Alpine Advice
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Alpine Advice
Hey, I'm getting an alpine deck (CDA-9884) as well as a 10" Alpine Type-R sub powered by a RF-500 mono block amp (power series). My question pertains to the choice of sub. Is one 10" sub enough in an extended cab ranger? And if so, do I have enough power running to it to make it sound good? How do these subs sound? Thanks for the help.
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Depends how much bass you want. A 10" type R will be enough for an extended cab ranger. That amp is about right for that sub, maybe a little weak though. That sub is gunna draw alot of power so go with a 4 guage wiring kit and prolly about a 1-1.5 farad cap so you don't kill your alternator. This setup will sound good and clean. If you want it to hit really hard get a 12".
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Sealed will give you a tighter cleaner sound, and ported will be louder and hit harder. A ten in a big ported box can sound louder than a 12". It all depends on what type of music you listen to. I personally am about install my alpine 10" type that arrived in the mail in a sealed box. the sealed boxes might require a little more power though, but not much more
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stick it in a sealed box. and what 07rangersport said about the 1.5 cap, dont listen to it, you dont need a cap, they are a waste of money, if your gonna do anything get an extra battery(which you dont have enough draw to need) and do the big 3. http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152355. any more questions get at me.
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stick it in a sealed box. and what 07rangersport said about the 1.5 cap, dont listen to it, you dont need a cap, they are a waste of money, if your gonna do anything get an extra battery(which you dont have enough draw to need) and do the big 3. http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152355. any more questions get at me.
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To answer just about everyone: I upgraded my battery to the yellow top Ultima battery, I changed "the Big 3" and I'm still going to go with a capacitor (maybe a 1 farad) just to make sure there's enough juice and that my lights don't dim while going down the road. I think I'm going to stick with the ported box and if I don't like it after it gets installed then I'll take it back and get the sealed.
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If your lights are dimming a cap isn't necessarily going to fix it. It just provides a constant flow of power, so if there is more draw on the cap then the cap can draw from the battery/alternator they'll still dim.
I had a 94 sunbird, and a friend with the identical car. My 2 5way 6x9s on a 600w rockford amp plus my 2 12" on a 1000w alpine amp didn't make my lights dim with no cap. He had only 1 amp in his and it dimmed horribly.
My battery was a good one (martech, if you ever see em!) and freshly rebuilt alt as well as a clean install will go a lot farther in providing a quality power supply to your amps.
I had a 94 sunbird, and a friend with the identical car. My 2 5way 6x9s on a 600w rockford amp plus my 2 12" on a 1000w alpine amp didn't make my lights dim with no cap. He had only 1 amp in his and it dimmed horribly.
My battery was a good one (martech, if you ever see em!) and freshly rebuilt alt as well as a clean install will go a lot farther in providing a quality power supply to your amps.
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If your lights are dimming a cap isn't necessarily going to fix it. It just provides a constant flow of power, so if there is more draw on the cap then the cap can draw from the battery/alternator they'll still dim.
I had a 94 sunbird, and a friend with the identical car. My 2 5way 6x9s on a 600w rockford amp plus my 2 12" on a 1000w alpine amp didn't make my lights dim with no cap. He had only 1 amp in his and it dimmed horribly.
My battery was a good one (martech, if you ever see em!) and freshly rebuilt alt as well as a clean install will go a lot farther in providing a quality power supply to your amps.
I had a 94 sunbird, and a friend with the identical car. My 2 5way 6x9s on a 600w rockford amp plus my 2 12" on a 1000w alpine amp didn't make my lights dim with no cap. He had only 1 amp in his and it dimmed horribly.
My battery was a good one (martech, if you ever see em!) and freshly rebuilt alt as well as a clean install will go a lot farther in providing a quality power supply to your amps.
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