i have a type r 12'' powered by a mrd m605 alpine amp right now, and i was thinking of upgrading to a re se 12'' and a kicker kx600.1 will the re and kicker sound any better? and im only paying like 75 dollars more for the kicker and re, is it worth it?
is your type-r the 'new' type-R? there's a big forum hard on on caraudio.com for the type-R subs. I looked into them before buying my SEs. Install would be the difference, IMO.
sealed/ported enclosure size, that kind of stuff, not really install, more of enclosure dependant. SE's sealed or ported and tuned low sound great. I haven't heard the new type-R's, the T/S for the SE's worked better for me.
i would take the se and kicker. re makes better subs in build quality and performance and kicker makes better amps than alpine but thats just my opinion.
truth is, the se may sound a little better, but not much, they are both middle level subs. upgrade to a better sub and a bigger amp, or at least a better sub, eclipse ti, idmax etc.
On second thought, since you already have a sub and amp, maybe just change the box the sub is in. Try making one to Alpine's specs ported low and see how that does you. You'd save time, money, and effort instead of a whole different sub setup that MIGHT not sound that much better. I forgot you already had a sub and amp.