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i was thinking about geting on 12 inch subwoofer for my car the budget is around 150 dollars. my friend suggested me to get a kicker comp vr or the memphis power reference subs. What are you guys opinions on these subs, or if you don't like these than which other subs would you suggest i get. I like spl with some sq

 
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alpine type-r

 

^^^YES. I looooove my alpine type-r!

 
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Resonant Engineering SE 12"
price last i checked was $169(2004)

 
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what amp would u guys suggest to go w/ it?

 
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I got my 2 12 Type-S for 160 but the Type-R would be awesome too! Don't know bout the amp tho.

 
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get any sub from RE or DD those are the best subs money can buy no questions about it. Ask any true audiophile

 
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i run an entire infinity system... great stuff and decent prices

 
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Alpine type R 12" is awesome. I'm not sure what your into, but i hate those gangster subs that blow your head thru the windsheild. The type r, in my opinion is just perfect. get the 1242d.

 
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<----- true audiophile

I can think of AT LEAST 10 subs I's run before any product RE or DD makes would even pop into my head as a maybe

 
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OH BURN!!!

 
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lol...burn is right!

From the little I heard about DD, I didn't hear that they were that good so I was waiting for someone to say something. lol

 
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I like the RE XXX
Great sub all around. great spl, and pretty good sq.
but yeah, there are better subs out there.

 
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btw ludlam , what sub are you running now??

 
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brahma 15

and before you say its the same as a xxx
coil is different
slightly better sq, slightly less output

but the xxx is the only sub from re that I'd go near, but they dont make it anymore

its more re's business practices that draw me away from them too

 
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actually they still make the xxx, but its the new crap model, which I don't think it comes even close with the old one. I would never get anything like that...
Yeah, I know the brahma is not as much spl oriented as the xxx but to tell you the truth, my friend has 2 xxx 12's in his accord (the ones that are not made anymore), and I really don't like the way they sound. SQ wise I mean. The spl is incredible, even though he's got leather interior, and the subs are in a sealed box...
Never heard a brahma, too bad you're not down here in socal to hear your system. Would you say the brahmas have as much sq as the ID max's ??

 
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BTW, you can still get the Old RE XXX's brand new here in socal. This guy Tuan has a shop in LA. He can special order them. Not sure for how long though

 
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never compared a brahma to an idmax so i couldnt say
i know on paper it should have more sq since it has a flatter bl curve
and i know that the b15 can play lower
but things on paper are different than real world
whiterabbit could probably tell you better than i could
i just use it because i got it for dirt cheap
for my application it works great... i hardly ever crank it, i dont really use it above 50 hz. but when i do crank it, its louder than my 3 12" shivas were

 
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brahmas sound awesome but they are hard to get your hands on them, for me atleast. The Brahma 15 is such a good sub it sounds like heaven and its power handling is up there. RE xxx's are also good, some may argue but they are easily top 5.
i like DD because they have high output competition subwoofers, if competition is your thing. Thats just my preference

 
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How do the 7500's sound in your car? Im thinking of picking some of those up myself.

 
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do a search back a few years cross referencing RE and Onyx audio
if they haven't taken it off the internet, then youll find some nice stuff about RE's lovely business practices which draw me away from them.

as to DD, they make a DAMN loud sub, but that's what they design them to do, get loud. 9515's can handle an ASSLOAD of power. I've videos where the actual basket of the sub cracks and breaks into pieces before the voice coils burn out.
sound quality is what I'm after, but it's dying quickly... SPL is taking over

 
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Digital Designs all the way!!

 
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DD subs arent really geared towards SQ, pretty much all out spl and thats why everyone htinks they are the best.

i suggest a 2005 12" alpine type r. slap it in a 2.5 @ 32Hz box with like 750 watts going to it and trust me you'll be happy, it get very loud and the sq is good aswell... and its cheap

 
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the 7500's in my car sound amazing, they can handle enough power to shake the block, and they can run forever without even getting mildly warm. I love my subs to death and they love me back i want to get it spl'ed soon, ive already won Loudest system at a local carshow so i guess they can speak for themselves. rockin subs imho, great starter subs if your too lazy to make your own box. Ive hooked up two rockford fosgate Power1's in my civic with the same amp and the 75's sounded much better.



As for the 05 Type R......i seriously doubt that thing can handle 750 watts rms...type R's do sound good but you have to get the box PERFECT to get maximum potential

 
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Sweet, now when they drop below $650, ill have some =)

 
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what about some image dynamics? or elemental desings?

they make the new XXX that has about 5 inches of excursion =P it kills the old XXX no doubt. though it also kills your wallet.. its over 600 for the speaker. but that thing is HUGE!

 
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i STILL prefer the old XXX it might just be me but imho it sounds better and outperforms. imagine dynamics is an awesome brand putting out some killer subs, not too much experience with elemental designs but I also havent heard anything bad