Alpine Type S or R
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Alpine Type S or R I am thinking about replacing my stock speakers with these throughout the car for now because mine are almost all blown, which one would you recomend and do you think they will be good in all locations of the monsoon system. Also do you think I could get some 5x7's to fit in the rear of the car. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks
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I have the type-r 6.5in components up front and the type-r 6.5in coax's in the sail panel and I think they sound great. I listened to the type-s in the the store and I really didn't like them too much...
Are you planning to keep then stock monsson amp? I don't think it is good enought to power the type-r's. I bought an 80w per channel amp, and just kept the gain turned down a bit since the speakers can only handle 70w and 50w repectively. I don't have anything in the rear (except my 2 10's in the trunk), I don't think you really need any thing back there. Good luck!
Are you planning to keep then stock monsson amp? I don't think it is good enought to power the type-r's. I bought an 80w per channel amp, and just kept the gain turned down a bit since the speakers can only handle 70w and 50w repectively. I don't have anything in the rear (except my 2 10's in the trunk), I don't think you really need any thing back there. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick
I think the Rs are the better of the two lines. Dont care for them too much, better brands for the price. Just my opinion.
heh heh, j/k.
also, who pays retail?
Alpine makes good amps, subs and head units but there speakers aren't so great. If you insist on getting them get the type R. I'd personally go with MB Quart, Infinity Perfects, Canton or Focal.
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i wnet with the infinity components (6000cs), got them from circuitcity, i love them, there really clear, i have them running off the stock amp, the rear speakers are stock, there blown but i adjust the fade more to the front so it helps with the distortion of the stock rear speakers
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Originally Posted by PewterNHRA2001
i wnet with the infinity components (6000cs), got them from circuitcity, i love them, there really clear, i have them running off the stock amp, the rear speakers are stock, there blown but i adjust the fade more to the front so it helps with the distortion of the stock rear speakers
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Originally Posted by PewterNHRA2001
i just swapped out the tweeters and midranges...no special wiring, also i didnt use the cross overs that the infinitys came with
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I just put the Type S 6 1/2 components up front in my car along with Type R 6 1/2" coaxials in the sail panels powered by an Alpine 55x4 amp. I must say that if I could do it all over again I wouldn't go with these speakers. The mids are okay buy the highs sound flat. I think they are a soft dome tweeter which I don't like. I think the $99 Polks in my Mustang getting 40 watts sound just as good. Alpine's amps are GREAT but I'm not a huge fan of these speakers.
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Originally Posted by Martingale
I just put the Type S 6 1/2 components up front in my car along with Type R 6 1/2" coaxials in the sail panels powered by an Alpine 55x4 amp. I must say that if I could do it all over again I wouldn't go with these speakers. The mids are okay buy the highs sound flat. I think they are a soft dome tweeter which I don't like. .
Why not go with a matched set of Type R's all around?
