need help plz

I'd say a Boston Acoustic G2 10 or 12 inch. I think around 170-190 at crutchfield.com (only place I could find Boston subs without worrying about warrenty issues)

My friend has two Boston G2 10's ina ported box powered by a pioneer 760 watt amp and it sounds sooo clean and perfect sq. He's only pushing around 180 watts rms to those subs and they still hit loud and clean...These Bostons have a good efficiency rating for subs so they don't need tons of power.

You looking for one or two subs?

Amp??? depends on how much you have left after sub(s)

 

Those Bostons get loud and low...really smooth too.

Well its around 200 for the G2-12 and around 180 for the G2-10...Either will be a good choice.

Leaves around 400 for an amp...That 600 bucks including all the wiring too?

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Y3zvzYXWboU/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=120&I=109GTO6011

This is a pretty good amp

 

There are sooo many amps out there but I really like the Memphis 500D.

I mean Alpine, JBL, Boston, Kenwood, Nakamichi, theres so many other choices...It's just up to what you want

What sub are you going to use?? Personally I don't like the Alpine Type R as much as the Boston...I've heard them both...Currently I have 2 Type R 12's in my explorer cuz they are a friends and I'm only using them while I build a new box for my 10's. The Bostons have a lot better overall sound quality.

The Infinity Perfects are also wonderful subs and can get LLLLOOOOWW....still clean and tight too.

 

Infinity 1240W or the 1242W, don't spend a lot on the sub, spend most of the money on the amp. that sub is 300 watt RMS and 1200 watt max, I have two and their hooked up to a Alpine 1000 watt rms amp and they are perfect. only loud when you turn them up, and plus, check ebay, you could get a 1240 for 50- 60 bucks and a 1242 for 100 bucks. good luck. and remember - ported box = rap, sealed box = rock

 

Ported isn't always for rap and sealed isn't always for rock. Ported is just for deeper response while sealed is tight response. Genre of music has little to do with enclosure. Just preference of the listener.

Also spend as much as you want on subs...you get what you pay for. But with the right enclosure a 30 dollar sub can sound better than a 200 dollar sub in a crappy enclosure.

As for an amp, if you want to stick to well known name brands than any known amp that pushes 400 watts rms at the impedance of the sub will do.

Another question for you...what impedance is that perfect?

 

Well you can either get a mono amp that pushes 400 watts rms at 4 ohms.

Or you can get a 2 channel amp that puts out around 400 watts rms bridged.

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=14964
-This would do nicely and good price too. Puts out 400watts per channel at 2 ohms....meaning 800 watts bridged at 4 ohms.

As long as you have your settings right it will not blow the sub even though it has the power to. Also the amp will not even be pushed hard mean cleaner power, better sound quality, and a cooler running amp.

 

Get the DVC and wire it in parrallel. That way you can run you amp at 2 ohms to squeze some extra power out of it.

 

There is no need to push the sub at its limits.

Running an amp at 2 ohms instead of 4 ohms doesn't always mean more powero output. 2 channel amps normally put out max power at 2 ohms stereo or 4 ohms bridged. Monoblock normally put out max at 2 ohms. So either will do.

He chose the 4 ohm version so a big mono or a good stereo amplifier will do nicely.

Zin did you not see that the MB Quart RAA2400 is able to push 400 rms at 2 ohms stereo or 800 rms bridged?

But either amps you have listed will do the job fine.

 

Only way to run the amp at 2 ohms is to get have dual 4 ohm coils and wire them in parallel i.e pos to pos on sub to pos on amp and same with neg.

Well your friends are wrong on that a mono is the best to run a single sub. An amp is an amp...Mono amps are normally more efficient class d amps while 2 channels are normally better sound quality class ab amps.

There is no real way to load an amp at 2 ohms with a 4 ohm sub.

 

Thats what i meant. If the mono amp he choose was 2 ohm stable(most of them are) then you could use a dual 4ohm to squeeze some extra power. Saves some money can go with something a little better.