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joh17

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  1. Alpine is a bit pricey. . .like 412 said you can find some other subs for a much cheaper if not the same price and get more bang for your bucks. Take a look at Sundown Audio subs and amps. They make pretty good stuff and they are pretty cheap too. The SA series are pretty good and the SAZ series of amplifiers are pretty good as well. Not trying to compare anything ok. Just letting you know that there are more stuff out there to look into before you make a final decision on what to buy.

    Ohm wise. . .2 or 4 really depends on how many subs you plan on running. . .if you say your running one for now then you can go with the dual 2 ohms so you can parallel them down to 1 ohm. but only if the amp is able to push at 1 ohm. If its not then get the dual 4 ohm and wire it down to 2 ohms. If you aren't sure then while looking up the specs of the amps on the website of the brand your looking at. . .be sure to try and find the ohm rating at which it is able to play and how much power it can give you at that ohm rating. Confused?

  2. Carbon fiber caps are much more durable than the "stock" dustcaps.

    On smaller subs with smaller power, they seem like they'd be for looks. However, in larger, highpowered setups; they seem like they'd be better because they have a much smaller chance of tearing.

    Thats how I see it at least...

    but how often is that a problem? the high powered 160db cars my team has used never tore a cone. my setup never did either.

    (( IMO ))

    I think they are only for looks. There really is no need for a dust cap at all.

    hell yes there is a need for a dust cap. taking out a dust cap would be like drilling a hole in the side of your box.

    I was thinking of the old stroker and how it didn't even have a dust cap. I think it had a spider in place of a dust cap. Correct me if im wrong.

    Anyone remember these

  3. even if it's a common chamber.

    ok thanks i will go with a sealed box then.

    actually i'd save your money on equipment and build a ported box for one sub. should get just as loud as the sealed box.

    shoot me a PM if you have any questions or need a design.

    I have a question maybe you can answer. I hear sealed has tight bass and port is more boomy but then again port can also go boom and have tight bass. Is that the difference between the 2?
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