04silvltr3

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Hey guys, im definately a newbie if theres ever been one. Ive been reading through topics for the past couple days now and figured id participate. Ive had my truck for around 5 months now which is a 2004 Silverado Reg Cab and its time to build my system that ive been waiting for. Now im just wondering what kind of amp and how powerful i will need to run either 2 10" Type S's or 2 10" Type R's. Im really undecided about which subs i want to put in my truck but am impressed with the alpines. Ive heard the Type E's arent bad either. Im not looking for something insanely crazy but in the area of amps i know nothing. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks Guys

Steve

Drew

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Had a type E when I was like 16 and it sounded like poo. Type s is not much better. The typer R is a decent speaker. Look for an amp that puts out about 700-1000w at the impedance required.

Trojan

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I'd figure out how much room you are going to dedicate to your enclosures first.
Then pick your subs and amp accordingly.

Beholder-

If he is getting 2 type r 10's he will need a 1000w amp....I usesd a sx650.1(kicker) on 2 of them and it wasnt even close to enough(Amp produced ~750w RMS).
If you are going type S's a 600w RMS amp will be fine.

04silvltr3

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Thanks for the replys guys. So for 2 10" Type S's a 600 Watt amp would be sufficient and for 2 Type R's a 1000 Watt amp would do the job. As you all know there is limited space behind the seats of my truck because its a regular cab. Ive been told 12's wont even fit which is why im looking into 10's. Ill be doing some measuring shortly, basically for depth because that is what the determining factor will be. Im building my own custom enclosures and depending on the subs i get, to the specific volume needed. More suggestions are welcome. Thanks again.

Hof

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I'd go type r. For the price difference you will really thank yourself the first time rather than wondering what could have been...I have heard both type s's and type r's in regular cab sealed setups and been way more impressed with the r's.

Trojan

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Old R's pound sealed new R's suck sealed.
Watch that.

Hardwrkr

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We try to help out the "newb's" as much as possible here.

Unfortunately there are literaly thousands of amps made that would do the job just fine. You may find a great deal on your future sub/s and this alone may limit your choices when impedence matching.
Other than that you need to let us know where you will be purchasing the amp (retail store may limit brands to what is in your surroundings, or are you internet shopping as well and soes it need to be an authorized place?).
Space may be limited so what are the physical dimensions you're working with? And after all that and you know how much power you need you'll have to set a price point.

Number 2

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Too bad you didn't have and extended cab that would give you a decent amount of room for fiberglass enclousures. I remember doing 2 type s 10's with a SX650.1 last fall and It sounded awesome. Customer was really happy with the system.

04silvltr3

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Thanks again guys, i appreciate the help. The dimensions for my enclosures are yet to be determined. A ported enclosure is unfortunately not an option because i do not have the space to work with in order to accomodate the larger volume needed. I only wanted a regular cab short box when i bought my truck. They look much better lowered with 20's which will be happening in the future to mine, and are pretty quick with the V8. Im still undecided on the subs but i havent heard anything before about the Type R's not performing well in a sealed enclosure, but i am fairly new at this. Im not looking for anything too crazy but if it is worth the extra money for the difference in the Type R's then id be willing to spend it. As far as brands for amps go, i have access to and am willing to purchase any brand as i have no loyalties. I wouldnt mind mating an alpine amp with alpine subs but im more concerned about how big of an amp i will need. Oh ya and price is an issue, only 17 years old and working hard to afford what i have. Thanks guys.