[EnvyX]

and i spent $234 on my two subs shipped from
onlinecarstereo.com

[spudz904]

No circuit city or best buy....wayy over priced. If you are really concerned with sound quality over spl and your budget conscious, your ideal sub would be an alpine type r. Sony is crap (been there done that). Did anyone even ask what type of music you listen to??? That is a more than necessary question! Sealed vs Ported? What type of sub? All depends on the type of music you listen to......Personally, once i went sealed, i decided i will never go back to ported and sacrifice sq over spl.

Don't you think 2 12" might be a little excessive? I have one 12" type x with *only* 500watts going to it and it hits HARD! If i'm listening to any heavy hitting bass song, i have to turn the bass down on EVERYTHING (bass controller, headunit) just to make it listenable.

I have a focal component set up front, a ridiculously large set of JL 6X9's in the back, 1 12" alpine type x, JL audio 300/4, 500/1, and a JL cleansweep with a 5 farad cap. I have absolutely no dimming whatsoever and i have a cheap duralast battery from kragen's.

[EM2MAGMET914]

spudz904 thts kinda wut i was aiming to go get i wanted a type x so i can u kno turn everythingdown and listen nicely with a bump and whn i see jerks with the rattleboxes i can pump it n shut em out but me im more of just being loud n shut down the guy next to me so i was thinkin one type x would b good enough but i wannaa kno wut kinda set up i need...how is tht one working for u? i wont starve the sub though ima deff give it atleast a good 2000watts amp is ur setup running good no car problems?

[greenbay0405]

The 12" I have now supposedly handles 250 watts...but sounds more like 150, which is ok, but not enough for me! I've had both 2 12's and 2 10's before, but have never run enough wattage to em to make em thump right. By "tight" bass, I mean I don't want just pure loudness, and the sub not being able to hit the notes accurately. And by sound quality I don't mean quiet and subtle... I want em' loud! But clean... Thats why i'm aimin' for JL. I got to listen to 2 12" W1s getting about 200 watts a piece the other day, and they sounded glorious . Louder than most of my past systems. I figure a 500 watt amp will do the subs justice.

[greenbay0405]

Originally Posted by ArjoonKumar

i have 2 jl w1's in my civic. The hit well, but they still make the car rattle a lot. I would recommend them for a civic

What kinda amp are you using?

[KTciv_03]

you never wanna mix and match subs. the respond at different times. sounds like SHIT. thers not alot of ice knowledge on this site is ther...

[EM2MAGMET914]

Originally Posted by KTciv_03

you never wanna mix and match subs. the respond at different times. sounds like SHIT. thers not alot of ice knowledge on this site is ther...

lol tru tht lol i seen sum guy on youtube run 2 mtx with a poineer walmart sub IN SERIES i was like NOOOOOOOOOO poor thing... but me the only thing's id mix is subs n amp cuz idk for me id rather pay 150 for like a sony amp wich is probly only good thing they make..than 400 for same kind of amp n not look as niceee idk...maybe its me likin lookin nice but oh well

[spudz904]

spudz904 thts kinda wut i was aiming to go get i wanted a type x so i can u kno turn everythingdown and listen nicely with a bump and whn i see jerks with the rattleboxes i can pump it n shut em out but me im more of just being loud n shut down the guy next to me so i was thinkin one type x would b good enough but i wannaa kno wut kinda set up i need...how is tht one working for u? i wont starve the sub though ima deff give it atleast a good 2000watts amp is ur setup running good no car problems?

Exactly. My system is sq all the way but when someone with a cheap setup from circuit city rolls by blaring and rattling the whole street, i can easily just turn up the volume and drown out their system. I find those people exceptionally annoying. Assholes. My setup is running perfectly fine and took me forever to plan. Its perfect for me, my only regret was the price. If i was to do everything over again, i would probably experiment with a 10" sub for a tighter response but i have no problems with my single 12".

At first, I was worried that a single 12" alpine type x with just 500watts wouldn't hit hard enough but I was wrong. With it turned up, everything in my car shakes and my back window flexes.

[EnvyX]

Originally Posted by KTciv_03

you never wanna mix and match subs. the respond at different times. sounds like SHIT. thers not alot of ice knowledge on this site is ther...

two different subs running off one amp isnt right, but two subs off two seperate amps tuned with the right box dimensions and amp settings may sound okay, especially if your careful with the gain....

my setup is
alpine 9883hu
alpine mrp-f450 pushing polk/momo components 6.5"
infinity 611a pushing two type-r 10"

its defineatly a SQ setup, but adjusting the bass and sub level makes it louder than i care to use. my seatbelts jump off the seats, my dashboard vibrates, and everything in the cupholders/center console can vibrate to hell

ive had 2 seperate sets of 6.5" speakers, two sets of subs, and 4 different boxes for the two sets of subs

[EM2MAGMET914]

wow spudz only 500!?!?! omg imagine if u had a monster amp in there lol! but yea im kinda like those ppl u hate mainly cuz i cant get any dynamat or sounddeadner so my trunk rattles like one of those noisemakers u spin on a stick shit...agghhh!! i hate it i mean like if u hear from front its crazy bass hehe but from behind ugh! hate it so i put my subs in the backseat sometimes hehehehe! but yea i got a circuit city setup i wont lie i was uneducated about everything whn i got it...i knew sum or another so got a good setup but for the price if i woulda known i woulda deff got a type r atleast but hey i cant complain for sony this system does knock pretty good i can only imagine wut damage i can do with a type R or even an X omg! i kno next system i do ima deff do it right and well prepare it

[cwo715]

had a JLW1 bumps but not worth it. Alpine Type E or even Infinity Reference subs.

[spudz904]

Everyone makes mistakes. My first setup was all sony and it rattled the hell out of my car. I felt like i was driving a paint can shaker. That was with 2 12" in a huge ported box. When i went with a tiny sealed box with an alpine type x that annoying rattling almost completely disappeared. It just vibrates now

[EM2MAGMET914]

ooo wow really! lol ok well i guess yea cuz the box takes up all tht space n stuff all the air n soundwaves got nowhere to go but the trunk so with a smaller setup got more space to move around would i b right assuming tht? if so thts perfect cuz i wanted to get a type R aiming for a type X if i can get enough money together to power it..i just hate the rattle...if anything ill put the speaker in the bakseat heehehe oh well speakers r out of my car now anyways didnt wanna kill another battery till i upgraded all the electricals so hopin to work on a type X soon lol

[greenbay0405]

Speaking of type X's, i've been looking into em. 1 of em puts out way more power than 2 jl w1s... so, i guess the question is, Alpine or JL?

[greenbay0405]

I ended up getting 2 12" type r's. Unfortunately, the alpine amp I have is gonna give both of the subs a mere 500 watts... which is what 1 of em can handle rms. but, i'm still looking foward to seeing the things bump. They're supposed to arrive late this week. Anybody have experience with type R's? From what i've heard, they're pretty clean subs. I'm thinking that 500 watts of alpine bass will hit pretty nice...