In search of a single 12 inch.

[hindsight]

Hello all. I orginally was searching for a smaller 12 inch setup along the lines of 300 watts..

I am getting more than I thought back for taxes so I would like to spend a bit more. Im looking for about 500 RMS. I need the sub/amp combo to be less than 350 dollars shipped. I have a box already that I bought. This is the box. Building a new box is out of the question, sorry.

This is what I have decided on so far.

Head unit:Amazon.com: Kenwood KDC-X397 eXcelon Single DIN In-Dash Car Stereo Receiver: Car Electronics

Box: Ground Shaker SQP 1 12 12" Single Slot Ported Subwoofer Enclosure

Sub/Amp : ???

I will be buying some speakers at another time a few weeks later. I listen to almost exclusivly rap. I was looking at this set-up for ~$300 from best buy installed

Alpine 500W Mono Amplifier, 12" 4-Ohm Subwoofer, Geek Squad® Installation

My plan if I bought this combo would be to use 1 sub and either sell or have a backup 2nd sub. I have had a ****** PYLE system back in the day. I'm looking for some nice sound quality, but I also want to have the opportunity to crank it if I need to wake up in the morning commute.

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

The sub is the older model alpine. The amp is ok. But there were some issues with them if you look used here on the forum you can get more for your cash. You could try a ct sounds 800.1 and a audioque sub should keep you u. That price range

 

[UGHH]

SoundQubed HDS212 (600 RMS), $85 shipped to your door. SoundQubed Q1-750 amp, $210 shipped to your door.

 

[DoesDad 10+ year member]

The Ground Shaker box you're looking at is pretty small. 1.3 cubic ft. is small for ported. No info. as to what it's tuned at either (probably well over 40 hz). That's a loud fart box. Look for something that's at least a 2 cubes and tuned lower. Somewhere in the 32-36 hz. area. Or get some plans and build one and then go for the SQ HDS212 that cjm286 mentioned. Or maybe a 12" Sundown E or Incriminator I Series. The Alpine amp you listed is solid. The Type S sub though... Meh.