Is my Alpine amp good enough?

[Trevaughn]

I recently purchased the Alpine MRP-M450 used on Craigslist for $50. Seemed like a good deal, so I jumped on it. I then also bought a Rockford Fosgate P2D2-12 sub on Amazon for $100. I haven't received the sub yet, but should this setup be decently powerful? And will it work well together? My first ever sub setup was a Kicker 250.1 Amp with a Kenwood KFC-W12PS Sub. This setup was not great at all. The amp couldn't power that sub for ****. I just don't want that to happen again. So, will the new amp power the new sub to full extent and will it be very much better than my first setup?

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[Better-Action 10+ year member]

Wont be loud. But that amp should be alright for the p2. The sub is a d2, you'll have to run at 4 ohms because the amp isn't 1 ohm stable so it will be getting about 200 Watts.

 

[murph 10+ year member]

Extremely low grade audio gear will only get you so far. Building a custom box for that setup would be a waste of money IMHO. I think you should get a sealed box and run it till your ready for a real entry level setup.

 

[Trevaughn]

Wont be loud. But that amp should be alright for the p2. The sub is a d2, you'll have to run at 4 ohms because the amp isn't 1 ohm stable so it will be getting about 200 Watts.

Okay, I'm returning the d2 and am going to order the d4 instead.

 

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Extremely low grade audio gear will only get you so far. Building a custom box for that setup would be a waste of money IMHO. I think you should get a sealed box and run it till your ready for a real entry level setup.

Unfortunately, I don't have money for anything amazing right now. I plan to hopefully get Type R's in the near future, but these are all I can fund right now. I'm in high school, so I don't have the best income.. lol

 

[murph 10+ year member]

Okay, I'm returning the d2 and am going to order the d4 instead. 

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Unfortunately, I don't have money for anything amazing right now. I plan to hopefully get Type R's in the near future, but these are all I can fund right now. I'm in high school, so I don't have the best income.. lol

It's an expensive hobby. Your next system should evolve past a type r though. Still if you saved up 500 bucks you could get a solid entry level system.