ok everyone seems to love the R and over here the type-x is a god for some dumbass reason. i've heard the R's and i've heard 1 12" X. personaly i think Alpine can do ALOT better than these things. i really do think that Alpine has the potential to be up with the W7 and the XXX. to me Alpine subs are WAY over rated. anyone else think this? i know the R is a GREAT budget sub, not being sarcastic they are, but people over here are only thinking alpine alpine and are willing to spend god given amounts of cash for X's when they can get stuff that is so much better... why is this?
Alpine has Good CD players, good but not great subs, same with speakers, and very good amplifiers. I know what you mean though. I have heard 1 12" Type X with 1000rms to it and my 2 Arsenals 12"'s with 500rms total were louder and sounded twice as good. The X's lack SQ to me. The R's have a little more but compared to stuff like the CVR, they just aren't the greatest. When I get some money some day I am going to buy subs like that and test them head to head though.
*Also, quick similarity I just thought of is MTX subs and Alpine subs are very similar in my opinion. Kinda have a flat sound. Still decent sounding and still can get kinda loud. But DEFINATELY neither of those subs can drop low like a CVR or nothing close to Arsenals.
I rarely see eye to eye with people on hear just because car audio opinions are different of course, but I agree 100%. They used to be incredible, and still are good. But people JUST getting into car audio think they are godly.
Rovin, where did you hear about shocker sigs? and really alpine is overrated, every1 on here makes them sound like some type of great sq sub, which it is no where close to being, good budget subs, but there are other subs in the same price range that dominate it.
LOL^^^^ i just had to get this out of the way, its been bothering me ever since those kids were talkin about how good the Jackhamer is, then saying an Alpine Type-X would tear my car appart. you all know my setup and the X that i heard i think it was 1100RMS to it, not exactly sure, but my 2 audiobauns BLEW it out of the water... idk prices on the X's at all but i would rather buy 2 subs than 1 12" sub. thats why i'd prefer to have my 2 10W6v2's over 1 13w7
u hardlt ever hear anybody here talking about them - thats what i was saying above !
Dustin : u need 2 back up ur post & give examples so whoever is reading this thread will get a good idea what 2 buy ...no offense btw
well now that the Assassin 12"= $75 has now come out with a gr8 pricetag its gonna be the new popular kid on the block
Another sub which gets alot of attention is kicker cvr because its like only $90 or less .
"Assassin blows the Type R out of the water in all categories." - er did u see or hear in person !?
Every1 knows 1 own 2 Rs but I'm not argueing with any of u but if actually heard both & those AA r better then thats all i & others prolly wanna know ...
have a type r never blew it up or thought it was the best thing ever. but for the price it is a pretty good performer. overall a solid sub for the price, but not the best.
"Assassin blows the Type R out of the water in all categories." - er did u see or hear in person !?
I dont think he has kids say stuff with out even hearing the product just shows how much he knows im not saying thats a true statement but you shouldnt say that unless you actually heard the product..............
Type X come in 10s and 12s, they don't make a 15. They retail at about $500 cnd, i think around $400 u.s. That's still way cheaper than w6 or w7s so you really can't compare. And comparing x's and r's to stuff like arsenals isn't fair either because a lot of people aren't willing to buy subs online, or just plain haven't heard of half these brands. Alpine is everywhere. "you all know my setup and the X that i heard i think it was 1100RMS to it, not exactly sure, but my 2 audiobauns BLEW it out of the water..." .......so? The type x isn't even advertised as an spl sub. It's an sq sub that gets loud. to say that 2 12 audiobahns blew 1 type x out of the water really isn't saying much. 2 of most subs would kill one type x, especially when x's are usually in sealed boxes, and if the 2 12's are in a ported box. I've heard crap get pretty loud before. I had 2 10" punch xlc's in a bandpass with a 100w amp that hit 141db, and sounded like absolute trash. Also, I've never heard assassins but I don't doubt that they sound great. However, they look like crap. Honestly, if I didn't know they were good, and was given the choice between a type r and an assassin, I'd probably laugh really hard before picking the type r. Even now, I'd probably pick the type R just because I'm too picky about install and how everything looks. Not to mention, it's always fun to brag. And it's tough to brag to someone who has no knowledge of car audio that my $75 assassins sound so much better than their $400 type r's, and if they don't believe me they can go look on ecoustics. I admit, I bought my type r's before I really knew a lot of the brands out there. If I were to buy my subs now, I'd probably think pretty strongly about going with RE. But, for a mainstream sub, you can't deny that for the price, the type r and even the type x are a good sub.
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The Type Rs are way better then the audiobahns u have Nolimit
opinion mainly. of course they fall within different classes. No one needs to listen to a $700 sub next to a $50 sub to decide which sounds better. But different subs are good for different applications. People have different tastes in music, and different ideas of what sounds good. You can be guided to a good product on here, but in the end you'll have your own opinion on what you want. I guess that's why all these guys have had so many different brands and models of equipment. You rarely hear of someone really into car audio keeping a system for over a year. It'd be great if you could be lead to the best equipment the first time, but you'll always hear something better.
i would rate my type Xs as spl 4/10, sq 7/10, and overall for the price 6/10. in a sealed box 2 12's sound good and are still pretty loud. whoever said they dont hit low is incorrect, they actually hit very low in a good box. as you can see im not saying they are great by any means but they are alright.
If this is the case and there are no objective references to judge another system over the other...no one really has the right to criticize another system. Because you are judging it based on your own personal taste and personal bias.
well i heard a 12inch type r ported running off some oof the wall amp and i wasn't impressed, the sq was ok but not impressive, and when i say theres better for the price i was talkin about AA assassin, RE re, AA atlas(when it was still made) and kicker cvrs. and i think im about the only one on here that talks about shocker subs, i never knew if any1 else has ever seen a shocker sub.and has any1 noticed thats theres no more anon and you have to register to post.
nobody really bought the arsenals i would of went for the havocs too and he cant really compare the subs cause hes underpowering them with a kicker 450.2 lololololol hahahahahaha that just makes me laugh.That is not lame that is just plain retarded.
yes cameron i still have the Xs. i don't go around claiming that they are the best though. if you have read some of my other posts i am looking to upgrade. the type Xs sound good but it just doesn't get loud enough for me.
i think the type Xs sound better than audiobahns nolimit. lol. don't know why you compared the two. i used to have the audiobahns and the sq was awful.
i used to type Rs and they were pretty loud and clean. they are very nice subs imo. its just so many people have it and talk about it. i can see why some people would get sick of them. i got rid of them cause i wanted a more powerful system.
when i had the re se xxx (re se with xxx softparts) that sub destroys all other subs i had. even the type Xs i have now. only reason i got rid of that one was cause i couldn't find another one. i wanted two subs not one. that is why i sold that one. that sub had awesome sq and got really loud. i mean loud. awesome sub.
dustin.........hell yea no more anon. this is awesome......