This subwoofer is a great sub for the price! It has got a really great range and I have heard it in many different applications, but it sounds best in a well-built bandpass enclosure. At only 250 watts, you dont need gigantic power to run them. In my opinion, mix one of these with a solid alpine 500 watt 2ch. amolifier.
Pushing this one with just half the power it asks for with the MRP-220 made it kick in my old Jetta... It's a good bargain bass for anyone who wants good bass range without killing their battery and wallet.
one of the best subs i have ever heard i have two 12s in my eclpise and they sound amazing...when all of my friends ask me how much i payd they are amazed you can t go wrong awesome subs
i got 2 of these bad boys hooked up to the 400 watt MA audio amp. i had to re glue the rear view mirror to the window after about a week of owning them. be sure to get a sealed box becaise these pound in a sealed box. dont go with ported. please listen to me and save ur money and get a good sealed box. i recoment going to circuit city and get the 12'' bass slammer box. thats what i got and its great!!!
****I purchased these 2 subs with a sealed box and 400 wat mono alpine amp for my scion tc. HIts really solid n clear . And for the price defenitely smokes for competition. I still crave something louder and soon will be upgrading to a 1000 watt alpine amp and the type R's. JL's are nice but over priced and the sound difference on JL's is a little better but not worth the price difference. Alpine Is defentiely a force to be reckoned with and i will remain loyal to the brand.
I'm running two of these in a ported box off a Rockford Fosgate T3002 (Power 300w RMS x 2 Amp). For the price these subs are very loud. Unfortunately, the subs seem to only be able to hit the mid bass notes--lower and higher bass notes sound less loud and have less quality to them. I've ran these subs in two seperate boxes (both ported), and I have had close to same results in both. If you are looking for serious bass for little cash, I would recommend the Type R subwoofer if you are into Alpine... Hifonics also has a great "HF" subwoofer for a little less cash than the Type R, but this sub also has much better sound quality and loudness than the Type E. For beginning car audio enthusiasts, I would recommend this subwoofer in a box with the correct enclosure size to make a pretty decent thump in your vehicle--but remember to buy an amp that's large enough for future upgrades.
good subwoofer for the money have 2 in a sealed MTX bass slammer running them off a Alpine mrd-m500 500w x 1 @ 2ohm very clean and percise highly recommend you cant go wrong with Alpine
This is a really good sub for the money and its prolly the best sub if your just starting out. I have four 12's in my explorer hooked up to a zapco 6 ch. amp and they HIT. I set of car alarms going through town
The Alpine 12" Type E I have is being ran at a low RMS off a small 200w Pioneer in my dorm room. However, with those specifications the sound still fills my air capitiy in the room and down the hallway. After talking with an engineer friend this speaker would and does perform the best in a sealed box. The sub is a mid-level speaker but it accomodates both the loud and deep quite well. You can't find it cheaper on any other website or local store...Day after Thanksgiving sales possibly...but its a quality sub sold at an appealing price!
I was going to buy one alpine type x 12 but I ran across a deal on two type es and had to pick them up im pushing them with a 1000 watt crunch amp and they sound great awesome sub for the money alpine is no joke
I made a custom fiberglass box for the trunk of my car and used this sub and wow it sounds awesome and it looks sick in the trunk. very impressed with alpine great deal to
these r the first subs i ever had i got 4 of these in my trunk now and i am pushing all hell out of them i got 2 amps putting 1400 watts a piece so these subs have been played at max for like 3 months now and no problems yet. my heat shield for my mufler fell off yesterday lol but anways my type x alpines are comming soon so i hope to blow out my rear window and replace it with plexy when the x subs come in
