2 decent 10s vs. 1 sick 12

Discussion in 'Car Subwoofers' started by maxlf, Oct 9, 2008.

  1. maxlf

    maxlf New Member

    ok, new to forum, anyways i had a type r 12 alpine, with my new amp which is a kenwood 1800watt max. Amp puts out approx. 900 rms at 4 ohm. Fine for the type r, well i thought. i didnt buy the type r new btw, i traded for it. The rubber around the cone split from the cone so i figured thats done with. And i also had two 10 type e's. I had these setup with my old amp which was 1000 watts max about 500 rms, Kenwood btw. So, 1 of those blew, and i had the other one hooked up without having the amp brigded so half the power. So to get to the point, i have two empty boxes and i honestly do not know what to do. Im thinking either get two 10 type r's for roughly 225 total. Or, i could get a sick twelve like either a type X or a kicker cvx or even a jl w6. If you have any suggestions thatd be great. Im regretting trading my kicker 15 cvr. that thing was sooo loud. Wish i had the 1800 watt amp when i had that. Also, budget of about 250 at most.
     
  2. cccullen

    cccullen Full Member

    Welcome. Sounds like you haven't had very good luck with subs. lol

    2 10's would give you more cone area hence giving you louder bass. Now, I don't think your amp puts out 900rms at 4ohm. i'm going to take a stab at this and assume you have a KAC-9104D which is rated at:
    # RMS Power Rating:

    * 4 ohms: 500 watts x 1 chan.
    * 2 ohms: 900 watts x 1 chan.
    * 1 ohm: >900 watts x 1 chan.
    Is that your amp?

    OK, if i'm right and if you would want to go with one 12" then maybe you should take a look at Elemental Designs 13Ov.2. If you get one of these DVC 4ohm then wire it into a 2ohm load then that should slam pretty good. Here's the link:
    http://www.edesignaudio.com/product...id=35&osCsid=4224fd9f4a9f63e6c0602a32f85fa5ff

    Or you could get two 10" Alpine type R's DVC 4ohm and wire them at a 1ohm load to your amp. Over 900 watts going to two 10's would prolly make your ears bleed. lol

    http://cgi.ebay.com/2-ALPINE-SWR-1022D-10-Type-R-SUB-WOOFERS-3000W-pair_W0QQitemZ360092987007QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item360092987007&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A3|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

    the two options are within your budget.
     
  3. cccullen

    cccullen Full Member

  4. jonnyv713

    jonnyv713 The Young Gun of CAT

    that blaack cone is sexy
     
  5. electrolytic

    electrolytic Full Member

    Welcome !!
     
  6. maxlf

    maxlf New Member

    Thanks for the input, yes i must have got the info wrong regarding my amp. But how would i wire down to 1 ohm?
     
  7. cccullen

    cccullen Full Member