Customer Ratings & Reviews

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I had 2 of these in my galant in both ported and sealed boxes and with a ported box they hit hard i also had an orion monoblock 3000 watt amp pushin both of them but i fried a wire to one and fried the other sub so now iv got 2 type r's on their way but these subs were amazin so i would recomend these to anyone wantin a hard but budget system just dont put too many watts to them lol

if you cant decide what subs you want and dont wNt to pay over 400 bucks get these

i have had these subs now for about six months Just got a capacitor for it and it sounds great. I bought both of these subs for about $200 great price. At B*** B** they are $*** each. So I'm hundred bucks off not bad. I wire these subs down to 1 ohm to a hifonic hfi1000d amp This app is perfect because it runs at 1000 RMS. I highly recommend you get a capacitor 1.5 fraud is good. I love them I Highly recommend them

Omg

I have two of the old version of these hooked up to a 2000w SPL amp and they pound so hard the hole car flexes (prolly gonna break a window soon).

I love this sub

I love this sub I love the sound that it puts out in my bassworx ported box was worth the money.

ok but not great

I got two of the sws- 12d4 with hifonics brutus 2000.1d two sets of kenwood kfc-x184c 6.5 components with tweeters on 4ch autotek ahl 1050.4 with autotek crossover system is hella clear i cant complain one bit im mean like they in the truck singing and playing instruments.....the bass hits hard but not as hard as it needs to cause the highs and mids are the strength to this system hits hard but i still want more bass deeper lows maybe ill just add 2 more since i was told the amp can handle 4.

I LOVE ALPINE SUBWOOFERS!!

I got this sub because it fit in my price range and I knew it was a good brand and I was familiar with them as well. I couldn't have picked a better sub for this price!! I absolutely love this sub! I love it so much I got my sister a type-E! Hoping one day to upgrade to a type-R, when I got the money. But this sub is GREAT VALUE! Looks awesome! 5 stars!

alpine type s

Great packing fast shipping no problems sounds great iam happy with it

Amazing

This product can bump. I love mine. In fact I'm getting 2 of them. Hook them up to a sl 2000 watt amp and there beautimus. I love this sub. And I recommend it for people who absolutely love base.

Like an R!

Pushes air, bumps like an R. Handles ample amount of power. Has that SIGNATURE ////Alpine sound (Yes alpine subs bump a certain way) 5* good job.........

Review

Good solid product. Good thumpage and decently priced. So yes, but, don't buy. It is you decision.

Satisfying recomendation

I ordered these subs. I have 2 in a ported box and they hit so so so hard these are the best subs ive owned for that low price. I have them running on a Lanzar Optidrive 2001D Amp wit a 0 guage kit. Thanks Sonic Electronix. P.S. Im thinkin about gettin 2 more but wifey wont let me. LOL

Awesome Sound, Great Price

This is my first pair of Alpine subs and they sound awesome! I have them in a ported box with a JL500/v2 amp. You can feel the bass. I am glad I bought them.

Great Subs Sound Amazing.

i have two of these bad boys in a sealed box with a RE Audio 1000.1 amp wired down to a 1ohm load and man these guys BEAT! I definitely recommend this product.

Wonderful

I have 2 of these in a sealed box connected to a Hifonics HFi1500D amp and they are amazing. They pound real hard. I could't have gotten better subs for this price. I recommend these 100%.

Apline you have done it again!

Running 2 of these @1ohm with a HFI100.1d amp. My subwoofer box is 100% to Alpines ported specs. Let me tell you for the price these blow kicker comp S/D out of the water and sound much better. Very sleek high quality build. Please understand that a 64oz quality magnet is the same as a 128oz cheap one. You get what you pay for when its comes to quality subwoofers. Don't get me wrong these are entry level but they sound much better then other available options.

These subwoofers retail most places anywhere from $85-169 even at 169 they are still a decent deal if you want quality subwoofers from a company you can trust.

LOVE IT!

Awesome Sub, it's cheap here but in most places its a 200 dollar sub with tax so it's not a cheap sub at all. It slams i have one in aported box in a 98 bravada and people think i have two its so loud cant wait to get another!

Awesome

These subs are great for the price and hit hard.

Great Woofers for the Price! Very Pleased!

I bought two of these woofers and before i had time to break them in they were already working better than i expected. I am a music fanatic and i have dealt with systems before these and nothing can compare. These woofers are AMAZING! I couldn't be happier with them. They pound and work with any kind of music. Country music is even better with these subs playing. I would highly recommend these, for the price, you cannot go wrong.

Alpine SWS-12d4

It hits hard and clean. I love it for the fact of not only can it keep up with the double bass drum of my metal/hardcore, but it delivers that low end bass for rap and dubstep.

great speakers

My husband is one of the pioneers of car audio systems he built a box with correct air space ported and tune. the sound is incredible

Not good

This sub is not good in small sealed enclosures it doesn't hit the ranges at all I bought this sub because it was a shallow subwoofer but not a shallow mount so don't waste your money unless your box is more than 10 inches deep.

these are very "nice"

ive got mine from best buy and hooked them up to an alpine mrp-m1000 and before they even had time to break in i was very impressed the ONLY thing i dont like about them is i dont have a big enough box for them and its very difficult to try to invert them to get them right in the hole and they do look great inverted btw:)

Great sub for the price

I have this sub in a custom built box tuned to alpine's specs and I can't believe how good it sounds. It almost sounds like I have two 10's. I highly recommend this sub.

Good buy

Would recommend.

No problems to report whatsoever. Great for my metal music. Doesn't hit the most hard for your dubstep or whatever but that doesn't detract for me!

No cons.
All pros.

Amazing

I bought two of these woofers for my chevy ext cab in a custom sealed box under the back seat. The woofers are only 241 watts a piece max and they SLAM!! I cant wait to get a bigger amp and really give these things power! My system is all JL and Alpine product, i will always recommend Alpine type s woofers because they are the most bang for your buck. So perfect for a system on a budget.

VERRRYYY HAPPPY EXCELLENT SUBWOOFERS

i have 2 of these subbs and let me tell u something. THEY POUNNNNDDD. i have them hooked up to a hifonics hfi 1000d amp. i bought off the website for 120 bucks. i have them wired to 1ohm. i havent even broke them in and they are veryyy loud. my buddys know when im close by cuz they can hear me down the street.i wound definitely recommend this product.

Alpine Type-S SWS-12D4

These sub worked well with my amp pushing 1000w and they sound great and great respone . Deep Bass and would recommend these subs to anybody for the cost and sound!

By Anonymous on June 26, 2018 Verified purchase

Not so good in a pre-fab.

In a 1.0cu. sealed box in my 2015 Nissan Sentra, this sub...sucked. Lots of output but not very clear. Rolled off heavily after 28hz. Huge peak at 50hz, bass note were sluggish. Not worth it in my opinion, in a prefab box.

By Anonymous on August 14, 2018 Verified purchase

Alpine Type-S SWS-12D4

Woofer has amazing bass power, plus price is cheap. Highly recommend

Alpine Type-S SWS-12D4

Bang bass for the buck I always trust Alpine speakers and subs for my car. Now needing a more powerful amp to push this woofers. Had Pioneer in before but, only 300 rms per speaker Alpines are 500 rms not bad.

Great speaker for decent price

The sub is great and the one I purchased came with a box made of the real heavy duty stuff

good value

They sound very good, especially on the low-end, but I no longer have these anymore.

Awesome sound

Packaged very well for shipping,easy install,took about 2 weeks to loosen up But puts out some powerfull Bass Now.just single 12"in sealed custom box that fits right under my back seat firing down with 2"s of air space to the floor in my xtra cab 1993 Chevy truck.
Yes, get it or wish later U did.
Love it......

Great deal

I bought 3 of these because of the price. Probably 1 of the best deals right now. So far I've built 2 boxes. 1.6 @ 34 hz with 2 3" aero ports and the other 2.5 @ 34 hz. With 2 4" aero ports. The smaller box is definitely a SQ set up. Sounds good hits good and blends well with mids and highs.
2.5 gets loud has a much deeper tone and not as boomy as I thought it would be. Would suggest going with a bigger box then what Alpine recommends if wanting to get loud.
Not the sub for going super low but if you're not into that this would be an excellent budget choice that also sounds great. At the moment I have jbl ,Dayton,morel,nvx and other Alpine subs. I wasn't in anyway dissatisfied with the type s 12
great sub for the music I listen to rock/metal and old school rap.

By Anonymous on November 18, 2018 Verified purchase

Alpine Type-S SWS-12D4

This is a very high quality built subwoofer. You can't beat this price on the quality that you're getting.

Good subs

To hit the cons first these subs are 26hrtz and you want 20 hrtz to hit the lows lows real deep these won't give you that. Also the sensitivity is like 86 db which will take the 500 rms these need to hear them so a boss amp or some fake non cea certified amp won't cut it. I am tired of people saying some no name sub sounds awesome that is rated 1000 watt rms and 2500 peak sounds great off a 5000 watt boss amp and takes it all day that 5000 watt amp is pushing 400 true watts don't be fooled by newbs. Ok back to the type s alpine subs, they hit real hard and are clean but in the way fosgate punch speakers sound clean and not really catching the lows. It's almost as rockford and Alpine only care about rock music with thier subs and they aren't really for electric or hip hop at all. With that being said i like them but just like fosgate they aren't no JL subs and never will be.

This sub is great

Even on a cheap amp, this thing pounds. well worth the money

By Anonymous on November 4, 2018 Verified purchase

Best ENTRY Level sub!

Inexpensive and powerful. Replaced the Kicker with this. WOW! Only 200W pushing it and it’s nearly offensive how well it performs and for what it cost! This sub will change your mind.

By Anonymous on October 11, 2018 Verified purchase

Alpine Type-S SWS-12D4

The bass pick up and hit is amazing. Just what I wanted from them is what I got.

Gotta love Alpine!!

I purchased an Alpine type S from sonic and they had a great deal so I hopped on it and I can say that I am very happy with my purchase! Lots of bass for a great price!

great sounding sub

Love the sound quality of this sub. Alpine has done a great job on this speaker.If you are looking for a SQ speaker that has great presence this sub is a good choice and the price makes it a no brainer. Running it on a JBL 750 watt mono amp at 2 ohms to have plenty of headroom on the amp.

Up in smoke

So I burned through 2 of these. I had one in a ported box with a 500watt v power amp... The first one went up in smoke.. Second one did same... Maybe the amp just pushed more than it said but I'm use to brands that can take way more watts than they say before smoking. I would like to try a type r but these has got me turned off a bit.

BANGIN

This sub is a stout quick hard hitter. its durable beyond belief

By Anonymous on March 21, 2019 Verified purchase

Great sound

Sub hits good lows and highs. Hits as hard as I need it to and gets the job done

They sounded great

The price is really good, they also sound very smooth

Boomin Bass

Purchased sub with a Belva ported box ! Let me tell about the headache I had afterwards. Very loud bass .A must buy.

By Anonymous on August 6, 2018 Verified purchase

Nice budget speaker

I have always loved Alpine products this speaker lives up to its hype it's a good quality sub that is easy on the bank, I recommend this sub if you're looking for a light build I have one in my 01 Impala it does the job I wanted it to do.

By Anonymous on August 5, 2018 Verified purchase

Great value

I purchased this one as my 2nd one to eventually put in an old Chevy truck in a 2 cubic total sealed box behind the seat.

By Anonymous on July 30, 2018 Verified purchase

Alpine Type-S SWS-12D4

I ordered a pair of these sws-dvc4 12". I put in a transmission line/bandpass box tuned to 34 Hertz. They sound phenominal.I recommend these subs to anyone in the market for subs. The bass is super clean and crisp.

Alpine Type-S SWS-12D4

As always love Alpine speaker(s) for their flexibility in terms of impedance(that is one is able to achieve 2,4 or 8 ohms impedance from the same speaker )

A set of Alpines 12D4

I have always used Alpine in the past had 2 type R12 in civic but, wanted a good bass with a better price tag. Only issue I have my amp is too small to push these beast. Have to upgrade to a more powerful amp min 1000 rms @ 4ohms or 1 ohm stable. Still shopping for ng around liking the Hifonics 1800 amp

Great price

Great product sound quality is great. Would deffinitly buy again

Great buy if ,you like bass .

This is my second purchase for this sub , the price is right sound quality is great. If you have the correct set up and amp.This sub is worth every penny. It's not a sub that's gonna bump your heart out but you will no you are working with something. I would recommend this to any begging or someone who like enough bass just not to much.

Good Deal

I have this Subwoofer ported in a single ported box and it sounds great with awesome tight bass lows!

Great Value

Was looking for a replacement speaker everywhere went to three local shops they were going to charge hundred of dollar for this product until I found on this site two to three time cheaper