hey guys, i'm thinking of getting a 12" alpine type r sub and an alpine mrd-m300 amp with a sealed box. i don't need slamming bass i just actually wanna hear it because my boston acoustics components don't have much of it. would this be a good enough combination for my setup? if not, could u give me some advice on what i should get and whatnot. thanks.

here are the links to what i'm thinking of getting....

alpine type r sub
alpine mrd-m300 amp

 

that link doesnt show the specs for the amp

i had a mrv1005 on 2 cvrs at 2ohm and they pounded but, i think you might want more power if it only pushes 300rms

 

here are the specs

• V12 AccuClass-D™ Design
• 350W x 1 RMS (2ohm;@14.4V 1% THD+N)
• 250W x 1 RMS (2ohm;@12V 1% THD+N)
• 150W x 1 RMS (4ohm;@12V 1% THD+N)
• Digital Control Center with LED Display
• Bass Engine® DSP:
- Parametric EQ
- Crossover
- Time Correction
- Subsonic Filter
- Phase Control
- Bass Compensator
• Remote Bass **** or Remote Amplifier Control Center (RACC) ready
• Amplifier Link Ready
• STAR Topology
• 8 Volt Input Capability
• Integrated Wire and Screw Down Terminals
• Variable Turn-on Delay
• Thermal Managment Processor

i'm not looking to pound my ear drums out by the way lol

 

what is the sub rated at? and what ohm coils? if its a dvc 2ohm coil that amp doesn't look 1ohm stable, and at 4ohm it straight sucks at power, look at something more powerful just my opinion...

 

the sub is 300rms and 1000 peak, dual voice coil, and 4ohm. would it really matter whether it was 2ohm or 4ohm?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sleeper_teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the sub is 300rms and 1000 peak, dual voice coil, and 4ohm. would it really matter whether it was 2ohm or 4ohm?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes it does matter...

DVC 2 ohm you can only wire to 1 or 4 ohm load
DVC 4 ohm you can only wire to 2 or 8 ohm load

you have the DVC 4 ohm so i suggest you wire it to 2 ohms. you want it in a sealed enclosure and although thatll make it nice and clean, ur not gonna hear it. u need to OVERPOWER a sub in a sealed enclosure because the fact its a sealed enclosure makes it harder to produce more SPL. you might want to look into an MRD-M500. i have that amp and im gettin a 10" type r DVC 4 ohm. itll be about 400-500 watts RMS to a 300RMS sub in a sealed enclosure. it shouldnt be too loud and it should sound pretty clean, we will see hope this helps you a lil.

 

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you might want to look into an MRD-M500. i have that amp and im gettin a 10" type r DVC 4 ohm. itll be about 400-500 watts RMS to a 300RMS sub in a sealed enclosure. it </TD></TR></TABLE>

that sounds MUCH better than the 300