the sealed

and seriously speaking, not trying to be a nuisance or anything but i want it ALTEAST to be able to set off some car alarms, and if the type r in a ported isn't loud enough, is there anything else you can suggest to me? thx

[MStout]

Jesus...I dont think youre gonna set off car alarms with 500 watts.

[aznxthuggie]

Originally Posted by MStout

Jesus...I dont think youre gonna set off car alarms with 500 watts.

lol i guess im hoping for too much
300-500rms isn't alot then huh

im running 350 rms x 2 into two 12's right now, i think its pretty decent, except its sealed, im probably going to go with an alpine type R 12 in the alpine vented box, thx

[bumpinstang77]

It's all in the install I doubled the loudness if not more then double it with 2 audiobahn 12's... went from a shitty sealed enclosure to a slot ported one tuned to 28 hz. So yea if u install it right you can be louder then someone with twice the power. Another sub to check out is adire's shiva.

[aznxthuggie]

Originally Posted by bumpinstang77

It's all in the install I doubled the loudness if not more then double it with 2 audiobahn 12's... went from a shitty sealed enclosure to a slot ported one tuned to 28 hz. So yea if u install it right you can be louder then someone with twice the power. Another sub to check out is adire's shiva.

hey stang, do you know where to buy the adire shiva? i hear alot about it, but i really dont know where to buy it, or what the rms etc is, thx

[sr20de4evr]

www.adireaudio.com

[bumpinstang77]

www.acoustic-visions.com has it ready to ship for 125 shipping included. They HANDLE 650 rms thermally, but depending on your enclosure you probably will get the same output from less power. I've been contemplting getting a pair and have talked to adire for a while about them and one main point is that with the enclosure I have (2.8 cuft per sub tuned to 28hz) I would get full about from around 250 watts.

[sr20de4evr]

acoustic visions is a nice place, Kyle is a great guy

That's where I got my Adire Kit 81s from

[aznxthuggie]

thx guys, well now im still at two choices, with an improved outlook, im going for mostly quality, but im going to also buy a vented box just to see what the type r will sound like in a vented box

[Bradfordam]

Get a 15 inch L7. Proper box size. Probably as big as you can fit. And a 1000 watt Kicker amp. Or a 12 inch L7. If you want excess. Double it up if you can fit it. And probably run 1500-2500 to them. Kicker all the way bro. Get the 12 if you want better quality. I guess...

I got two 15 inch L7's in a 10 cubic foot box, ported, tuned to 33 hz. Severely, severely underpowered. I need a h/o alternator and a honkin Kicker amp. Battery or two... I got two Sony XM-D9001GTR's for amps :P. It's pretty loud I guess. Shakes a little bit... Anyways. There's my two cents.

... Something else. My buddy got this old... 360 watt amp that Kicker made. It has an 80A fuse hold in it though... What's up with that? Anyways. He also got these old Hollywood Excursions (Pretty decent subs) rated for 225 watt rms, per side. The amp at 1/4 volume is way too much for those subs. So we're running it at almost no gain. Pounds pretty good. Nothing excessive. Pretty impressive for what it is though. That's a big freakin 400 watt amp I tell ya... Sounds more like 800 watt. Atleast. But yeah... Bye! And good luck.

[PaulD]

wow, this thread is like 7 years old, none of the previous posters are even here anymore

[Bradfordam]

Originally Posted by PaulD

wow, this thread is like 7 years old, none of the previous posters are even here anymore

Yeah I realised that AFTER I posted...