Sub suggestions

[gumby688 10+ year member]

Just picked up an older Rockford Fosgate power 500BD amp birthsheet says 762 watts at 2ohm. Need a sub for it now since I know I cant run my RF P1 12's with it.Would like to stay under 100 bucks if possiblfor a decent 12in sub I have seen HiFonics Brutus' for my price range but dont know if it can handle the amp. Have the room to go sealed or vented on box.

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[quackhead 10+ year member]

Just picked up an older Rochford Fosgate power 500BD amp birthsheet says 762 watts at 2ohm. Need a sub for it now since I know I cant run my RF P1 12's with it.Would like to stay under 100 bucks if possiblfor a decent 12in sub I have seen HiFonics Brutus' for my price range but dont know if it can handle the amp. Have the room to go sealed or vented on box.

Why can't you run the RF P1 12's with it?

 

[gumby688 10+ year member]

Why can't you run the RF P1 12's with it?

I have the p1s running on a old RF 125.2 and they are a great match I am just adding in another sub besides I would have to set the gain waaaaaaaay down for those P1's they are 150 rms 300 peak.

 

[rebelfromva 10+ year member]

sa12

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

(-NEW-) American Bass TNT1044 10" Dual 4-Ohm Sub Woofer TNT-1044 Subwoofer TNT10 | eBay Really nice sub for the money,and with the power you have to run a sub

 

[gumby688 10+ year member]

Audio You think that sub would be ok with that amp huh? I was stoked to get the amp of ebay for 62 bucks incl shipping already hooked it up just to make sure it works and all was good so I am looking forward to getting all I can out of the amp.

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

I have the p1s running on a old RF 125.2 and they are a great match I am just adding in another sub besides I would have to set the gain waaaaaaaay down for those P1's they are 150 rms 300 peak.

I gotcha, It is always better to have more amp than subs, especially in the lower powered systems. Gives you some headroom to play with. Yea, you need a couple of good subs that can handle 250 watts rms. Do you like the sealed box for sq, or are you limited as far as space requirements to go with a much louder ported box design?

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

Obsidian Audio -12. The cheapest decent sub you'll find if looking for a BNIB.

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

(-NEW-) American Bass TNT1044 10" Dual 4-Ohm Sub Woofer TNT-1044 Subwoofer TNT10 | eBay Really nice sub for the money,and with the power you have to run a sub

and yea, those would work if he can do a one ohm load with 2 subs. I would recommend a couple of 4 ohm SVC subs capable of taking 250- 300watts ea.

 

[gumby688 10+ year member]

I found this NEW AMERICAN BASS XD1244 12" 1000W CAR AUDIO SUBWOOFER SUB 1000 WATT | eBay I am going to keep the 2p1's and only want to add 1 more sub so I can stay in the NESPL Amateura class they go by power and cone area. I can go sealed or ported also.

TheUnder it dont have to be BNIB makes no diff to me man. I just want it to be able to deal with that nasty RF 500bd.

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

i give up.

 

[gumby688 10+ year member]

Quack man no need to give up just trying to get some suggestions been out of the game for awhile and there are so many new brans its hard to decipher whats good and what looks good but *****. I truly appreciate the advice. How about this besides what you guys suggest I will make a list of say 5 subs I find in my range and then see where we are.

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

Quack man no need to give up just trying to get some suggestions been out of the game for awhile and there are so many new brans its hard to decipher whats good and what looks good but *****. I truly appreciate the advice.

lol..I was just gonna suggest these on the RF500 in a quality ported enclosure...OR the TNT's, SA's, OA12's, etc mentioned earlier would allow room for growth if you bought a more powerful amp down the road

American Bass DX124

I would not just add a sub to the two you already have unless it is exactly the same sub as the other two. For one thing, you will have many performance issues, and well, probably some peer issues as well. Two good subs that take the power you have in the right ported box will give you more gains than I think you can realize.

 

[gumby688 10+ year member]

Quack well maybe I should just pop the p1's and the amp I have for them out and go with a 15 or a 18 in a big *** ported box. I was just really thinking I have the 2p1's on and decent amp in a perfect box for them and they sound real nice. I was hoping I could just throw another box in and run that sub off the RF500 and add to what I have already.

EDIT: Planet Audio,Autotek,or audiopipe any good?

 

[gumby688 10+ year member]

Ok found this but seems kinda under priced MB Quart used to make some real nice componet sets back in the day buy I never heard a MBquart sub.

(-NEW-)MB Quart ONX304 12" Sub 800 Watt Subwoofer | eBay