quick decision

[Peter]

Im getting the Alpine V12 MRD-M300. is it better to use the alpine 12" 2ohm or 4ohm Type R subwoofer with it? They're both rated at 300w RMS and the amp is at 300w x 1 2ohm 14.4v. im just wondering if i should get the 2 ohm 12" sub or the 4ohm 12" sub.

[c2g]

go for the 2 ohm it can take more than 300 watts rms its says 300 but it will handle more

[pro956]

go for the 2 ohm it can take more than 300 watts rms its says 300 but it will handle more

NO!

it will handle more than 300w rms, but it's not recommended. it's rated at 300w rms for a reason... i'm sure you can send it 1000w rms for a tenth of a second and it won't bust, get the idea? anyway, alpine subs aren't that underrated...

anyway, the amp is a mono amp and i'm pretty sure the subs are dvc subs, so do not get the 2ohm model, get the 4ohm model (wire vcs in parallel = 2ohm final impedance)

[Yanks0114]

If they are DVC get the 4 ohm like pro said above. Wire them like this

[Peter]

If they are DVC get the 4 ohm like pro said above. Wire them like this

so if i wire the 4 ohm dvc like that it'll run at 300rms 2ohm?

[Yanks0114]

Correct. The subs see 4 ohms, but the amp sees a 2ohm load.

[Peter]

cool, thanks for the help.

[prophesized]

go for the 2 ohm it can take more than 300 watts rms its says 300 but it will handle more

NO!

it will handle more than 300w rms, but it's not recommended. it's rated at 300w rms for a reason... i'm sure you can send it 1000w rms for a tenth of a second and it won't bust, get the idea? anyway, alpine subs aren't that underrated...

actually the type R's are pretty inefficient and can take a good bit more than what they are rated at if you know what you are doing

[c2g]

the type r can handle 500 watts rms no problem