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<blockquote data-quote="Togorashi" data-source="post: 5138788" data-attributes="member: 597803">So I got a really good deal on a ps1-5500d. I&#039;d like to match two 12&quot;s to it. I&#039;m kind of a noob when it comes to car audio and I&#039;m having trouble figuring out what would be best.Vehicle: 1986 Mercedes 300SDLFront: 5.25&quot; CDT componentsRear: 6.5&quot; coax (haven&#039;t purchased yet)HU: Alpine ida-x100,Budget: $300 for both subsThoughts: Alpine Type R, ED e3 or e5, IDQ v2 (any other suggestions)I&#039;m going to build a box for it. Since it will be the first box I&#039;ve ever built, it&#039;s going to be a simple sealed job.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m more of an SQ kind of guy.&nbsp; I never crank my stereo.&nbsp; &nbsp; I feel like the amp is overkill for what I want to do.&nbsp;&nbsp; Can I shop based on what I think would sound good and just turn the gains way down?&nbsp; &nbsp; I can&#039;t see myself buying subs that need 2000 watts.Also, I can&#039;t figure out whether I should be looking at 4 ohm or 2 ohm drivers. I&#039;ve read tons on the subject, but I can&#039;t find an answer. I think my amp could handle either one, so what would be best? Is lower impedence always better if the amp can handle it?Thanks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Togorashi, post: 5138788, member: 597803"] So I got a really good deal on a ps1-5500d. I'd like to match two 12"s to it. I'm kind of a noob when it comes to car audio and I'm having trouble figuring out what would be best. Vehicle: 1986 Mercedes 300SDL Front: 5.25" CDT components Rear: 6.5" coax (haven't purchased yet) HU: Alpine ida-x100, Budget: $300 for both subs Thoughts: Alpine Type R, ED e3 or e5, IDQ v2 (any other suggestions) I'm going to build a box for it. Since it will be the first box I've ever built, it's going to be a simple sealed job. I'm more of an SQ kind of guy. I never crank my stereo. I feel like the amp is overkill for what I want to do. Can I shop based on what I think would sound good and just turn the gains way down? I can't see myself buying subs that need 2000 watts. Also, I can't figure out whether I should be looking at 4 ohm or 2 ohm drivers. I've read tons on the subject, but I can't find an answer. I think my amp could handle either one, so what would be best? Is lower impedence always better if the amp can handle it? Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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