KLoWnPR109

iTrader: (9)

Alright, instead of buying a Kappa Perfect, I'm going to get 1 12 Alpine Type R. It's the dual voice coil,4 ohms. I was looking at a JBL 600.1 amp, which pushes out 300 watts at 4 ohms. The subs are rated at either 300 or 350, RMS. Anyways, would this amp be a good match for this sub? I can get the amp for 190 and the sub for 119.

2kBlackMax

im pretty sure if u have a dual 4ohm (4ohm+4ohm) dvc sub then u cant have a final 4 ohm load. I have a idq 12 dvc and i have to wire my pg xs2500 rated at 500watts X1 bridged mono at 8 ohms. You can either wire it at 8 ohms or 2 ohms final...check jlaudio tutorials out. Hope this will help if you didnt know, dont want anyone to make the same mistakes i did

KLoWnPR109

iTrader: (9)

I asked a question on the sounddomain.com board a couple of days ago, and here is what I got:

"If you can get a dual 4 ohm DVC, I'd get the 600.1 and wire the sub in series for the 4 ohm load (300W). The BP amps are getting so cheap, you might as well buy the the 600.1 and enjoy the head room."

Does this make any sense? So if I got the sub wired in "series" then I could use this amp at 4 ohms for the 300 watts?

max'n out

types r subs come in either svc or dvc. Amp will be ok but I think you should look for a better one.

KLoWnPR109

iTrader: (9)

you got any suggestions for amps? I've been reading some stuff, and according to my reading, I will need to wire the DVC so that I will either get a 2 or 8 ohm load.(2KBlackMax) So, does that mean that I should find an amp that is about 300 watts bridged which is at 2 ohms? Also, how would I wire the sub, parallel or series? I think that I'll just end up taking it to a shop and getting them to do it so I dont' screw up. I'm going to talk to some shops tomorrow to try and get a better understanding of this stuff.

max'n out

Personally I'd get the svc and wire that down to 2 ohms. But if you get the dvc it should still be about 2 ohms with a 2 ohm stable amp, with about 400 wattsx 1. Prob best to take it to a good shop and do it if youve never dun it but it's pretty simple. As far as amps it depends on price.

AltiMAX

iTrader: (1)

If you're only getting one DVC Type-R sub I would suggest wiring it in parallel so that it's 2 ohm stable. If you get the JBL amp which is 600 watts x 1 at 2 ohms it will slam that sub.

Keep in mind the Type-R is a 1000 watt sub

KLoWnPR109

iTrader: (9)

so the 600.1 would work with the Type R, or should I go with the 300.1? I don't want to have to worry about blowing the sub because I'm buying it off ebay and I think that the manufacturer's warranty just covers defects. If the RMS rating is 300 watts, wouldn't I wanna stay around there? I would really prefer to get the 300.1 because it is cheaper, but I would get the 600.1 if the 300 wasn't able to push it enough.

max'n out

You give that sub a 1000 watts I want you to take video and mail it to me I wanna see th cone come flying off at you j/k but really I'd stay aroudn 400-500 watts, but the jbl amps don't put out what they say the do.

Micah95GLE

The bench tests I've seen show them to be underrated. Get the dual 4-ohm VC version, parallel the voice coils for a 2-ohm load, and get the 300.1 to power it. That will get you over 300 watts for less money than the 600.1.

speednsound007

500 RMS is about right for the type R sub...I have a friend who has 2 12's with an MTX 302 to each sub and it sound very nice, very clear...I love those subs.

PJ