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Old 05-10-2012, 05:58 PM
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blew my old sub and i don't really know much about them so help me pick one, this is the amp I have. and yes I know its old and crappy spec wise but imo its trully underated and when the sub was working had my car sounding great, i don't see the need to upgrade since i enjoy its output capabilities and it still works...
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-HLYkmZn...-MRP-M350.html

here are the subs I'm considering off of ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALPINE-SWR-1...ht_4072wt_1344

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alpine-SWR-1...ht_2649wt_1344

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SWR-10D4-ALP...ht_5998wt_1110

which one do you think will suit me best
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your amp only pushes 200 watts. the first sub would work best. the other subs would be heavly underpowered. if i were u i would get a bigger amo if u want more powerful bass. look into alpine m6 for the first sub u listed alpine m12 amp for the 2nd two. u cant really go wrong with aline products. honestly tho your amp wont play any of these subs to there potential
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your amp only pushes 200 watts. the first sub would work best. the other subs would be heavly underpowered. if i were u i would get a bigger amo if u want more powerful bass. look into alpine m6 for the first sub u listed alpine m12 amp for the 2nd two. u cant really go wrong with aline products. honestly tho your amp wont play any of these subs to there potential
LOL well i can also upgrade to a better amp when this one goes bad lol the way i see it this tiny amp made a no name sub sound great so imagine what it will do with this type r, even if its not pushing it to its full potential i got a feeling that even playing at half its potential it will sound better than my previous sub and for me thats a win cuz my last one had some good nice clear bass not that distorted un-necessarily loud bass. another thing i want to add is that i currently had this amp adjusted to barely on in the gain settings so more power is definitely not going to be my issue. But thanks for the tips I'll probably go with the first one I just wanted to be sure this amp was going to be able to handle it.
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U know....if you're anything like me...I would just spend the money and get a good setup...$700-$900 is worth the investment for 4+ years of good bumping (assuming you don't blow anything).
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That site says both 200 and 350 watts. Which one is correct? Also, the amp does the the rated watts at 2ohms so u need to find the right subwoofer ohm coils that would allow for u to wire it to 2 ohms on the amp. Check on a wiring diagram though because I'm not exactly positive what ohm voice coil sub u will need(2 ohm or 4ohm) that would give u a 2 ohm load on the amp. Hope I didn't lose u there lol bare with me
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Originally Posted by TJBentley
That site says both 200 and 350 watts. Which one is correct? Also, the amp does the the rated watts at 2ohms so u need to find the right subwoofer ohm coils that would allow for u to wire it to 2 ohms on the amp. Check on a wiring diagram though because I'm not exactly positive what ohm voice coil sub u will need(2 ohm or 4ohm) that would give u a 2 ohm load on the amp. Hope I didn't lose u there lol bare with me
Hell yeah you sure did lose me LOL....I dont know Jack about this amp business can I buy the first one and be happy?
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http://www.crutchfield.com/p_136126V...D4.html?tp=111

12w6's for the win!
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Ideal set up to me is the alpine type-r sub paired with the alpine M500 monoblock amp. I've been running this set up for years...perfect.
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selling 10 inch eclipse sub 700 watts rms. had it ran to this alpine pdx 1.600 600 watts rms. sleaed box with polyfil. smooth and crisp. 200 bux
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i see you have 2 L shaped brackets, Im assuming you used it to keep the box from moving around. I been looking for a way to keep the box from moving around as well but I didn't want to put holes into the frame of the car, I used 3m double sided tape but it didn't really work. btw it seems like a cool deal but I already ordered the alpine type r I'll be installing into my old box I have a very similar one as yours.


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