Alpine R-Series Subwoofers: Born To Be Played Loud! 

so nothing new that matters. That's a hard pass for the price. maybe id consider it for around $179-$199.

I'd take a dc lvl 2 over this sub, and outperform this midbass driver for $100 less retail. Or for $50 more, go lvl 3 dc, and be light years above this driver. GLWS though

I don’t know anyone that said that!