Help new RE audio believer!

[ponchosnoop 0]

Can anyone help me out. I have a 2002 S-10 ext. cab and for my sub amp I have a Infinity 611a which is around 650 watts @2ohm. I want to use 3 RE RE-10D4 but someone suggested 2 SR-12D2. I listen to a lot of rap bass heavy music and I just sold my L7 12 for a CVX 12 then I found RE. The reason for wanting to use those subs is $. I can purchase either setup for $150. Will the 3 10's or 2 12's output match the L7 or CVX ? I need some serious help with this and what type of box, sealed or ported. Thanks

[95Honda 486]

RE makes great gear.

Any of their 10s, if you use 3 of them, would more than likely be louder than your 1 12. I have used literally almost 100 of their RE line subs, mostly the 8s. They are pretty decent for the money, they have a good amount of stroke and work well ported or sealed. Personally, I preffered them ported, they have a real strong bottom end. For the 10s, figure about just under 1ft3 for each driver, tuned around 30Hz as a great all around alignment. You can go smaller, but you'll lose efficiency and need more power. In the alignment I am suggesting, anything more than 150-200 watts per driver is overkill and will push the subs to their mechanical limits.

[ponchosnoop 0]

Hey , thanks for the info but I thank my amp is going to around 220 Watts a speaker. Would what you recommened still work? Thanks.

[95Honda 486]

Yes, it would work just fine. Just watch the volume, if you bottom out one of those subs, you'll definetly here it.... They make a pretty loud "clank".... I'm not sure if your amp has a Sub Sonic Filter, if it does, use it, that will help a little.

One of the problems with the RE series is they have alot of xmax and not a ton of xsup. But, if you bottom them out once or twice, don't freak out, they will usually be fine. Just don't repeat it over and over...

I had an SPL box I had built with 8 or the RE8 subs, it would do 143db on the Term Lab with 153 watts total for all 8 subs... In my 1978 Bronco.... That was roughly $320 worth of subs at the time and $200 worth of Alpine class A/B amp.... Not too shabby really....

[akjay907 0]

maybe a single SE 12" (600w rms) in a ported 2 cube box @ 30-33hz would be a nice daily pounder