I can pick up an Alpine Type-R 12 with the 2 ohm DVCs for $100... now what am I looking at as far as power goes if I keep the Alpine MRP-M350 amp if I wire connect the VCs with the jumper wires?

My amp spits out 350W @ 2ohms and 700W peak

 

My buddy has the MRP-M1000 and two 12 Rs right now... I'll see if I can use his amp quick...

 

Ahh yes. Yeah that amp is no better than a Boss. It does not have, at all, the power advertised. So it will work with a 15" CVX but the bass is going to sound muddy and muffled. But if you plan on running that amp for a while, a ported box will help with the low power. But once you get a new amp I would throw it in a sealed.

 

well what if i tune the amp will it sound slightly better for the 15"?? or should i just stick to the 12"?? until i get another amp?


EDIT: i also saw that for the 15" CVX there is a dual 4 ohm and a dual 2 ohm...why is it that dual 4 costs more??..i thought that 2 ohms was better than 4

 

I wouldn't give a single type-r 1000w, they are rated for 500w. Also finch what do you mean by jumpers? You wire the coils in parallel or series, no need for jumpers. A lot of people think this, and I think you're thinking this too. You don't need or would use a 2ch amp with a DVC. You just wire the coils either in parallel, where you would take the positive speaker wire, connect it to the + on coil1, and then connect a wire from the + on coil1 and connect it to the + on coil two. That is parallel positive to positive, ground to ground. Series is when you take the positive speaker wire hook it up the the + on coil1, then connect another wire to - on coil1, then connect this wire to the + on coil2(essentially a bridge between the two coils). Then the - on coil2 goes to the - speaker wire. If I confused you I can find a picture to better describe what Im talking about.

 

Tuning the amp will not produce more power, but prevent the amp from clipping (distortion) and hurting the voice coil. The reason the 4 ohm is more expensive is because it is the most sought after(usually they are the same price though). When working with a single DVC sub, there is only two options for the final load on each sub. A single 2 ohm DVC can only have a final load of 1 ohm or 4 ohms. A single 4ohm DVC can only be a final load of 2ohms or 8 ohms. And since most amp only support down to 2 ohms, 4 ohm DVC is more popular. But when you start working with more then one sub you have many more option for wiring them up. And I don't think your up for me to start explaining that one lol.

 

noo i already understand that..lol..ive researched that many times...so i got that down...i gotcha...so if i jus got the cvx 12" would i be good?

 

I think you would be very good with a 12", I don't think you L5 has any more SPL than my sub of it even matches it.

 

alrighty then thats what im goin for untill i upgrade everything...preciate it..ported or sealed?

 

alrighty then thats what im goin for untill i upgrade everything...preciate it..ported or sealed?