subwoofer issues

Hey, i'm new to this forum but i really need help. See i just bought these 2 kicker comps 15's for 100 bucks brand new! what a steal right, well i thought. I have a alpine amp500.1 or something simular to that its a really tiny 1 channel amp that puts out 500 watts. All my wiring is good except...

Hi everyone im just about to start doing my first big build here shorty, and up to this point have only had small 1000 watt or smaller systems. So i ordered 2 re sx 18s and plan on building a box tuned to 32 hz after i get some batterys and an alt, but for the time being im running one of them...

So im a moron, I thought i had my gain all the way down but no it was all the way up, now my right 12 sounds distored but my left 12 sounds fine, and when i turn the gain down it gives bass but i can still hear the distortion when im next to the sub. I had to hook a new amp to them cuz i fried...