Hello sorry for long time to reply. I have a 2018 kia rio. Small car. My experience was mostly with SUVs and station wagons. Had 2 ported 10's at one point at 800 RMS (probably less. was noob too audio and didnt know you needed a slightly more powerful amp). Was happy with the output(when I popped the trunk NOBODY believed they were just 10's
good electrical and box design in a sound dead suv). Not so much the quality though. They were kicker cvrs; probably why(made cheap stuff work. was young and was piecing pawn shop and marketplace stuff together). I have been really liking the sound of pioneer single 12 lately as well(way better sound than the cvrs). I don't have much experience with lots of brands. I didn't like fosgate speaker. Too soft. Not loud at all.
I like good sound but I need some output like when I had the 2 ported 10's. So whatever sound good in small 4 cylinder car.
So pretty much lookingfor recomendations on what amp and speaker combination I could start with 1 speaker and later on adding another speaker without changing amp.(basicallyan amp that can handle 1 speaker but could handle 2 of the same speakers if bridged.) I also prefer if the amp is slightly over powered. I plan on upgrading electrical eventually because I'm pretty sure I'll be adding a front stage as well as the second sub and I would like the electrical to hold together even during the most demanding songs.
So what would be your head turning sub stage that you could start for 400 - 500$ and eventually end up around 600-700$ for a part 2 finish?