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<blockquote data-quote="DarkScorpion" data-source="post: 6926925" data-attributes="member: 618537">I&#039;d say you stay away from the CVR&#039;s.WIth a $500 budget, there are quite a few options out there: mroe specifically, I would suggest a single dual 4ohm, midline 12&quot; subwoofer over a pair of lowend 12&quot; subs. Take a look into a single 12&quot; <a href="http://www.incriminatoraudio.com/update/index.php?page=2&amp;amp;product=2" target="_blank">Incriminator Audio Lethal Injection</a>, a <a href="http://www.dcsoundlab.com/woofers.html" target="_blank">DC sound labs level 3</a>, or even the new <a href="http://www.subtilisaudio.com/products/Subtilis-Audio-VVX%252d12-Subwoofer.html" target="_blank">Subtilis VVX-12</a>. Both can be had for fairly cheap ($200), then you can pick up an amp such as an<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MB-Quart-DSC1500-1D-Monoblock-Mono-Car-Amplifier-1500W-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem45f3cb4dd6QQitemZ300442930646QQptZCarQ5fAudioQ5fVideo" target="_blank"> MBQuart DSC1500.1D</a> ($210),<a href="http://www.audioque.com/aq/?page_id=26" target="_blank"> Audioque AQ1200D</a> ($250), or Audiopipe AP15001D ($140).The reason I emphasize dual 4 is because dual 4ohm subs can be wired in parallel for a final load of 2ohms. The amps I just listed put out a solid 600-800w @ 2ohm, which is a perfect match for the subs listed. Then, if you were to add a second sub, you can wire them for a final load of 1ohm, which would be just as good becuase the amps I listed put out a solid 1200-1500w @ 1ohm.In all, it&#039;s about flexibility and value. I don&#039;t like those CVR&#039;s one bit. Even though they are dirt cheap, they&#039;re not a good value because 1) they would eventually be tossed out for something better, and 2) I see no resale value in them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DarkScorpion, post: 6926925, member: 618537"] I'd say you stay away from the CVR's. WIth a $500 budget, there are quite a few options out there: mroe specifically, I would suggest a single [B]dual 4ohm[/B], midline 12" subwoofer over a pair of lowend 12" subs. Take a look into a single 12" [URL="http://www.incriminatoraudio.com/update/index.php?page=2&product=2"]Incriminator Audio Lethal Injection[/URL], a [URL="http://www.dcsoundlab.com/woofers.html"]DC sound labs level 3[/URL], or even the new [URL="http://www.subtilisaudio.com/products/Subtilis-Audio-VVX%252d12-Subwoofer.html"]Subtilis VVX-12[/URL]. Both can be had for fairly cheap ($200), then you can pick up an amp such as an[URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MB-Quart-DSC1500-1D-Monoblock-Mono-Car-Amplifier-1500W-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem45f3cb4dd6QQitemZ300442930646QQptZCarQ5fAudioQ5fVideo"] MBQuart DSC1500.1D[/URL] ($210),[URL="http://www.audioque.com/aq/?page_id=26"] Audioque AQ1200D[/URL] ($250), or Audiopipe AP15001D ($140). The reason I emphasize dual 4 is because dual 4ohm subs can be wired in parallel for a final load of 2ohms. The amps I just listed put out a solid 600-800w @ 2ohm, which is a perfect match for the subs listed. Then, if you were to add a second sub, you can wire them for a final load of 1ohm, which would be just as good becuase the amps I listed put out a solid 1200-1500w @ 1ohm. In all, it's about flexibility and value. I don't like those CVR's one bit. Even though they are dirt cheap, they're not a good value because 1) they would eventually be tossed out for something better, and 2) I see no resale value in them. [/QUOTE]

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