ALpine Type S and Type R Subwoofers - Honda Prelude Forum

KeePiNitCLean · 04-29-2002, 12:31 AM

Does anyone know if these are any good compared to jl audio w3s?

red92s · 04-29-2002, 05:57 AM

from what I hear, they are nice units, but I'm not positive how they stack up against the W3's

krnnamja83 · 04-29-2002, 09:49 AM

i have ONE type r that i recently purchased...
currently breaking in right now...but i cant help resisting turning it up...
well its powered by a jbl bp600.1 amp
and i took it to our little mini meet before we headed upto importeurasia
some guys that didnt drive preludes, (bmw's, lexus)
checked ma system out and they said the subs have a really clean hard hitting bass to it, no distortion, and for one sub..they really thump

cybercrx00 · 04-29-2002, 10:18 AM

the type-r's are supposed to sound similar to the w6's, meaning they hit hard and clear. I have owned plenty of w6's, and if that was true the alpine's are about $100 less, so I wouldn't even bother with the type-s, since they are the lower model anyways.

KeePiNitCLean · 04-29-2002, 10:25 AM

i thought the w3 were the clean hitting jl subs?

cybercrx00 · 04-29-2002, 10:41 AM

If I'm correct the w6 is the DVC version of the w3 so It takes 2 times the power. From what I've heard, w6's were the best until the new w7

krnnamja83 · 04-29-2002, 10:47 AM

the reason i decided to get the type r's was because they are surprising cheaper then other sub in it's class
and everyone recommended me the type r for clean hitting bass on www.caraudio.com

red92s · 04-29-2002, 10:49 AM

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Originally posted by cybercrx00
If I'm correct the w6 is the DVC version of the w3 so It takes 2 times the power

You are incorrect, there are more differences than just the number of VC's

cybercrx00 · 04-29-2002, 11:11 AM

but isn't that the big differentces, and the w6 is higher up in the line of JL's correct??

red92s · 04-29-2002, 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by cybercrx00
but isn't that the big differentces, and the w6 is higher up in the line of JL's correct??

They are designed for different applications. One is geared more towards SPL, the other towards SQ. . .I just cant remember which one is which. Both speakers come in DVC versions, but I think they have different ohm ratings between the two series.

cybercrx00 · 04-29-2002, 11:43 AM

I have only owned the w6's, they are dual 3 ohm voice coils, and they make awesome Db, I got 142 in my civic with a alpine 1507 amp and 2 12w6's, but their sq is pretty good, I don't think I've heard the w3's, but I always thought they were a lower end version of the w6