Question on Subs

**scott1e** · 26-02-2006 10:05 PM

Hey guys,

My friend kindly donated his old 10" Bass VR Alpine Sub to me.. It is 4 OHMS with a 500W peak.. 150W RMS..

The sub is not in a box so if I decide to use it, Ill have to purchase a box for it but I was also hoping to get another 10" and put it in the box too.. Is there a problem with mixing sub brands? Im not sure how much a similar Alpine sub would cost but Ive heard theyre the best brand and thus Im assuming its quite steep..

How much would it cost to fit them in a box? And what amp would you reccomend to run my front splits as well as the sub's..

Cheers,
Scott

**aka_NSX** · 26-02-2006 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by scott1e

Hey guys,

My friend kindly donated his old 10" Bass VR Alpine Sub to me.. It is 4 OHMS with a 500W peak.. 150W RMS..

The sub is not in a box so if I decide to use it, Ill have to purchase a box for it but I was also hoping to get another 10" and put it in the box too.. Is there a problem with mixing sub brands? Im not sure how much a similar Alpine sub would cost but Ive heard theyre the best brand and thus Im assuming its quite steep..

How much would it cost to fit them in a box? And what amp would you reccomend to run my front splits as well as the sub's..

Cheers,
Scott

no u cant mix the sub coz every sub has got their own Thiele/Small Parameters...........

**TRU32U** · 26-02-2006 11:52 PM

what cars it goin in
generally no dont mix subs.
if you need hook ups for equipment and installations pm me

**Fhrx** · 27-02-2006 07:50 AM

Sadly you cannot mix different subwoofers in the same enclosure because (besides sounding terrible due to different motors) they can potentially damage or even destroy one another. You can use two different subs in a separate chamber enclosure but like aka_NSX eluded to above, due to the different T/S specs (the subs electro-mechanical qualities) they will not sound that flash together.

**Fhrx** · 27-02-2006 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by scott1e

How much would it cost to fit them in a box? And what amp would you reccomend to run my front splits as well as the sub's..

You would have to PM me for the enclosure quote and can you tell us more about your front splits please?

**scott1e** · 27-02-2006 03:42 PM

Sure..

Well perhaps you could PM me a quote instead?

So id need to buy another sub of the same brand/quality for it to work..

Front splits are 200W Sony Xplod speakers with tweeters...

Anything else you need to know?

Car is a '90 Honda Accord for the record