Hey guys,

should i get alpine type rs to replace two sony explodes?

i have 2 12's and want to replace them and type r's seem the best choice.

any other options around this price $130-170????
jl w6's?

any help guys?

thanks

 

ive had two 12 inch w6 in mine and man those thing rock like hell
man if u get these dont make my mistake geta realy powerful amp i blew both subs by underpowering them but ya these are awesome subs get ready for a full body massage man

 

I would go with the Alpine type R. I was planning on buying some for a while it just turns out I bought a home theater system first.

 

You can blow JL's by underpowering them? Are you serious? ive never heard something so ridiculous in my whole life....

 

Yes u can blow speakers by underpowering them. The amp has to run at too high of a level...creating more distortion and therefore ruining the speakers.

This also hurts the amp.

 

What do you mean at too high of a level? Volume on the head unit? The gain on the amp? I thought the higher to gain on the amp the more power that is being drawn from it? Obviosuly if the speakers cant handle the wattage they will blow or become distorted but, underpowering still in my mind cannot ruin a subwoofer. When the subs hits at lower volume less wattage from the amp is produced right?, so are you saying playing subs on a lower volume is technically being underpowered right? Well im doing something wrong and i blow JL speakers every other month, but i dont think underpowering is the problem. I think its JL audio Well you confused me throw me some insight w/detailed explanation. Im real slow......

 

i have 2 10" type R's... AMAZING!! definatly a must buy!!

Underpowering a sub will do more damage than over powering them, to a certain extent. If the sub is not recieving the amount of of power it needs to produce clean, undistorted sound, it is working harder than it has to. The coil will recieve a distorted signal, making the coil burn out. Overpowering a sub usually does damage because the sub is being forced to move too much, making it bottom out and distort. Its rather complicated, and im having trouble explaining it right now... but yes, underpowering will ruin your subs, especially if you play them loud all the time. I have 300 watts rms going to each 10" sub in my car, the things barely move... but they sound incredible!!

 

As overrated as JL subs are, I'd still go with them over the Type R's. I've found that if they are not in the absolute perfect environment and PERFECT enclosure, they don't reproduce sound as well as a JL might.

 

i got an alpine sub. the type-r 15" and it POUNDS. id say go for it.