Solo barics? Alpine type r’s?
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Topic: Solo barics? Alpine type r’s?
Posted By: crichols82
Subject: Solo barics? Alpine type r’s?
Date Posted: August 01, 2003 at 3:30 PM
Hey guys, I've decided its about time I invested in a new system. I had an Orion Cobalt setup, with the 12" sub, 150.2 amp, and the bandpass box. The sub generally sounds good, but I wanna upgrade to something better. I dont wanna sub that is gonna be too loud to listen to, as I am not a big fan of spl. But I want a good balance of loud, and sq. I think realistically I can only fit 1 12 in my trunk. Ive been looking at the Alpine type r 12's (2 ohm dvc), Kicker L7 Solo-Baric 12" (2 ohm dvc), and possibly the Memphis SHP series subs (they are a little out of my price range though). I dont mind spending over 200 for a sub if it's worth it to my ears, and I just dont know what to get. Any suggestions you guys? Also, I havnt bought an amp yet, but I'll find one once I decide which sub i want.
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Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: August 01, 2003 at 5:38 PM
If your looking for something that has a good balance of volume and sq I highly suggest that you look at the Eclipse Aluminum series https://www.eclipse-web.com/products/speaker/sw8100/sw8122dvc.html and if you can afford it go for the Titanium Series https://www.eclipse-web.com/products/speaker/sw9100/sw9122.html The subs move as much air as 2 or more L7 or type R's and still maintain excellent sq.
Posted By: Special-K
Date Posted: August 01, 2003 at 11:06 PM
Solo-barics===SPL Alpine===SQ Memphis===better SQ i would get these than ^
Posted By: crichols82
Date Posted: August 02, 2003 at 10:51 AM
Okay, I guess I wont get the solo-barics, so my choices are now memphis, eclipse, or alpine.....the only place i seem to be able to find memphis is in my local shop, but they are 650 each!! OUCH!!! I checked ebay and they dont have the SHP's, do you knoiw where i can get them cheaper?
Posted By: fogle03
Date Posted: August 03, 2003 at 3:01 PM
kicker is the way to go, i got 2 solobaric L7 10s and it hit 147db's...if you dont want to hit that hard buy a pair of kickers comp vr's, they hit real good to and they are cheap...they are dual 4ohm
Posted By: esmith69
Date Posted: August 03, 2003 at 3:15 PM
The Infinity Kappa Perfects will give you a really good SQ and still hit really hard when you want them to. Might want to give them a listen. And yes they can handle a lot more than their advertised RMS power handling (400 watts). Also just so you know they make a DVC version of that sub, in case you need something to work better with whatever amp you plan to use. ------------- Ethan
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Posted By: Himself
Date Posted: August 03, 2003 at 3:24 PM
What type of music do you listen to the most? When you say it sounds good but want better, do you want it louder? Tighter bass? Have you ever thought about a ported box instead of the bandpass. If your not a spl fan then the bandpass might be a bit boomy and slopy sounding. The sub is the main purchase, but the box type is important too. ------------- What?
Posted By: crichols82
Date Posted: August 03, 2003 at 5:47 PM
I mostly listen to rock music, but I do listen to rap too....i want something that is gonna be louder than what I have without sacrificing the tight bass that I get from my current setup
Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: August 03, 2003 at 5:53 PM
Posted By: crichols82
Date Posted: August 03, 2003 at 5:55 PM
what about the titaniums? they are more expensive....but do they make a big difference?
Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: August 03, 2003 at 6:28 PM
The Titanium’s put out a lot more bass and their as clean as the Aluminums. But they still have a good balance of SQ/SPL. Here is a review by car audio magazine on the Titanium’s https://www.caraudiomag.com/specialfeatures/0112cae_subwoofer/index.html but from your description of what you’re looking for I would go with the aluminum series.
Posted By: crichols82
Date Posted: August 03, 2003 at 7:14 PM
the magazine review basically made them sound like they were spl only.....so if anything ill go with the aluminum, but i still wanna at least see if i can find those memphis shp's....noone knows where i can find em?
Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: August 03, 2003 at 7:20 PM
They do make it sound like it is strictly spl but the sub actually puts out some good sq for the amount of bass that it puts out. But I would go with the Aluminums they put out lots of bass but they are still a sq sub.
Posted By: crichols82
Date Posted: August 03, 2003 at 7:46 PM
okay i think thats a good choice.....u think a jbl 1200.1 would have too much power for those aluminums?
Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: August 03, 2003 at 8:04 PM
If you’re only getting one I would suggest you go with the JBL 600.1. But you can use the 1200.1 as long as you keep the gains down.
Posted By: bigballer
Date Posted: August 04, 2003 at 3:19 PM
the Alpine type R's are awesome, you cant go wrong with them.
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Posted By: crichols82
Date Posted: August 04, 2003 at 3:46 PM
okay guys thanks for the input. I think I'm gonna go with the aluminum eclipse's. Bberman1 suggested I use the jbl 600.1 amp, any other suggestions?
Posted By: dacaraudio
Date Posted: August 05, 2003 at 9:23 PM
I am a Kicker dealer and love all there products you could go with some L5 10's and do like a Kicker 600.2 on them what you do is get the DVC 4ohm's and wire them in parrallel and the wire each sub in stereo mode on the amp they like either a 2ohm stereo, or a 4ohm bridged modes And kicker works great for sq look at all the trophy's ------------- "Big D's Car Audio"
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