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I picked up a jl audio 12w3 4 ohm sub a few months ago. Bought a nice prefabed box for it and have been running it on a less than ideal amp.
I should have some extra funds in about a month or so and would like to pick up a nice amp.
Alot of the "audiophile" grade amps on here are brands that i've never heard of so shopping around is a little on the difficult side. I plan to do some research and reading over the next month but if anybody that's well versed in this has any suggestions I would really appreciate it.
I'd like to keep the budget around $300 or maybe lower. If that's not possible then I'd rather just wait tilll I can put aside more.

thanks for your time.

May I ask about the rest of your system?

okay... heres my car.
http://www.hondacivicwagon.com/bb/viewt ... f=5&t=5150

the head unit right now is a Pioneer DEH-2700 but I may switch it out for this eclipse AV8533.
http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums/s ... highlight=

The front door speakers are a 5 1/4" alpine. Not sure of the model number (it's on the back of the speaker)
amp powering the fronts is a pioneer gm x374.ht
amp powering the sub is a poineer 520t (for now)
sub is a jl audio 12w3v3 (4 ohm).

power is supplied via a stock alternator. Wiring is via a 4ga from the battery through the firewall. inside the firewall it splits via a splitter block to 8ga. One for the front amp (maybe 2 feet) and the other to the rear (roughly 5 feet). Both amps are grounded to the frame via 4ga wire.


Yeah... pretty ghetto, i know. Looking to build it up over time.

I listen to some hip hop bump type stuff from time to time but more need it to sound well rounded because I listen to a little of everything.

uhhhh! bump :)

If you could send that wago to Wisconsin that be great! K Thanks! Love your wagovan, wish i could find a clean one around here
As for the amp if u want to stay JL audio they make a mono amp that will push the 500watts that your sub is rated at. I believe its in the Slash series, 500/1v2. Goes for about $400.

If I reMember correctly the stock alt on my wagovan was 55 amps I'd look into upgrading my electrical a bit b4 getting amplifiers.

I'm looking into upgrading the alt. since you pointed that out.

But I'm still stumped on an amp. I'm not familiar with the variety of brands of amps/ components people are dealing with on here. Currently I'm looking at jlaudio stuff but man it's not cheap!

any suggestions?