to change or not???

Systems
Systems Posts: 14,873
edited August 2004 in Car Subwoofer Talk
i have a dilema that needs fixing i have 2 alpine type r in a sealed box running off a mtx rt2600 <older model ,,,,, my question is wut do yall think would sound better my current setup or 4 infinity 1232w and an infinity ref 1210a pushing out 1500watts this is all in a suburban so space aint a problem
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2004
    I would say the Infinitys would be a better sounding setup.

    Alpines are good subs but they are better suited for SPL. Infinity on the other hand makes a damn good sounding sub which is ironic as their speakers suck.

    However, Im not sold on the Infinity amps and think you should stick with MTX. MTX are awesome amps that make tons of power and have great build quality. Maybe check out the MTX Thunder 1501D.
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  • suburban man
    suburban man Posts: 3
    edited August 2004
    yea the only problem with that is that the mtx wont put out enough pwr to the infinitys
    :(
  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2004
    Those Infinitys are rated at 300 watts RMS which would be 1200 rms total right?

    That MTX puts out an underrated 1500 which is well above what those subs can handle. Im not sure if you can get a 2 ohm load with 4 4 ohm DVC subs, that would be 8 individual VC's. Im terrible at figuring out ohm loads with anything more than 2 voice coils! LOL I know you can get a 4 ohm load with 4 4 ohm SVC subs but Im not sure about 4 of em.
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  • suburban man
    suburban man Posts: 3
    edited August 2004
    ooo yea i forgot to mention i can get one hell of a deal on the infinity amp more than 50percent off of regular price brand new in the box legally too thankxx for the advice though maybe ill try them both to see which is better
    :D
  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2004
    Im pretty sure youll like the MTX a lot better. Especially if you were to accidently drop both out a 2nd story window! ;)
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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