Alpine Type S Subwoofer

[SL33K]

hey guyz.

Just about to get an Alpine Type S Sub for very cheap.

Just wondering if it is good enough for normal bass.

I want something that sounds OK not too loud. I previously had two kickers COMP DVC running at 2ohms and it was too loud and i never even put the volume that loud.

I am looking for some bass but not too much.

I listen to RNB, Trance Rock. whatever. Even Celine dion. jk

Any feedback will be appreciated.

Cheers.

Vish.

[SL33K]

Or what do you guyz think of Pioneer Champion Series 12 inch sub?

[SL33K]

Ended up getting the Pioneer 2010 model TSW308D4 Champion Series from Motoquipe.

Has anyone tried these Subs?

[Carbon 34]

no ....they get mixed reviews in most tests reports and feedback and for a few bucks more you can find much better. sorry to be so blunt

follow the box size specs in instructions or it will fail.

[SL33K]

Yeah troy i checked out the reviews. But the reviews.

I tested it yesterday on a friends amp and it sounds awesome. Just need my own amp now

It came with a Factory Pioneer Box. its a 2010 model.

Btw does anyone know what AMP will be good for it?

Its 1400watts Max and 400Watts RMS

What amp will suit it best?

Cheers.

[Carbon 34]

Yeah troy i checked out the reviews. But the reviews.

I tested it yesterday on a friends amp and it sounds awesome. Just need my own amp now

It came with a Factory Pioneer Box. its a 2010 model.

Btw does anyone know what AMP will be good for it?

Its 1400watts Max and 400Watts RMS

What amp will suit it best?

Cheers.

make sure your sub box is the same specs as required by the woofer, or they fail easy.

don't under power it either.

lets see, you can get something for 100 bucks or $10,000 that will power it. but shoot for around 600-800 RMS , if you like it loud you can go bigger but beware the sub can fry if the box/port is wrong

check out these pioneer deals, direct from them

Pioneer

any of the mono or two channel models on the bottom will do the trick

4ohm load per voice coil in stereo

or in voice coils wired in parallel is a 2 ohm load to a mono amp, so make sure the amp can handle the loads

or another option but not a perfect one, wire in series, which = 8ohms mono and bridge a two channel amp on the load , the amp will see a 4ohm load in that case(can sound a bit muddy that way)

presuming you got the dual 4ohm coil model not the 2ohm one ? they have both ?

or even both coils wired(4ohm dvc) in parallel on a bridged 2 channel amp, that can handle a 1ohm load in stereo , when bridged it becomes that load

(I run mine off a old 4 channel amp bridged to each sub. a 1ohm load on each coil to the amp. ) 75 watts rms at 4ohms ,,,990 max at just under 1 ohm)

pm me if you get stuck ..lol

[SL33K]

Thanx for the reply Troy.

yeah i think i might go with the Pioneer Mono Block Amp. There are some at Motoquipe and the guy gave me a good deal.

Btw the Pioneer Sub Box says 2ohms on the side where the terminals are, what does this mean? Is 2ohms better than 4ohms?

I dont understand Ohms lol.

[SL33K]

Thanx for the reply Troy.

yeah i think i might go with the Pioneer Mono Block Amp. There are some at Motoquipe and the guy gave me a good deal.

Btw the Pioneer Sub Box says 2ohms on the side where the terminals are, what does this mean? Is 2ohms better than 4ohms?

I dont understand Ohms lol.

[blk94r33]

On the side of the sub box or the side of the box the sub came in? Lol. Sounds like the sub box has terminals to run a DVC sub? 2 ohms is better than 4 ohms in terms of power you can get from the amp , the less resistance the amp "sees" the more power it can make. Ie. a mono block amp might make 200wrms at 4 ohms, but 400wrms at 2 ohms. Google it lol.

[SL33K]

It says 2ohms on the Sub Box (wooden Pioneer Champion Series factory one lol)

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SO 2ohms is better

[Carbon 34]

oh you got the one in a prebuilt box the part number is unboxed one , and yes its a Dual voice coil sub wired in parallel inside, if you use a stereo amp it has to be 1 ohm stable it won't play the sub bridged and survive,

you must use a mono amp that can take a 2 ohm load , something like a digital mono block

do some shopping around you can find better prices

so no cheap amps..lol

[SL33K]

oh you got the one in a prebuilt box the part number is unboxed one , and yes its a Dual voice coil sub wired in parallel inside, if you use a stereo amp it has to be 1 ohm stable it won't play the sub bridged and survive,

you must use a mono amp that can take a 2 ohm load , something like a digital mono block

do some shopping around you can find better prices

so no cheap amps..lol

I got a nearly new Pioneer GM7200M Mono Amp from a guy.

My sub is 400Watts RMS and the AMP is 360Watts RMS... DO you think this is a good combination?

It sounds awesome. Very clean bass.

[Carbon 34]

I got a nearly new Pioneer GM7200M Mono Amp from a guy.

My sub is 400Watts RMS and the AMP is 360Watts RMS... DO you think this is a good combination?

It sounds awesome. Very clean bass.

should be fine, just setup the amp gains properly, and fuse at the battery

[SL33K]

yeah. done that. thanx man.