alpine type x

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Topic: alpine type x

Posted By: chaos420
Subject: alpine type x
Date Posted: July 19, 2007 at 11:15 PM

Any opinions on the alpine type-x subs? I was thinking of getting a pair of the 12".

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Posted By: archemedes
Date Posted: July 19, 2007 at 11:30 PM

Alpine doesn't make any bad products. Those are good subs. I just think there are some just as good or better for less money (completely opinion though)

Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: July 19, 2007 at 11:35 PM

My friend has two of these in a ported box each powered by an Alpine MRD-1001.

These subs are more oriented towards sound quality. They sound really clean and tight...smooth deep bass...SPL is pretty good but what can you expect from an SQ sub...compromises

Posted By: chaos420
Date Posted: July 19, 2007 at 11:45 PM

They are listed pretty expensive, but i found a distributer of these pricing these subs @ around $320 instead of the listed $500

Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: July 19, 2007 at 11:52 PM

chaos420 wrote:

They are listed pretty expensive, but i found a distributer of these pricing these subs @ around $320 instead of the listed $500

Where...... I want some! P.M. me with some info!

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Posted By: chaos420
Date Posted: July 19, 2007 at 11:57 PM

Sorry I misquoted the price it's actually $292

https://www.mobilesoundworks.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=swx%2D1243d

Posted By: tcss
Date Posted: July 20, 2007 at 4:41 PM

No Manufacturers warranty on anything you buy from this place. I would be very careful.

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Posted By: sedate
Date Posted: July 20, 2007 at 5:17 PM

tcss]N wrote:

Manufacturers warranty on anything you buy from this place. I would be very careful.

Yea really. You might not even get a real Alpine sub. Jeeze.

Anyway, call around a bit or try Alpine's website and find a bricks&mortar store. Get the $300/woofer in cash and go down to the store and be like "I give you cash now for a pair" and they'll say "okay." Stay away from any store that has more than 4 or 5 locations. They have usually have the wrong attitude.

Buying car stereo equipment is like buying a car.. there is the MSRP... and a real price.

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Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: July 20, 2007 at 7:03 PM

No manufacturers warranty and a warratny through them totaly at their discretion. Support your local audio shop.

Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: July 21, 2007 at 11:35 AM

And, the man asked for OPINIONS on the Type X.

Never having heard them, I can't speak for it overall, but Bob (tcss) tells me that they make "mechanical" noises, like rear vent pole breating or something like that...

Their painful inefficiency would make ME look elsewhere, as well. The 10 NEEDS a kW to run it effectively. A kW to one 10" woofer... Wrong, man... just wrong. Oh, wait. I'VE done that! I forgot about the Eclipse Ti 10"! LOL (...except I ran 2700w to mine! posted_image

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