Alpine type S for budget?

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Hey guys,

My friend is looking for a good sub, amp, and box that would be in the $300-400 price range. Right now we are leaning towards the type S from Alpine, and then maybe about a ~300w RMS amp (there is a decent mono Type D infinity on sale right now at cardomain for about 100) This would end up being about 300. We are going for more of a SQ than SPL, although a little bit of SPL would be nice. We already have 8 gauge wiring going to the back of the car, so it would be nice if we could get something that could run off that. What do you guys think of this setup? Could we get something a whole lot better for the money, or would this sound pretty good?

Thanks a bunch

 
ok, two more questions. Would a 350W amp power the Alipine Type R and can i power the 350W amp with a 8 gauge wire?

 
Hey guys,
My friend is looking for a good sub, amp, and box that would be in the $300-400 price range. Right now we are leaning towards the type S from Alpine, and then maybe about a ~300w RMS amp (there is a decent mono Type D infinity on sale right now at cardomain for about 100) This would end up being about 300. We are going for more of a SQ than SPL, although a little bit of SPL would be nice. We already have 8 gauge wiring going to the back of the car, so it would be nice if we could get something that could run off that. What do you guys think of this setup? Could we get something a whole lot better for the money, or would this sound pretty good?

Thanks a bunch
for the price you can get a type R off ebay ,,,,get the 2005 model dude they will ship it to him for that price and it way way more into sq with all the new fancy parts i dunno about with the amp tho....in box sure but thats gonna be a tight budget...mabye your right type s ....go to http://www.alpine-usa.com and see the 349 deal with a type s 10 and a amp but thats without a box

 
Hey, i found a deal for the type R: Ported box, sub, and 300w alpine MRD-m300 amp for $310 shipped. The amp might be underpowering it a little bit, but I figure that for ~300, I wouldn't get much better than that, and a slightly underpowered type R will probably be better than a type S at the same power. Should I go ahead and buy?

 
No... I don't like the amp, not very powerful. Im trying to find you a good setup right now for less than that... but its kind of hard to find a cheap amp that will do around 500 watts RMS @ 2 ohms. Ill update in a few minutes

 
Okay Here’s my list

Type R 12" - $125 shipped (add a little more and you can get a 15") //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALPINE-SWR-1242D-Type-R-12-Sub-NEW-Subwoofer-500-RMS_W0QQitemZ5793949468QQcategoryZ18803QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

HiFonics BX1000D will do 500 watts at 2 ohm, and if you decide to add another Type R in the future, will do 1000. - $180 shipped

http://www.ikesound.com/product-product_id/1506

Box – build your own for around $45

Grand Total is about $350 shipped… a little more than the other setup, but it will be much better quality, will get louder, and will allow easy upgradeability for the future. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 
Hopefully someone else might have some other suggestions so you can have some other options

you can get someone to make you good box plans on this forum for around $8. You can have it made yourself by the time your sub gets here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

 
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