Couldn’t agree more. “These sound great” doesn’t really tell me much. I thought my Walmart Brand Thumps sounded good too, when I was 16. Now, after 10+ years of playing with car stereo, I wish I could go back and kick my own ass for thinking that.
I did some looking around today and found those Rockford Fosgate R2’s on ebay for about $60ea. For that price I think I’m going to give them a shot. They only need a 0.7cuft box and space is my biggest factor to deal with in this truck. I already have an amp that can run it, so worst case scenario I’m out $60 plus the cost of building a box.
I’m alittle torn between the 10” or 12”. 10” power range is 100w to 200w RMS; and the 12” is 100w to 250w RMS. I’ll be using a “Rampage” brand amp that I’ve had forever. Being an offbrand, I’m sure this thing is not pushing the full 500watts(max) it claims. It’s a 4channel that I’ll be bridging so assuming I get 80% of the power it claims, I’ll be at 200w. What are your thoughts? Go with the smaller sub with more power OR the bigger sub slightly underpowered? Price difference is like $5.
I also need a quick recap on Ohms... RF offers a 2ohm model and a 4ohm model. My amp says “Stereo Mode 2-8ohm - Mono Mode 4-8ohms - Mixed Mono Mode 4-8ohms”. If I’m bridging 2 (of the 4) channels to run 1 sub that would be MonoMode and I would need the 4ohm model, correct? I’ve always found ohms to be confusing and I just want to make sure I’m getting the most out of such a low power system.
Appreciate anything you guys can add. I’ll make sure to update the thread when I hear how these things do.