12" Sealed Sub recommendation

[gurusan 10+ year member]

Hi everyone, I have a WRX wagon and would like to put a single 12" in the back. I have a directed 600D amp that puts out ~600wrms @ 1ohm so am looking for a dual 2ohm voice coil sub.

I listen to pretty much everything, but primarily dubstep and electronica. My budget is around 200...what kind of sub would be ideal for this setup? I don't want a huge enclosure so was thinking something sealed would be best, also since it will be in the cabin I want it to sound as clean as possible.

I already have my front soundstage taken care of with infinity primus components and a RF 150x2 amp

Been looking at the Sundown SA12 and RE SEXv2 ....anything else that is better for the money? My budget is 200 but that doesn't mean I want to spend that much.

Thanks in advance

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[gurusan 10+ year member]

Ok so I am picking up a nicely built custom 1.535 net CF sealed 12" enclosure. Can I get some recommendations for subs in this enclosure powered by my Directed 600D? Could maybe stretch to 250 for my budget.

 

[logiball 10+ year member]

You might check out image dynamics IDQ12. They seem to have pretty good reviews for a sealed 12.

 

[gurusan 10+ year member]

Those look awesome but it looks like ideal sealed box volume is .9 CF....not sure how the extra space would affect the sound.

 

[Dmac1991]

if you're gonna go with a 1.5 sealed enclosure, you might aswell get a 1.5cf ported enclosure. Recommended enclosure ported is 1.5 - 2cf. Would sound alot better and have more output. Just a thought. And I also pm'd you

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

keep an eye on that directed amp, they don't really seam to like running at 1 ohm. make sure you set your gains correctly

 

[gurusan 10+ year member]

Ok so I've talked to some friends and it looks like I will have some help building a ported box. Can I have some sub suggestions for the below requirements?

Ported under 1.75 cf, 600-1000wrms....under 250 for the sub or less. Want something very well balanced for ALL music types.

 

[Dmac1991]

DC Audio m2 Level 2 12, Droppin HZ Car Audio

your best bet. 1.5cf enclosure and would like anywhere from 600-1000rms

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Our SSA Gcon would be just about perfect. It will be back in stock shortly. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[raptor727 10+ year member]

I vote SSA or the Obsidian audio 12" ported.. With the money you save from the sub you can build a nice ported box.