Alpine SWR1242D

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Provided by Abt Electronics

Alpine 12" Type-R Series Mobile Subwoofer - SWR1242D/ 24Hz-500Hz Frequency Response/ Kevlar Reinforced Pulp Cone/ Dual Voice Coil Design/ Multi-Stage Thermal Management System/ Aluminum Airflow Motor Cover

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Last update: Nov 13, 2009

Alpine SWR1242D Reviews

 
 
 

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★★★★★
5.0
Very nice driver for sealed boxes

"I purchased the Alpine 12" Dual-Voice-Coil 4-Ohm Subwoofer (SWR-1242D), on a whim, after attending a concert. The concert sound was so incredibly powerful. I thought it might be fun to try to duplicate the dynamic feel of the live experience (though, not necessarily the volume level, which was chest crushing). My car already had a sub; a Sony Xplod 12" in a QLogic ported box, coupled to the complementary Sony 6..." Read Full Review »

Jul 11, 2009 by GalvanicCorrosion

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★☆☆☆☆
1.0
horrible do not buy

"well i first got this sub in febuary of 09 and had it hooked up to a mrp-m500 amp which should be just perfect for this sub but it turns out this sub isnt able to handle what its supposed to handle after going though 2 of them now i have just given up on alpine completely and bought a buddy of mines old kicker comp vrs and they hit harder then the type r ever did..." Read Full Review »

Oct 26, 2009 by Anonymous

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Alpine SWR1242D Review

Very nice driver for sealed boxes

★★★★★
5.0

"I purchased the Alpine 12" Dual-Voice-Coil 4-Ohm Subwoofer (SWR-1242D), on a whim, after attending a concert. The concert sound was so incredibly powerful. I thought it might be fun to try to duplicate the dynamic feel of the live experience (though, not necessarily the volume level, which was chest …"  Read Full Review »

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Jul 11 2009
GalvanicCorrosion
USA
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Alpine SWR1242D Review

Awesome.

★★★★★
5.0

"I knew what I was buying right from the brand of the product. I did my research between the different models of subwoofers Alpine offers, Type-E, Type-R etc... and I came up with the decision to own a 12" Type-R. It seemed like the perfect sub with the specifications for what I'd need. I purchased j …"  Read Full Review »

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TheGreatNJ
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Alpine SWR1242D Review

Decent Driver

★★★★☆
4.0

"Well, I've heard this particular driver in a number of applications and felt it was time to get one of my own (6/14/08). I've always known that Alpine subs were power hungry but I had no idea until I used it. Originally I had it vastly underpowered, using an older Rockford amp (approx. 300w RMS @ 2O …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jul 14 2008
TheGrizz
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Alpine SWR1242D Review

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

★★★★★
5.0

"I own a 2009 Scion XB and this speaker is Perfect for the car i have. I was planing on putting 2 of them in my car but that would have been to much speaker.The price of the speaker is accually really cheap, im am suppprised that it is not more like around $300. The only problem that i have had with …"  Read Full Review »

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Nov 13 2009
Nick1234
Northridge, CA
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Alpine SWR1242D Review

I absolutely love this ...

★★★★★
5.0

"I absolutely love this subwoofer! I found one on sale at a Best Buy and thought it was time to upgrade from my two Eclipse SW6200 Subwoofers. Even though the other two were at 350RMS and powered by an MRP1000, this one subwoofer COMPLETELY overpowers them with the Alpine MRP500 Amplifier (For anyone …"  Read Full Review »

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littlefelt
Cottonwood Heights, UT
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