whats the cheapest amp i could buy for my alpine sub?

[pompey_mush]

anyone kno?iv seen this kenwood 200 watt amp on ebay! will that be any good?
cheers!

[hotdogs_r_us]

Whjats the watt on the sub, Its the amp that gives u the best sound its like the brain of ya ICE system, so dont skimp

[Yoshi]

Yes, which Alpine sub is it? Without knowing the model number, its a bit difficult to advise..

[ZuG]

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2140&tab=2&osCsid=73186d7bb3e44c15be9529e579f44cd8

Your sub, sws-1041, is quite powerful with 200RMS so you should get a mono amp with around 200RMS. The above is only 175RMS so you could get more powerful, but Rockford Fosgate are really good amps and often are underrated in power. You might want to go with the Alpine amp yoshi recommended in the other thread, Alpine amps are not as good as the their Subs or Head Units though.

[Yoshi]

Mmmm..its all a matter of opinion, but I have to disagree w.r.t the comment on Alpine amps. Every mainstraem manufacturer has good and not as good products - and that includes Alpine and Rockford. We all have what we like and recommend - but the "geek" that I am (and I dont want to go into detail here why I like Alpine amps, for fear that I will be labelled a "mega geek"), and looking into the new MRP-M350, and listening to it, i can tell you that you wont be disappointed.

Thats not to say that you will be disappointed with Rockford though.

Oh yeah, Alpine amps and subs, like Rockford, are always underrated in power, unlike some others who have rather optimistic figures.