ghostridden

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I've been thinking about buying a resonant engineering sub, i heard a guys, a single 15, they prolly have to be the best i've ever heard. I was wondering what you guys thought about it, heres the link to their site

http://www.reaudio.com/

suprropmp

RE makes very solid subs from what i hear.. if i had the money I'd buy a XXX

slickrick

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was it an se, sx, or xxx?

ghostridden

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i think he had an SX, but man that thing was freakin awesome, i wanna start saving.....for awhile.....and get one

HitManSE

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An SX would kick *** (depending on Install ofcourse) However id wait til you hear the XXX That thing is a monster. Save up and get the one you want, never settle for less, you wouldnt be satisfied.

ghostridden

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lol i couldn't afford the amp for the xxx!!!! lol, not sure i'd want that much bass, about 1500 watts is plenty!, so the sx should work well, but the question is, how much do they cost?? the only place i found that has a price was some european site, and it was in euros

jonniewaka

i got a 2005 white maxi SL and 2 days ago got my 15 inch RE XXX subs installed with hifonics brutus 1800watts rms at 1 ohms with 2.4 vodoo farad caps and stinger 1200 amp dry cell battery with all 2 gauge wires..im waiting on aftermarket alternator and the big 3 setup for power in engines...this thing bumps crazy!!!my boy has a 12 inch JL AUDIO W7 with JL AUDIO 1000/1 amp.which is a 2000 bucks setup but..my 15 inch kicks a$$ with less money..w7 was the best sub i ever heard before i installed mine..15 XXX for 435 shipped from RE directly.

ghostridden

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so you can order straight from RE? i didn't see the number on the site....i was thinkin about the 15' SX sub, a 1500 watt hifonics amp, capacitor, hopefully it'll work out good, and make my own custom ported box

HitManSE

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You dont have to feed it full power Trust me 1500 to an XXX is MORE then enough to get things louder then hell. SX is still a damn powerful sub so I wouldnt underestimate that one either.

You can order from RE directly, but tru going over to www.caraudioforum.com and asking. They also have sales reps there and they will usually cut you a deal on the prices as well.

The SX is most probably in the low $300ish range, but like I said just save up & get what you want, never less.

As far as caps go, save your $. If you want a cap that actually does something check out http://www.batcap.net/Indexnew5.htm other then that they are all worthless IMO. Perhaps you can use the $ on something better

As far as your box goes, use atleast 1" for the from peice that holds the sub if not two 3/4" I tried inverting my sub, sounded great...box however didnt like it much.


jonniewaka: You dont need too much of a HO alternator. Hell 1800w is a bit overboard if you ask me, but those things are a wattage sponge. Once again, 1500 is plenty for any "insane" setup. You wouldnt even be able to tell the diff between a 1500 & 1800 inside the car.

jonniewaka

just got the 1800 instead of 1500 becuase the 15XXX is rated 1600 watts rms and didnt want to underfeed it with 1500 so got 1800 and have gains set down..and only 30 bucks difference

Robert_J

Their number is in the contact section. Along with their e-mail address and physical address in Las Vegas. If you have an RE dealer within 50 miles of you, they will not sell factory direct. You don't want to undercut your dealers on price. You can also check Visionary Audio in Memphis. Marshall is a good guy and has great prices.

-Robert

ghostridden

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i don't think there is a RE dealer within 50 miles, all we have here are eclipse, fosgate or kenwood. So i'd order elsewhere i guess, so if i get the SX sub, should i get a hifonics amp 1500 watts, or the kenwood excelon, 1200 watts

my kenwood cd player is the x979 excelon and it supposedly can control the kenwood excelon amp through the cd player, but which is better, hifonics or kenwood amps?

and should i go witht he SE or SX, i've had about 400 watts in my car before, powering to fosgate punch stage 1's, that was a lotta base but it was clean because i had to turn the amp all the way up, so what i want is about 1200 or 1500 watt amp and turn the gain down so it doesn't push it, that would still give plenty of thump

HitManSE

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I dont blame you, its just better to have more headroom & just turn down the gains a bit. As for the $30 diff, true Id choose that over 1500as well, im just saying you done need to feed it that much power. 1600 is just a thermal rating, my sub is rated at 1600w/rms as well but Im feeding it just 1200. Trust me it sure as hell doesnt sound underfed
Just watch those gains & you'll be fine.

Btw- is your setup sealed or ported?

jonniewaka

ported!!3.5 cuft

CamryKilla

i dunno what the specs on the SX are, but I have the SE and 600W rms 1200W peak is good enough for me. Plus the amp isn't too expensive.

ghostridden

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how much did your SE cost? 12 or 15 inch?

Pearl96Max

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Personally I wouldnt choose either of the amps, but thats My opinion.

Keep in mind gains are Not volume *****, they should be set accordingly with your HUs voltage outs.

--Don

ghostridden

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well IYO, what would you choose??

HitManSE

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I think ill answer that

http://www.arcaudio.com/arc-05/amplifiers/xxk_2500.htm

Hifonics isnt bad at all, but your talking high end with that ^

Pearl96Max

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Yea I have a couple of them .....

ghostridden

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and how much do one of those amps cost? i've never heard of that brand before

CamryKilla

i paid $190 for my SE 12"

ShRapNeR

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i have a 15" XXX and it kicks ***... i love it..

getting 1800 watts ATM... might get more to it sometime... but thats only if i get a blazer or something that i can fix up along w/ the max....

the max rattles like a soneofabith

2 Da Max

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dam now after reading this thread i want an se :headbang:

ghostridden

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is the 12 SE really good?where'd you get it?

mAxBaSs27

i have 2 12" XXX each with 1500W on them. and it is absolutely insane. they sound unbelievable. you will be very satisfied with any RE product you get.

2 Da Max

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so what do you guys think about the se? are you satisfied? and how many watts are you pushing towards it?

slickrick

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i told you to get an SE weeks ago.

2 Da Max

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yes i know you did.. just want to hear some feedback before i get it. i just got my alpine amp, and ive only heard reviews of xxx not too much on the SE.

they type R is 170 from my dealer, and the for 20 dollars more i could get the Se

the dayton can only be wired at 4 or 8 ohms...but i want a dvc 4ohm

slickrick

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what happened to 140 for the type r???????????????? id run from your "dealer" for that bs.

2 Da Max

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o no its 150 with tax, my boy just called me, he bought my xplod amp for 80, ill and im selling my box and sub cvr[kinda blown] for 50. my dealer called me this morning telling me she got a type R 12 in a alpine ported box for 250. 4ohm dvc too. i duno man alot of options right now.

slickrick

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^^^ lol way to scam your friends. who in their right mind would pay $50 for a blown sub that you can get at a dealer for 90 new anyway. id still get the se... port it to 2.5 cubes at 28 and be amazed.

2 Da Max

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lol no im not scamming my friends, he know its blown, he just wants something for a little bass in his hatchback. btw over here kicker is god!

slickrick

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i cant comment any further on that issue... now go get a NON blown sub and listen to it.

2 Da Max

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right now i have no sub in the car, but ill be bassing back by next week

ghostridden

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so besides visionary audio and contacting RE itself, or ebay, is there any other places to get their subs?? (the dealer is really high for the XXX, i'm thinking either SE or SX)

2 Da Max

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i doubt ebay has re subs. some dealers are also licsened for it