amp for 2 12's DVC

[magplad95 10+ year member]

I have just recently bought 2 12inch alpine type r subs and i would like some advice on what amp would work best for these. The subs are DVC so i'm not sure what i need for them. I am planning on spending about 200 on the amp, assuming that the retail is about 400. I want the most bang for my buck here. I'm young and I don't have much experience with this stuff so any help would be greatly appreciated!

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[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by magplad95 I have just recently bought 2 12inch alpine type r subs and i would like some advice on what amp would work best for these. The subs are DVC so i'm not sure what i need for them. I am planning on spending about 200 on the amp, assuming that the retail is about 400. I want the most bang for my buck here. I'm young and I don't have much experience with this stuff so any help would be greatly appreciated!

JBL 600.1 You'll have about 400 more suggestions for this amp...

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Do the subs have dual 2-ohm or dual 4-ohm voice coils?

 

[magplad95 10+ year member]

4ohms each

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by magplad95 4ohms each

You could probably get the JBL 600.1 still, but you would be running it at 1 ohm. Although it is stable at 1 ohm, you might be better off getting a high output 2 channel amp such as:

US Acoustics USX-2150: http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/USAUSX2150

US Acoustics USB-2150: http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-FD01DdC3zEH/ProdView.asp?s=0&c=3&g=110&I=235USB2150&o=m&a=0

which are both pretty much the same amp.

These are mearly a few suggestions. Look around at some other amps and then you can ask us if it satisfies your needs/is reliable/worth the money.