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Hey guys,

I recently just bought a 12" Alpine Type S sub (SWS-1223D)

Now, I need to buy an amp for it.

Its rated at

900W peak and 300W RMS

Impedance: 2ohms + 2ohms

So, being a noob and all, I needa know what exactly I need to look for in an amp. All I know so far is to look for a monoblock amp. What sort of power should I be looking for that would be suitable for this sub?

A friend of mine said its better to overpower your sub rather than underpower it?

Any help would be much appreciated

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I've got that same sub in my complete Alpine R series set up but im running it all on the one amp crossed over, the amp im using is MRP-F600 which is 1320W max.

Hope that info is at all helpful, but im sure that people with a lot more experience will give you more info on a proper mono amp suggestion, just thought the 1320W Max spec would help with an indication of how overpowering is what they did with mine.

are you brand loyal ?

you don't need a mono, you can use a 1,2,4 channel amp depending on the amps load handling, I use 4 channel bridged x2 into a 1 ohm load on my subs but only to reuse some old stuff I had lying around until sponsors supply the amps in my car

too much power is better then not enough its called "headroom" more headroom less distortion, in the right sub box of course

but some amps can hammer your charging system bad, so you need to take that into account as well ?

do you like music loud ?

what kind of music?

do you plan on competing in SQ or SQL, testing ? sound offs ?

do you want a show off amp or hidden?

what kinda head unit do you have ? does it have outputs for sub x over?

to tell you the right thing, you have to take this and more into consideration to make the right decision ?

are you brand loyal ?

you don't need a mono, you can use a 1,2,4 channel amp depending on the amps load handling, I use 4 channel bridged x2 into a 1 ohm load on my subs but only to reuse some old stuff I had lying around until sponsors supply the amps in my car

too much power is better then not enough its called "headroom" more headroom less distortion, in the right sub box of course

but some amps can hammer your charging system bad, so you need to take that into account as well ?

do you like music loud ?

what kind of music?

do you plan on competing in SQ or SQL, testing ? sound offs ?

do you want a show off amp or hidden?

what kinda head unit do you have ? does it have outputs for sub x over?

to tell you the right thing, you have to take this and more into consideration to make the right decision ?

yea loud music is nice, well Id like the option of having it fairly loud.

I listen to pretty much everything from heavy metal to rnb to trance.

I dont plan on entering competitions, this is just for my enjoyment :thumbsup:

not too fussed about showing the amp off, pretty sure its just gona be attached to a box sitting in my boot

I have an alpine CDA 9886, http://support.alpine-usa.com/products/doc...OM_CDA-9886.PDF thats the owners manual, it has an extra sub output thingo.

lastly, I typically stick more known brands, but dunno if Id say Im loyal to any in particular

a reasonable brand 600w mono amp should do for your type-s. But if you can, id suggest you get something around 1000w and run it around 400w so your not stressing the amp so much plus you can always upgrade your sub in the future and the amp will still be able to handle the new one giving that its only a little bit more powerfull.

yea loud music is nice, well Id like the option of having it fairly loud.

I listen to pretty much everything from heavy metal to rnb to trance.

I dont plan on entering competitions, this is just for my enjoyment :P

not too fussed about showing the amp off, pretty sure its just gona be attached to a box sitting in my boot

I have an alpine CDA 9886, http://support.alpine-usa.com/products/doc...OM_CDA-9886.PDF thats the owners manual, it has an extra sub output thingo.

lastly, I typically stick more known brands, but dunno if Id say Im loyal to any in particular

what car is it going in ?

how much room do you care to waste, spare tyre intacted still ?

what car is it going in ?

how much room do you care to waste, spare tyre intacted still ?

going in an r33 so the boot space is already pretty limited lol

already got the sub and box and thats gonna take up a fair chunk of the space. I was told I can mount another amp on top of my other one which is near the battery or I can just put it on the back of the box.

going in an r33 so the boot space is already pretty limited lol

already got the sub and box and thats gonna take up a fair chunk of the space. I was told I can mount another amp on top of my other one which is near the battery or I can just put it on the back of the box.

I couldnt edit this so Ill just add onto it here...

forgot to mention that the spare wheel is still there and will stay, mainly cause my dad is a bit of a safety nut and will complain if I take it out lol

he's still confused as to why I had to go buy a skyline hoon-mobil haha

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