I had one of these before and I had a mtx 421d amp pushing it, it handles perfect I think I got a good three inches of cone exursion out of it. I would recomend these to anyone!
All I have to say is..........OMG My ears hurt so BADDDD!!!! All you need is one. You want bass? You got it right here!!! I Have three, and i do not here them distort at all.
This sub is the perfect "quality sub" in my opinion. The SPL is nothing outrageous and the driver used in this sub, is very advanced. If you want an extremely clean subwoofer with somewhat capabilities of loudness, I recommend this sub over any infinity,JL,kicker,etc. VERY good price. I have 1 12 and it is PERFECT in my maxima.(alpine 400 watt mono amp).
Very good sounding speakers I have two of them in my monte carlo and they sure sound better then my old Kicker Comp VR 15's (single voice coils) from back in 99-2000.
These subs handle insane amounts of Cont Wattage. Get yourself a high-quality amplifier with a LPF and you'll FEEL every kick drum hit and all those synth'd notes, so will the guy in the car two lanes over. An amazingly clear and loud sub.
I have 3 of these, in my Tahoe, being pushed by the T10001BD Rockford, which rms on the birthsheet says, puts out a little over 1500 watts @ 1 ohm and the bass hits hard.
I have one 12 inch R-12 in a Ported Box and as soon as you crank it up the bass just keeps coming with no distortion,I recommend this speaker over Mtx,Sony,etc
An amazing sub, I have two in the back of my matrix, and it kicks the Sh!t out of the tin roof. Hits all the notes very well, especially very low. Easy to follow instruction manual with idividual applications, so no matter what your setup, you can follow the instructions. Rubber layer seal helps keep the air from escaping the enclosure unlike some other subs I've had where i needed to buy rubber strips. Overall the best sub i've owned, and i wont upgrade again for a while.
I have 2 of these on the back seat of my 99" F150 with an audiobahn A8002T, 1600 watt amp that pushes them good. I can definetally tell they are starting to be broken in, my sound quality improves every time i use them, they hit the low notes especially well. The first time i turned them on, the change in my cup holder literally bounced out.
I have 2 of these in a port/custom box alpine specs powered by the JBL GTO 1201.1 birtsheet 1130watts at 2ohm man do they hitt and hitt hard and the sq is great no distortion at high levels best subs i have ever had
This sub is great..handles the low freq. very well...great sound quality!, well after all, it's an ALPINE
i got one powered by a 1000 watt coustic amp.. INVESTMENT ON MY CAR YET! it makes everything shake..but if i could do it again.. Id get 2!
Let me start by saying I hated Alpine subs, the hit just wasn't there. Ihurd the new 10"sub at a local audio shop was impressed but 12's are were I live so the the tens merly peaked intrest. I went to Relm of Excusion and saw the 12 and 15 perform and this made up my mind to upgrade. I went from 3-12" Groundzero Rodioactives to one Alpine TypeR 12d2 in 1.75 cubic ft. ported box in my oppinion the best for spl and sound quality. HOLY Shiznittt! Hits harder than all 3 did, more accurate, hits deeper alittle louder but I just hooked it up and changed nothing gains and bass boost still at 1/2 on my Autotek MX2000(a beast of an amp-1500@1 ohm) so I'm just breaking it in. So I'm putting 750-800w. to it now soon to be 1200w. in 96 Nissan Maxima Bangin 4SHO! It's a true 12 U will LUV it.
Alpine makes the best car audio equipment by far. I have the 12" Alpine TypeR 12d2 in a slot ported box powered by an alpine650 amplifier. I also have alpine head unit and type S speakers all around, and damn does it sound good, I just got it installed so it is only getting broken in and is less than half power, and it is lowder and better sound quality that most of my friends that are turned all the way up. I can't wait until it is broken in and I can run it at full power. I promise you won't be dissapointed in the quaility and overall features that Alpine offers, and for a great price. I will never buy anything other than Alpine.
I've got two of the these bad boys in a ported box in teh back of my buick and they bump. I used to have three MA Audio 10G6's and these kick the crap outta them by far. The sound is incredibly clear and this is the best bass i've ever had in my car. I mixed these beautiful sounding lows with awesome mids and highs from all rockford fosgate power series speakers and everyone is amazed with the sound that comes form my car. I would suggest these subs to anyone that asked me about them any day of the week.
I have one sub hooked to a KICKER ZX450.2 in the back of my TOYOTA Camry. I run it in mono mode. This ALPINE sub will work with any application. When you really want bass, you just crank up that bass-boost and feel the insides of your ears vibrate to music. But,this sub also produces excellent bass at normal volume levels, as I do most of the time. This sub will take whatever you can dish out. If you need something smaller go with 10" want something bigger go with the 15". Whatever you, just make sure you but an ALPINE Type-R!
WOW!!! i must first start off by saying these subs rock, they are clean and very loud, i had jus put them in recently and havent had the chance to really crank up the db boost and let them really boom but for the minimal amount of power i have on right now they beat out my other 12 inch subs and i have a headache.... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.... plz buy here and save you $110... $225 at best buy just aint worth it
The alpine type R is the best subs i have bought so far. i love them i have two of the subs in the back of my suv and i also have and alpine amp run both of them and they slump. i used to have them in an enclosed box and since i have put them in an ported box it is nuts. i recomended these subs they are worth every penny.
Yea, these babies rock!!!! i got two of these bad boys right in the back of my 2004 tiburon gt hatchback and it slams.Pioneer Priemier Headunit w/ Ported/vented box wit a 81000D mtx mono block amp...man these subs get low bass responses!!!! i shake everything and anything that surrounds me...147 db.t bad for what u pay...bang per buck speaker out!!!! Alpine!!!
I just bought one 12" 2 ohm sub for my 83 mustanggt hatchback. I've redone the whole system now and this sub hits hard and for this price you can't beat it my ear drums were vibrating from the bass. I have a audiobahn amp pushing at 800rms its crazy very pleased with the sub deffinatly recomend it for anybody who wants alot of bass for a cheap price
I just purchased 2 of these babies to replace 2 spl 12's from soundstream.These alpines slam better than i expected,and i am only driving them at 350 watts x2 at 2 0hms IN A SEALED ENCLOSURE,WITH A REF AMP FROM SOUNDSTREAM,WAIT TIL I UPGRADE TO A BIGGER AMP.VERY IMPRESSED.
I have 2 of these in a dual slot ported box with a Visonik 1000 watt amp @2ohms. They absolutely SLAM. I had them in a sealed box and it was good, then I upgraded to the ported and it makes a HUGE difference. They're ridiculous. I would choose these over anything to be honest. It's he perfect amount of bass and for $135 each it can't be beat. Shops around here sell them $220. PICK THESE UP!
I have 2 of these powered by an alpine mrp-m850 amp. they are runnnin at 400 rms each. They sound great. Hit hard. And look good too. Overall great speaker. Worth the money, especially on this site.
I deal a lot in car stereo equipment and I have to say I love these subs. I have messed with this stuff for about 15 years now and I have to say I'm now a fan of alpine subs. in my opinion the Type R 12 is great it is loud and proud and very clear. I had 1 in a ported oversized box with a crossfire 600d running at 1 ohm in my 95 jeep grand cherokee. I took it out and i'm currently running to Fosgate 15 inch T1's with a directed 1500. its not the same. I'm about to buy another Type R 12 and a Hifonica Brutus. I cant stop buying these things. right now I have the t1 15's, 2 type R 10's and the one type R 12. I will say this if you're just wanting extreme hard hitting bass for rap, go with the type X's. but if you want powerful bass and clean sound for all types of music go with the type r's and dont get any bigger than 12 inch subs. they pick up more and you can hear all the bass notes more clearly
for the money this sub is unreal. i have 1 in a custom made ported box and its being powered by a hifonics amp running about 700rms. trust me its loud, esp for 135$ or whatever it is. its loud and clean. deff make any owner happy
I have 2 of these subs in my 200 ford focus, in an oversided ported box set for spl. ive hit 148.7 db thats loud if your a noobie competitor but not any where close to an mtx. but for the price it perfect for a first time competitor. i reccoment this sub to anyone and for any set up spl or sq.
I bought 2 of these and they beat like no other. Im running them 1200 watts at 1 ohm with a Hifonics 1206 D amp. I would recommend these speakers for the price and the sound quality...
for this sub as its size and class and price, i give it an overall 10. i had two 12" type s's ran by the v-power 650 and they were cool. not loud enough for my taste of loudness but they performed well. so i upgraded to the type r's. i am pushing them with the same 650 amp with a regular cube custom box fit to the speakers specs in a 07 cobalt and i can tell they hit harder and the bass is cleaner with the lows as being a more bigger and powerful sub. i am purchasing the pdx 1.100 in a week or so. if anybody is running these subs with anything less then the pdx 1.100 they cannot give you a full review because the vpower mrp850 is still not enough power for the 12" type r's 500 rms power.even with the 650 a guy came outside and said his pictures were rattling inside his house . I will write another review soon as i receive my pdx as i cant give you a full review because i have not powered these subs all the way
i have one of these type r's in a sealed enclosure in my 93 ford ranger single cab. it's inverted and i have it hooked up to a PA 1600W amp. and it POUNDS. I love this sub, it's amazing. i can be heard comming for awhile. no ticket's yet *knock on wood*
I've got 2 of these in my '96 Dodge Ram standard cab in a 1.4-cu.foot sealed 2 chamber encloser(between the seats)and run them at 2-ohms using a Alpine MRD-M500 bass amp.must people think I've got a wall of subs then they see what I'm using and are floored. If your looking for some subs that will pound and shack your car these are the subs you need.
i've got one of these in 1.3 cubic ft ported box in my 01 honda accord powered by an alpine pdx-1.600, 600 watts rms, and it pounds. it sounds extremely good, extremely good. i would recommend this sub and the amp to anyone looking for great and clean sound.
I just bought these 2 12" subs for my chevrolet optra sedan... I have hooked up these with Alpine MRD-M1000 amp and the thump i m getting is amazing....My frnd who were using Hertz and Image dynamics subs are really surprised to see the overall performance of this subs at such a price... I wud recommend them to anyone...Gr8 work alpine
Well to start off i have a cobalt which has a small trunk opening which makes hard to get a nice size box in there... had some kicker cvr which sounded like crap in my small sealed box so did some reseach and these only need 0.7 cu/ft so gave it a them a try man i had turn my bass down by half and the still have cleaner harder hiting bass.... and compared to bestbuys $240 a sub this is a fantasic value half the price almost.......... pushing two of these with a planet audio tt1500 mono block amp which is a beast to
I had two older type r's in my taurus, and I wanted to upgrade to two of these. I kept the same box, amp, and wiring kit, and just replaced the subs. What a difference these subs make. Long and clean sound. I am only pushing it at 500 rms, and these babies pound. I would def. buy if your looking for a sub that could take a beating and still want more. Def. better off than the JL Audio W3V3's.
Im very pleased with my Type Rs i went from 2 kicker cvr 12s to 2 type r twelves good choice price is great i will soon be rnning 4 type rs in a runner so i will write another review when i get that done in a couple weeks but overall very pleased
these subs are monsters im running them with 1608D hifonics amp giving them 650rms of power to each sub and it bounds hard even my turn signal knobs shake like crazy love them
I got one alpine type r and it beats so so hard. I got it in a ported box with an 1100 watt boss amp. The only thing I need is an bigger amp and I will be set to go.
these subs hit hard i have them in a mk4 jetta with 1000 watt kenwood amp and they make both of my windows move but they need a lot of power they burnt out my amp but im getting a 3000w amp BUY THESE
I love it. Replaced MTX 7000 12in in vented MTX Thunder box, MTX sounded great but the Alpine outshines it in the MTX enclosure. More rubber band effect, louder, and deeper. Have it hooked to MTX 6500D.
I have 4 of these and a 4000 watt HK4000D MA Audio amp. All i can say is these subs SLAP!!! Its clean slap too, these subs are hungry. They can handle just about any power u want to give them. U could hear me coming from littally 2 city blocks away and about 6 blocks in the quiet ass suburbs. These subs are redicoulous!!! I ain't never gona part with them. Alpines all the way!!!
I have one 12 inch type r in a ported box ran by Hifonics Brutus 1606D in my 2003 Chevy 2500HD.This sub hits so hard everything shakes in my truck. I have to keep fixing my rear view mirror ,it keeps moving down.trust me you wont be sorry.
Hits hard when you want it too, pounds clean when you want it to. Amazing sub. I can listen to any kind of music and it sounds perfect. I highly recommend this to anyone. I powered it with a TMA 500.1 Amp, which compliments it perfectly.
worth every penny!!! i have 2 on a hifonics bxi2008d wired at 2 ohms each sub is getting about 650 watts rms and they take is with ease everything in my truck rattles and the bass knob is turned all the way down and the bass on my headunit is on 0 i have the baddest system in the W-B
I have one of thes in my 97 honda accord in a ported box with a soney xplod 1200w amp at 1 ohm and it hits hard but their is better subs out there but dont run over 800w cause then u will start to burn it up
I just bought mine and put it in a extended cab s-10 and combined with my 15 this thing hits insane lows and highs. I am glad i bought it here!!!
I love my type R's.They banged way harder in my 97 Blazer than in my 05 Impala...Of course not the greatest subs on the market but I LOVE MINE.They do bang hard
Im pushin 4 of these subs in the backseat of my 01 cadillac Deville by 2 MRV F900 amps and all I can say is holy crap I can't believe I still have my hearing.the type r's are the best bang for your buck they hit every note and are clear. im getting 2 more this week and ill prolly blow out every window in the car. my cd player goes up to 40 but I can't turn it up past 30 cause the subs are just that loud. definitely recommend these these subs to anyone looking for great sound quality and an awsome value, you can't go wrong
I recently threw two of these bad boys in the trunk of my 03 honda accord, totally worth every penny! Powered by two Alpine mrp m500's and incased in a slot port box, these things hit ridiculously hard and handle all frequencies extremely well. I was really impressed and can't wait until their broken in, had them for about 3 days and satisfied....great sound quality, overall a product i would recommend to a friend any day! :)
Awesome subs, i just switched out from 2 kicker CVR's to 2 of these, huge improvement in quality of sound! picks up the lows great! buy them from here great deal!
I have one of this subwoofers in a ported box in my 97 blazer with 8 gage speaker wires connected to my 1200 watt rockford foscated punch amp, wired with a 6 gage. The only thing that i could tell you is that i'm bumbing it so hard that people go outside of their houses to look whats going on. then with the bass at -12. it bunbs so hard that i compete with a friend that has a w7 12". i was bunbing as loud as him and he had a wire of 1 gage. then i set off some lady's car alarm at the bank too.
I have two of these bad boys. i have them hooked up to a rockford fosgate 1500 watt amp. These pound harder than anything i have heard. i get so many complaments on these woofers. I would recomend these subwoofers to anyone looking for some serious bass that actually sound good and not distorted.
I bought this bad boy becuase I have a 1999 suzuki grand vitara, and I was still running totally stock. So i got the alpine cda-9886 and it gave a huge boost to my stock speakers, but I still needed BASS!! so I got this alpine swr-122d with the sealed groundshaker box and this baby hits hard!! I got it set up with a rockford fosgate p6002 bridged running @ 600w rms X1. Verry verry happy, u can feel me coming.
what can't I say about these I boght a pair here 3/07 thats right 27 months ago and I got pulled over today! they have just did work for over two years solid!!! They survived a leaky trunk a car crash (hit in the trunk car totalled). And multiple amps, they beat hard and deep and every note sounds fantastic. And the low notes drop!!! For the price they are the **** period!!!!
be sure to put 500RMS to this sub, and a cap. I match/kill 2 12" JL W0 subwoofers, and some 2 12" pioneer subwoofers... i did the pro slot ported box from ground shaker off this site and works WELL! pretty overkill for me because i just wanted some bass not a rolling vibrator for the ladies :)
I have an '01 2door blazer and a Kicker 750.1. was pushing 2 Premier 1207's and my amp ripped threw 3 of them after about a year. Instead of adding more pioneer i figured i'd give alpine a shot since I have everything else alpine. So far the pioneer seem to hit slightly harder but im just breaking these in. Sound Quality wise... Alpine dominate. This is day one.. so far so good
best subs i have ever heard. crazy bass and it hits everything perfect. you will not get disappointed by this. i have 2 with a 1000watt Kenwood amp its RIDICULOUS!!!!!
i had 2 of these in a ported box with two m500 alpine mono amps and they pounded hard mad the side of my 2000 civic hatch shake
I have one of these in a custom built box for a s10 and its really amazing. I have ppl comparing it to 15's from kicker. Its hooked up to a 1000 watt amp ad its pretty insane if you really push it.
I love this sub had one in the cab of my ranger and It shut down my friends systems had about 450 500watts to it most reliable sub I've ever owned
i have these in my 89 corvette CRAZZY BASS very good Sound Quality... sweet subs
I have two of these subs in a ported box being pushed by a mtx81000D 3000 watt amp, and they handle it real well. im very happy with them. also have 0 gauge wire all the way. amazing sound and you can hear me coming 4 blocks away.
I just bought two of these from ocs. I've had a lot of other name brands, but when it comes to sound quality, alpine is the best. Not to mention these things rattle the shit out of my car with only 400 watts. Kicker zx750.1 coming soon.
Have had these subs since 2006 replaced a pair of cvr's after less than a year of use. These subs still hit hard and after two years of use and three vehicles the still cracked the windshield in my new car.
Theses are amazing subs! I have them in the back of my expedition and they pound. Even though they are in a smaller box then they should be. Great buy on these amazing sub
i bought two of these close to a year ago, i was a little disappointed at first, but soon a they loosened up holly crap they are amazing! even in my truck with limited air space the pound, buying a 3rd one today, will make another review once its hooked up, should be off the chain!
I just bought this dual 2ohm 12" type with a smaller sealed box and have it hooked it to one channel, old rockford amp only giving it around 200-240 watts. I was very shocked on how good it sounded and how loud it was, even with it being very unpowered with a crappy, small sealed box. I can't wait to change to a ported box hooked up to an Alpine mrp-m850 amp @ 4ohm 500 watts x 1 ch. I will give another review after I change those things.
Wow this sub pounds for this cheap!! i bought one 4 months ago and i just orderd another. runnin an 1000wat alpine amp wit alpine head unit in my 2001 mustang. had a sony 1200w amp and 12 sub and this is quite the upgrade. cant wait to get the next one to really piss of the nabours
These subs are the best bang for your buck. these subs not only have amazing SQ but also have very good SPL. These are the best all round subs you can find. Power them with a JL 1000/1 and you will not be disappointed
This sub is great for someone wanting awesome clean and hard bass for quite cheap. I have this dual 2 ohm sub in my Supra, in a too small, sealed box, and only 400 watts. Still shakes the house when I'm a block away.
I just bought 2 of these and im runnin them to a 1600w hifonics Brutus in my jeep grand cherokee they pound!! loudest subs iv herd around! i got them in a ported box defently the way to go
ive had 4 of these 12s and i payed 109.oo a piece online brand new there a good sub but the voice coils dont hold up in a sealed box running 3000rms
Iv seen a lot of type r's in my day, and almost everyone iv seen the voice coil takes a shit on them 10's and 12's. There damn loud but don't have the greatest sound. If your looking for a good quilty alpine subwoofer go with the type x.
I had 2 of these runnin to a 1600w brutus at 2 ohm anf they blew within 4 months.. smoke pooring out of my ported box.. wont buy these again
These are 500 watt continuous. That means you can't run more than that for more than a few minutes. RMS is the real leave on volume. That means you run them short of that or get an X woofer. Yeah the coils got fried at 1000+ RMS. Get the right speaker for the volume you are gonna use it for folks. This one would run well with 600 RMS amp NOT 1200. Get the right RMS setup for your volume needs and you won't blow the speakers.
