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07-02-2009, 12:47 AM
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#1 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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| Jl vs Alpine
Hey guys what do u think is better for a alpine type x 10 inch
JL Audio 500/1v2 or MRP-M1000 alpine ???
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07-02-2009, 01:16 AM
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The Alpine puts out 2x more power. Go Alpine.
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07-02-2009, 01:25 AM
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yea but ppl keep telling me some how Jl 500 /1v2 is better cause its built better and pumps more power then the 1000 alpine amp. Is it a bunch of bs or is it true ?
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07-02-2009, 06:09 AM
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Wattage is only one factor to look at while shopping for an amp. Signal to noise ratio, damping factor, THD, how they rate it (CEA-2006), impedence stability, reliability factor, reputation, contry of origin, all need to be weighed in.
The 500/1 won't put out 1000 watts, but the sound will be superior to the Alpine.
If I were you, I'd be looking at putting 1200-1700 watts to that sub to maximize it's potential.
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07-02-2009, 11:47 AM
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What kind of car is it going into?
JL Audio amp is higher quality, sounds more superior. Sounds fuller.
The Alpine won't be a precise sounding but be quite a bit louder.
Is it going into a sealed box or a ported box?
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07-03-2009, 10:20 AM
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if it were me out of those 2 i'd go with the alpine.. problem is the sub is only a 4 ohm sub.. tough to get power out of an amp running at 4 ohm's.. that alpine amp may be 1000 watts at 2 ohms but with that sub it will be running at 4 ohms so you are only going to see 600 watts rms out of that amp with a 1000 watts rms sub.. it will work but it would be louder with more power
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07-06-2009, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by CraigP  if it were me out of those 2 i'd go with the alpine.. problem is the sub is only a 4 ohm sub.. tough to get power out of an amp running at 4 ohm's.. that alpine amp may be 1000 watts at 2 ohms but with that sub it will be running at 4 ohms so you are only going to see 600 watts rms out of that amp with a 1000 watts rms sub.. it will work but it would be louder with more power | The Type X's are all DVC 4's. 1000 watts at 2 ohms is pretty good for that sub especially in a ported enclosure.
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07-13-2009, 02:43 PM
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will i need jumpers in order to run it at 2ohms...i got a mrp-m1000
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07-13-2009, 05:01 PM
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#9 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by Klutch will i need jumpers in order to run it at 2ohms...i got a mrp-m1000 | whats a jumper? lol
just hook up both coils to the sub.. 2 pluses on the sub to the 2 pluses on the amp.. 2 negatives on the sub to 2 negatives on the amp..
also on the amp side it doesnt matter that they are going to their own connection since it is a mono amp so its bridged inside but to you that probably doesnt make any sense so just do what i said in my previous paragraph lol
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07-13-2009, 10:17 PM
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The Alpine subs usually come with jumpers but they are just for convenience. Running a wire to each - and + coil (parallel) like Craig said, will be all you need to do for that amplifier/sub combo.
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07-15-2009, 03:31 PM
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is that correct, so ur saying i dont need to jumpers either rite so just hook up a positive and negative
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07-15-2009, 05:05 PM
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#12 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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i'd do it differently but yes that would work..
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Originally Posted by Klutch | Yes, thats fine.
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