best budget subwoofers

Up your budget. All of those are low end trash

So my friend is looking for a pair of 12 inch subwoofers for around 50-80 dollars a piece with a combined 1000 rms or less, we've looked around and found that the best options look like the rockford primes, jbl gt5s, hifonics hfi and alpine basslines, looking for some feedback on what anyone else thinks the best subs for cheap could be

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To be honest, for 50-80 you won't be able to find any real decent 1000 rms drivers for that much. Best subs and cheap don't go to we'll with each other. I would say let us know what your goals are first and we could probably guide you in the right direction.

Those jbl gt5 are sent woofers for the price

NEW SKAR AUDIO VVX-15V2 D2 15" 1200W MAX POWER DUAL 2 SUBWOOFER

do one 15

Boston Acoustics Speaker G112 44 G1 12" Dual 4 Ohm Coil Subwoofer 300W 300 Watts | eBay

if insisting on 2 12's these imho are better than anything mentioned easily

Cadence S2W8D2V2 Cadence 8 Subwoofer 1000W Max 2 Ohm DVC | eBay

you should really think about 2 8's in a custom box. The box is the most important part of this install. what type of box are you planning to run. Size etc. Put these 2 bad boys on 1000rms.

done the big 15's like that typically take 3-4 cubic feet? Those bostons seem like the most budget of the options listed in terms of power requirements, sound deadening and enclosure size requirements. Please correct me if I'm wrong and no disrespect to any posters on this chain but Don't all these large magnet middle of the pack woofers typically take the high side of manufacturer recommended rms power and typically more to optimize their sound.

I think a great bang for the buck brand is Dayton Audio. I've been happy with my 10" sub from them so far. Lots of lower price speakers on Parts-express.com

2 12s typically want about the same air space as a single 15. Going with a single, higher quality 15 should yield better results.

For example, the DIY CT Sounds Mesos in the classifieds here, about the price of 2 $80 12s. You'd have to assemble it yourself, but if you think you can, it's worth considering.