12" Audiobahn AW1200Q vs 12" Alpine Type E

 

Shadroc
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I just bought 1 12" Audiobahn AW1200Q and i want to know what kind of box to get Audiobahn reccomended 3 types: Vented,Ported,and Sealed. My friend has 2 10" Alpine type E hooked up to a MTX amp and it sounds pretty good (he has it in a sealed box). His subs are rated @ 300w RMS each and mine is rated @ 700w RMS 1400w max.Is two subs better than one?
 

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Username: Taylor17

Kopperl, Texas

Post Number: 911
Registered: Jan-05
If you are looking for spl, go with the ported box, if you are looking for sq, go with sealed. Good luck on getting much sq with audiobahn though.:-)
Adding an extra sub only add's around 3+ Db's.
 

Shadroc
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Thanks thats what i was think. Im definately for spl
does it matter what hz the ported box is tuned to? If so, my friend has a 30hz ported box or should it be tuned to a higher hz like 32?
 

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Username: Subfanatic

Walton, Ky

Post Number: 867
Registered: Dec-04
taylor...someone at carstereo.com said that adding another sub adds like 4.1562823890470...some weired 4.15 number...is it 3 or 4 dbs...i wanna know lol
 

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Username: James1115

Wilton, Ct

Post Number: 1818
Registered: Dec-04
if all you want is SPL tune it to like 40htz
 

Shadroc
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Yea sounds good. Is Audiobahn good tho? Or is the Alpine Type E better? I just want one sub because i got a 92 Mustang GT and space isnt available.
 

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Username: Taylor17

Kopperl, Texas

Post Number: 915
Registered: Jan-05
Ya, what James said, if you want more db's, tune it to 40/45 hz.
Lol sub, actually I think it is like 3.90987789 that look's right:-) haha
 

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Username: Invain

Michigan United States

Post Number: 1577
Registered: Aug-04
How about we just say 3 db's, that's the general rule of thumb. 3.989891987198729384987198719873298471987293841892039480912835491890510923095481 0293580918305981093580918359018903580193258018230958012850 my @ss.
 

shadroc
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Ima just have to buy one off of ebay because i dont know how to tune a box lol. I can make the box tho but the tuning......nope
 

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Username: Taylor17

Kopperl, Texas

Post Number: 916
Registered: Jan-05
The Alpine E is there bottom line sub, not that grate. It's not a bad sub by any mean's.
Audiobahn has a split rating, people either love them or hate them. I like them, not bad for the price. Some people say there build quality isn't that grate, and there not really an sq sub.
I used to have a pare of there 8's like 3 year's ago, and I think they wher the hardest hitting 8's I've ever heard. After about a year they did blow though, then after that I couldn't keep a pare from blowing so I switched to 12 Ma's. They are running off the same amp as the 8's wher though!
 

Shadroc
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By the way how is a ported box tuned? And what about bandpass?
 

Shadroc
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What kind of amp should i use on this sub. Have you all heard od Volfenhag? Some German amp i dont believe its good quality, What about Power Acoustiks?
 

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Username: James1115

Wilton, Ct

Post Number: 1825
Registered: Dec-04
dude if you want cheap good subs go verwin vega v-max or Image dynamics , or alpine type r. You will get much better quality by going with one better sub then two subs that are lower line subs.
 

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Username: James1115

Wilton, Ct

Post Number: 1826
Registered: Dec-04
dude if you want cheap good subs go verwin vega v-max or Image dynamics , or alpine type r. You will get much better quality by going with one better sub then two subs that are lower line subs.
 

SHADROC
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No i got the audiobahn not the type E's its able to run on 2 ohms or 8ohms what kind of amp should i use?
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