pear_b 1 Posted December 5, 2008 My buddys in a tight spot right now and has only $600 for HU, 1 sub, amp, wiring, and box.Sub:I think we are going to go with 1 12" sub, thinking about the FI SSD, any other subs that are pretty affordable and good? Spit some ideas out. AMP:I have no idea what will be powering the sub, thinking about 500-800 watts, need some help here as well.HU:Probably looking at the Alpine 9884If you have a better idea please help me outt, tanx-pear 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chad y 1 Posted December 5, 2008 Rockford fosgate power 3002, nice amp good power pretty cheap on ebay. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tirefryr 1,742 Posted December 5, 2008 YOu could easily hop on Ebay and get all that for under $500. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manbeer 0 Posted December 6, 2008 Rockford fosgate power 3002, nice amp good power pretty cheap on ebay.Hells yes, can't beat it for the money... and if you decide to go bigger on subs and amp down the road you have a killer amp for component speakers! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pear_b 1 Posted December 6, 2008 appreciate the suggestions, ebay etc, but for the amp I was thinking something that gives a little more power 500 watts or something. Any ideas, whats alpines lineup and memphis like? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manbeer 0 Posted December 6, 2008 appreciate the suggestions, ebay etc, but for the amp I was thinking something that gives a little more power 500 watts or something. Any ideas, whats alpines lineup and memphis like?check again, the 3002 does WAY over rated power. something to the tune of 600+ rms @ 4 ohms bridged and around 850rms @ 2 ohms bridged I will tell you that it pushes the chit out of 2 10" RE SR's that i installed in my friends car, even in a box thats way too small for them it drops low nicely 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KU40 173 Posted December 6, 2008 Not to be a killjoy or anything, but if he's in a tight spot shouldn't he be saving his money for bills that might come up? Also let him know that if he'll want to upgrade in the somewhat near future when he has more money, he should just wait and not waste the money now.That being said, I had a memphis ST amp a few years ago and it was nice. The Alpine PDX line is really good, but out of his price range. Their other lines are just decent. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShaneSauce 2 Posted December 6, 2008 RE SE 12"?They are like $150 shipped on ebay.Or you could do the SSD 12" for $200 shipped from Fi.I'm not too sure on the amp, a common used budget amp is Hifonics brutus but its mostly shunned around here. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akjay907 0 Posted December 7, 2008 Dont waste money on hifonics. Alpine amps arent 1 ohm stable too, I believe. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatjoe61682 14 Posted December 7, 2008 WMD 12" is on sale for 150 right now. http://www.pierceaudioproducts.com/index.html 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pear_b 1 Posted December 7, 2008 yea i mentioned he save for a better system instead of being left with chitty equip and trying to sell them, ill find out what he wants to do but thanks for the suggestions. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
layedouton20s 0 Posted December 7, 2008 or you could gt the power 500x1 that should ge you around 800 to 1000 watts 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akjay907 0 Posted December 7, 2008 Rockford power amps are dirt cheap on ebay...around 3 bills for a T1000bd 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanbw 1 Posted December 7, 2008 WMD 12" is on sale for 150 right now. http://www.pierceaudioproducts.com/index.htmlthis is a good choice, he could look into the mach5 ixl too. you can save some bucks if you use welding cable instead of pricy amp kits too. check out db-r for amps:1kw zed designed for under 200 shipped:http://www.db-r.com/sell/store/index.php?productID=197if you want something new these ab amps go for about 200:http://www.americanbassusa.com/front/showc...aspx?fileid=291 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lithium 358 Posted December 9, 2008 ubid.com has some kicker stuff. i dont think you can beat that rf amp... but you can walk away with a 750.1 or 1000.1 for pretty cheap. damn that rf amp is nuts! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron Clinton 2,372 Posted December 9, 2008 I always seem to get out bid on ubid in the last 30 seconds. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lithium 358 Posted December 9, 2008 haha sorry to hear that. i get alittle annoyed with the ppl who buy like 8 of the 10 amps they have in a bid. im still alittle pissed that i didnt try to get one of the 31 zx350.4s they had for sale at once... they sold for under 40... i think one dude baught like 20 of them and probably made some big cash on ebay the next week. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pear_b 1 Posted December 10, 2008 i just checked that site out, got some stuff im interested in and its legit, sickkk! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lithium 358 Posted December 10, 2008 good luck with your bids. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B7L|BL4Z3R 4 Posted December 10, 2008 look at the pioneer deh-500 its like 150 and its a 4 volt preamp output which makes a big diff an it looks nice 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akjay907 0 Posted December 10, 2008 damn, never heard of Ubid...saw a kicker zx1000.1 for 200! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites