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How to wire Alpine type r to my amp. - 4/20/2008 7:33:54 PM

yomofoitzjay

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Ok guys so i just purchased the alpine type r

How do I hook up this sub to this amp

i have this box

specs of amp

12" 500 watts RMS (1,500 watts Peak) Car subwoofer
Frequency Response: 24Hz - 500Hz
Kevlar Reinforced Pulp Cone
High Excursion ¾" Santoprene® Surround
Dual Voice Coil
Custom Cast Aluminum Frame
Integrated Leg Vent System
Bumped Backplate
Heat Transfer Plate
High Strength Brass Voice Coil Bobbin
Double Stacked Magnets
Oversized Parabolic Dustcap
Magnetically Optimized Motor Structure
Designed and Engineered in the USA

i heard u gotta parellel or something..and then what would i set the amp too?

thanks for the help!

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RE: How to wire Alpine type r to my amp. - 4/21/2008 2:36:59 PM

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You don't have enough power, that Type-R takes 1,500 watts man, your going to blow it without having enough power going to it.

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RE: How to wire Alpine type r to my amp. - 4/21/2008 8:00:34 PM

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Hook it up to the negative and postive where you connect the battery, that is really where the Type R shines....

It will bang with DC power!!!

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It needs a little work...

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RE: How to wire Alpine type r to my amp. - 4/21/2008 8:22:40 PM

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being a dual voice coil, and assuming they are 4 ohm coils, you will want to wire them in parallel to get a 2 ohm load and get the most out of the amp.

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RE: How to wire Alpine type r to my amp. - 4/21/2008 9:58:18 PM

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ORIGINAL: seight311

You don't have enough power, that Type-R takes 1,500 watts man, your going to blow it without having enough power going to it.

i was told i could parellel or somethingg and hook them up so i would get enough...

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RE: How to wire Alpine type r to my amp. - 4/21/2008 9:59:07 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: ttocs

being a dual voice coil, and assuming they are 4 ohm coils, you will want to wire them in parallel to get a 2 ohm load and get the most out of the amp.

yeah i heard that before. how would i do that?? sorry im pretty stupid with this stuff...will it blow the sub?

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RE: How to wire Alpine type r to my amp. - 4/21/2008 11:23:03 PM

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it is the easiest of the wiring types. Connect all the +'s together, and then connect all the -'s together. If you do a search for parallel 4 ohm DVC sub wiring I bet you can find a pic to help you put it together.

You can blow a speaker with too much power or too little. When an amp reaches its max, the top portion of the signal is clipped off and makes a flat line which is the same as direct current for a speaker. Nothing is worse for a speaker then DC for a speaker as it causes the speaker to drive to its furthest limit, and then hold it. This is the same holding your car at 6k rmps in nuetral. The secret is to keep the signal clean and unclipped. This is not too hard as all you have to do is keep the signal from distorting which is normally done when the volume is up.

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RE: How to wire Alpine type r to my amp. - 4/22/2008 8:22:03 AM

yomofoitzjay

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thanks
found a great picture

so as long as i dont turn all the buttons all the way up i should be find and i wont blow the sub right....any recomendations on what i should set the amp buttons too...btw thanks for all the help..this wouldnt be possible without you guys

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RE: How to wire Alpine type r to my amp. - 4/22/2008 10:19:24 AM

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you can blow ANY speaker with ANY amp. As long as you keep the sound clean and undistorted/unclipped you will be fine.

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RE: How to wire Alpine type r to my amp. - 4/22/2008 12:52:42 PM

yomofoitzjay

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ok thanks a lot, so when the sound kinda gets fuzzy and distored should i move all the controls back a tad bit or a certain control

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RE: How to wire Alpine type r to my amp. - 4/22/2008 12:59:08 PM

ttocs

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exactly.

As for the cross over in the amp, it should be set at low pass(LP) and you can adjust the frequ to what sounds the best. A higher setting will alow higher frequencies to get to the sub and that can be good or bad depending on your musical tastes.

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