So a guy at my work got a 12' polk momo woofer for 250, he says it good and clear. Also i heard that infinity subs are better, but i'm not sure which. I was on ebay and saw different ones there. Does anybody know which is the best single 12' sub i should get?

 

What amp will you be using to power it? How much do you want to spend? Do you want it loud (SPL), Clean (SQ), or a combo of both? How much trunk space are you willing to give up?

Bryan

 

Yeah, just like he said, it's up to you. What kind of music do you listen to? At what volume do you normally have the radio at? Are you wanting to show it, or don't care if it looks "cool" or not (plexiglass, neons, etc).
Box size/design, SPL, efficiency, ... matters to you. Listen to your friends Polk, and see what you think, and go from there.

 

I got one Infinty 12 wit 140 dollar amp and this **** pounds. Its loud and clean. One of my friends noted that is sounded better than 2 15's he heard in a legend.

 

wut amp did u get?

 

I got it from Crutchfield. ITs a US Acoustics USX 2100 wit 300 watts RMS.

 

This post is a joke right??

Bryan

 

ok...well i'm new to whole amp, watts, thing. I want a 12in sub that puts out alot, because I don't want to waste trunk space. Does anyone know a good amp that can power a sub that puts out 1000 watss max for a decent price?

 

Did you see my first post? Try to answer some of the questions and a lot of us will try to help you out. You must be a little more specific. What you are asking is kind of like me asking you: I need to buy a car. It must be blue or something similar, what should I get?

You can read these over just so you get a basic understanding of audio concepts:

http://www.mobileaudio.com/rac-faq/

http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/caraudio.htm

Bryan

 

Here are a couple of pointers when looking for amps for speakers. Speakers do not put out watts. Amplifiers do. Never worry about max ratings they are mostly lies. Check the rms ratings for the sub, better yet tell us what model the sub is. You never gave us a budget to work with, you said decent price, but I am not sure what decent is...

I hope I do not sound rude, I am really just trying to help...

Bryan

 

Here are the auctions for the subs i'm considering buying.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=1360484031

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=1360749842

also i'm willing to spend about 200-250 for an amp.

 

OK, both are good subs. Have you listened to the Infinity? You said you liked the sound of the Polk right? Have you considered Image Dynamics or JL subs?

OK if you must go with either the Infinity or the Polk try something like this:

If you must buy a new amp:

Rockford 360.2
Rockford 500.2
MTX 6500D
DEI 1100D (I think they are selling new for around $300 on EBay)

There are quite a few choices out there. Look for an amp that will put out somewhere around 350w-500w rms at 4ohms if you get the Polk or Infinity.

Bryan

 

Autophile is very correct. When it comes to subs, you really need to know what you want in it or you will be dissapointed with whatever you buy. Also, if I may pass some wisdom, anyone who rates their subs as 'that sh!t pounds' is probably not the best person to get an opinion from. No offense to anyone who has said it, but it really is not quantatitive at all.... as far as SQ subs I will always reccomend the following :

ECLIPSE 88120TiDVC
Image Dynamics IDMAX 12"
JL W7 11.3"

Now, none of those are cheap subs and all of them will sound like **** with a POS amp (read : legacy, pyramid, etc) but there are some of the best SQ subs around.

AdamR

 

Oh, let me continue my thought, the infinity perfect 12" are a very cost effective sub, but listening to them and then any of the subs that are on my list will most definetley blow your mind....

Also, if you are curious my bass setup consists of 2 of the eclipses I mentioned and 2 soundstream 1002 amps. This means that each sub gets about ~1kW. Now, this is a purley SQ setup and it sounds brilliant - better then any IDMAX setup.

AdamR

 

You forgot my Velodyne DFSC subs on that list I have to disagree here a little. Those IMO are not SQ subs. They are kind of between the SQ and SPL categories. For pure SQ try

Velodyne, Phase Linear Aliante's and stuff like that...

Bryan

 

Alright alright, they are more SQL BUT they are also more consumer oriented UNLIKE Velodyne for example. Velodyne makes almost the best sub I have EVER heard but they are not exactly meant for the consumer mid-end market .... more of the ultra-high end.... wouldnt you agree? Hey, you know where I can get a set of those subs? I know they are out of production but I have a friend that wants em bad....

AdamR

 

ok..so i've decided that i want a 12' sub. either a momo or infinity. Now i the next problem is the amp......anyone know a good amp for a good price?

 

Didn't you ready my post??

Bryan

 

I agree but the W7's retail for almost as much as the Velodyne's used to...

If you are serious about getting a Velodyne contact a friend of mine in Korea. If he can't get them no one can.

Jung-Ho Ahn
ahn9562@modia.co.kr

Tell him that Bryan So sent you. I just wanted to make sure you wanted them pretty badly. The shipping will cost you an insane amount of money...

Bryan

 

Arent the Alpine type r and type s subs a good sub for the money?

 

JL 12W7

I can't wait to install my 13w7. I'm getting rid of 3 jl12w3's for it... It should sound much better and should be louder (hopefully)

 

Thanks bud, Ill give him a holla....

AdamR

 

No problem! Let me know how things go...

Bryan