sub woofer and amp recommendations

just recently sold my 15 and amp because it took up too much space in the back of my truck. what i am looking for is a good mix of low end performance/extension and sound quality. i want to build a ported box tuned in the 30Hz range and the box cant be any bigger than 3 cubic feet total including port and sub volume to be able to fit where i need it to fit.

the only sub on my list so far is an RE 12XXX, so that should give you an idea of what im looking for. i am set up with a bunch of whole sale distributors and i can get my hands on a wide variety of good subs but i just dont have the first hand experience with many of the subs, for example, i can get a JBL GTI but ive never heard one. i would love a JL W7 but i dont sell JL and will probably never sell them which brings up the problem of my truck also being a customer demo vehicle, i would hate to lose a customer because they liked my system so much that they went somewhere else to get the same sound as me. still, i want all of your recommendations because i can always set up an account with whoever.



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You can't go wrong with RE XXX. :) I love JBL subs, but they are not the ground-pounders that RE can be. What other brands do you rep?

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RE, Sony, JVC, pioneer, Crossfire, PPI(and its equivalents like power acoustic and sound stream), MTX, Audio control, etc. those are the brands that i do a decent amount of business with, plus i try to keep it as simple as possible. my market doesnt really allow me to have the nicer high end products in store but if i want them i can put my hands on Focal, morel, and Diamond audio, which is what im running for a front stage, i thought about maybe buying a Hex Pro 12 to match my HEX Pro components but i dont think it will give me what im looking for. RE just came out with a new sub that im also curious about, its the XX, problem is that its price is too close to a XXX to warrant the downgrade. for $100 more ill just buy a XXX. i may be able to still get image dynamics too

i sold my PPI black ice 1800 too so thats why i need an amp, if i go with something on the order of a XXX then i think ill try to get two crossfire C5 1000's running strapped to give me a true 2000W, or possibly two C5 1700's strapped! Crossfire really does make some sweet amps and they are decently clean too. i would use my Mean Machine 2000 but i want to stick with stuff i can sell off of since those amps dont exist anymore, ill just retire the mean machine and save it for a rainy day.

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Sounds like you have a plan. :) I say go for it.

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