Which sub should I get?

[pimpingmyride 10+ year member]

I am getting a 12" sub for my 1999 Honda Passport. Which of these subs will be better for me? Unless there is something else you recommend.

JBL P1222 JBL

Alpine SWR-1223D Alpine Electronics of America, Inc.

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[pimpingmyride 10+ year member]

I listen to mostly rap music

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

whats ur budget, and do u already have an amp? If not, whats ur budget for that. How many watts are you planning on running? Are you looking for sq, sql, or just straight loud. Do you want a 12, 2 12's, a 15? Are you planning on porting ur sub or getting a sealed box? Do you have 4 gauge going to the back?

 

[pimpingmyride 10+ year member]

Somewhere around 200 for the sub. And I know someone that works with amps so I can get one for cheap. I still want to be able to hear the music so I guess sq? Im just going to get 1 12. Most likely sealed box. Not sure about the 4 gauge.

 

[timbassett 10+ year member]

id get a pioneer TS-W3002d4 if ur gana get a amp with at least 1k rms if not get a TS-W308D2 kicks hard and real cheap for the TS-W308D2 id recomend a ported box and for the ts-w3002d4 u can go ether way it gana be bad *** if ur not a pioneer guy then id go with a soundstream PXW-12 but again u need a lot power to push it id stay away from rf subs because there super easy to break cones (even stress from high excursions can cause them to split like mine did) i swear by pioneer though i run 2 tsw3002d2 subs and my head throbs

 

[twistedchild420 5,000+ posts]

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

lol @ pioneer, u can get much better for the price. I reccomend you get 1 fi Q 12 and a solid class d amp that puts out 800-1200 rms and then get a custom ported box. its a great SQ oriented subs that hits the lowend with authority. ficaraudio.com Or you can get an ht pro blackout off ebay. 1500 rms, quality sq, 160 shipped.

 

[LiveAudio911 10+ year member]

If I picked one of those 2 choices i would say the JBL.. being I run the same ones....

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

How much power does OP have to run the sub?

 

[pimpingmyride 10+ year member]

Can you still hear music over them? What amp do you have?

 

[pimpingmyride 10+ year member]

My friend that works with this kind of stuff said he could get me the JL 12W0v2, 250/1v2 Class D Monoblock amp and box for like 250. New with warranties. Would this be a good option for me?

 

[pimpingmyride 10+ year member]

Or the Alpine SWS-1243D, Alpine MRP-M500 amp and box for about the same.

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

The type r sounds like butt to me, can get decently loud but sounds like butt. WILL U PLEASE GIVE US SOME MORE DETAILED INFO. Once you do that we can actually help you. Scroll up and look at my 1st post and answer those questions. Thank you.