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04-25-2005, 09:48 AM
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Blown Sub
Well this is my second blown sub in two years....and i have NO idea y...its a alpine type s.....12 inch..cant remember if its the dual voice coil..or what...but i blew it....i dont go pounding it at max..i have it on 1 outa 8 (settings) and the gain on the amp is lowww...thing just pounds still...would the box have anything to do with it? its kinda a homemade one...has worked ok i guess so far..but now im wondernig if that might be the problem...any help would be great...BTW im running the digital 301 alpine amp to it..
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04-25-2005, 01:33 PM
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how do you know it is blown,
the type s series subs had horrible structure, thats why i would have either gone with the r or e (money savor)
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04-25-2005, 11:08 PM
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i don't know about their subs but i love my type s speakers
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04-26-2005, 12:04 AM
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type s's blow all the time, I work at circuit city so I see these come back..or at least used to since we stopped selling alpine and switched to kicker, eclipse, and clarion
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04-26-2005, 12:49 PM
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well...apprantly according to these guys.....the Type S are good..but yet i also hear people bringing them back cause there blown... how do i know its blown? i push down on it and theres so much resistence its unreal....i like the type S for one major reason....the blue theme im going with ...i dont want Type R cause of the red yes im picky sometimes lol...ill go with one more Type S then if that blows this year..ill go with something different..im still waiting for them to call me with my replacement
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04-26-2005, 09:47 PM
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my friends alpine type r blew too, alpine subs are not that good
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04-26-2005, 10:21 PM
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it is all in how you take care of your system, and heat is a major factor with alpine subs
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04-27-2005, 10:53 AM
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well thats good..cause i live in winnipeg...where right now its like only plus 3 out...the guy at Advance told me they test the Type S's at minus 30 or something...
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04-28-2005, 09:06 PM
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well also alot of heat is built up on the magnet, and can cuase the glue to disrupt which in turn is a blown speaker
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04-29-2005, 01:08 PM
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Well problem solved..i switched to the new poineer sub.... 1000 Watts 12 inch....JUST CRAZY this thing poundssss i love it allrdy..
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06-23-2005, 01:31 AM
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I know you like your new subs, but if you want to with the blue theme, look into the the new L7's, plus they hit hard!!!
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06-24-2005, 11:15 AM
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who makes the L7's?
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06-24-2005, 01:36 PM
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