Alpine SWS-1243D

I purchased this sub about 7 months ago as a replacement for my blown hifonics sub. The difference is amazing. Just the weight of the magnet alone was nearly doubled compared to the cheap hifonics sub. It hits hard, clearly, and accurately. I only have it hooked up to a Kicker ZX300.1 amp and this thing really puts out the power. With the gain only turned up between halfway and three quarters, it makes the hair on my head stand whenever I pump out tunes. It's very good quality and made exceptionally well. I purchased it for $80 from s
SonicElectronix and I can say that I will definitely buy from them again. Shipping was very quick as well!

these subs are awesome i love them i've herd many subs before and ive installed several different brands and so far i like the alpines the best a friend of mine bought a set of the Type-R's and they were insane i couldnt even stay in his truck when he would turn them up. they wer a bit much for me so i took it a step down with the Type-S's and im still extremely impressed for only being 300 rms each there awesome and they take one HELL of a beating i have them in a sealed box hooked up to a 900 watt rms audiobahn A16000V at 4ohm and they POUND!!!!!!! i cant turn the gain up more then a 1/4 of the way cause i cant keep my rear view mirror on lol i would recomend these to anyone looking for a great sub at a great price. i promise if u have these things hooked up to a good amp you wont be disappointed

these subs pound and i mean pound i hooked them up to 4 ohm 300 watts to each sub and they blew my old memphis out of the water and then i hooked them up to two ohm 600 to each and holy crap they give my brothers alpine type r a run for there money dont buy anyother sub these will do the job and a lot more when i turn them up my eyes get blurry and i cant even use my mirrors my change in my cup holder moves around.. also they are small so they fit in my reg cab ranger just fine. the price is crazy cheap nothing comes close to these price rang

I am a car audio installer, I do this for a living, and a car audio Fanatic (I am more of an SQ kinda guy, but I like a good back rub when I crank a dirty dubstep track...)

That being said, the Type S is a great SQ subwoofer, it "snaps" more then it "grinds", it blends beautifully with your mids, and it really plays in a linear fashion...

Both sealed and ported box will play fine but if you go ported, don't tune it too low or else, it has a tendency to botom out quite easy (wich could explain some of the bad reviews based on the fact that they blew the sub quickly... poor box desing is the same as having a bad sub, both the box and the sub needs to be matching and good quality otherwise, you just wasted your money. Box is 50% of the sound, put the same sub in 3 different boxes and it will play in 3 different ways...)

I do not suggest that sub for a "bass heavy" setup, go with the Type R for SPL... But for a Loud SQ setup, Type S all day, you won't be dissapointed! It's got the quality that you expect from a brand like Alpine!

P.S. DO NOT OVERPOWER THE SUB! GIVE IT A CLEAN SIGNAL.

I have this sub behind the seat of a GMC single cab truck in a angled box, hooked to a 1200 watt powerbass amp it really sounds good, buy one, hook it up right and you will be jammin!