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Buying 2 12" Alpine Subs... I Need help on getting the right amp(s)? And other stuff.

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Old Jul 5, 2003
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Question Buying 2 12" Alpine Subs... I Need help on getting the right amp(s)? And other stuff.

Well, finally gettin some money to spend on my car now... So i decided to get some alpine subs...



Alpine SWR-1241D
12" Dual 4-ohm Voice Coil Subwoofer


Now, i have to chose a box to get with those... Need help with that...

and im also gonna need an amp.. or 2 amps? I really dont know, thats why im asking for help

I dont want to spend a lot of money on an amp... so lemme know which amps are good but arent that much $$$
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How about a JBL 1200.1? I honestly dont know as much as I'd like.. but I think this amp can push these subs fine
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Old Jul 6, 2003
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If you haven't bought the subs yet I would reccommend getting the 1221d 2ohm subs. I hear you get alot more power out of them and they're the same price.
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Ya get the other subs, but make sure you give these subs enough power because my friend has Alpine subs in his truck and they didn't sound good with his old amp. He got a new Phoenix Gold amp that pumped out a lot more power and the subs sound 10 X better. If you don't give Alpine subs a lot of power then you will not be satisfied with thier performance.

They also blow out pretty easily if you don't give them a lot of power.

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Also look into getting an amp that is bridgeable and then wire the subs in parallel so that you get the most outta your amp. I got a Rockford Fosgate 700s that is putting out 1400 watts because it's bridgeable, but when i had my old subs with only one voice coil each it only put out 300 total.
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