Car audio question- What's a good brand for subwoofers and an amp?

[spiffyshoes]

I know little to nothing about sound systems, but recently i test drove a car that had 2 12" MTX subs and a 1200 watt amp, which made me want to get a nicer sound system for my car. I want it to have bass that will shake my back seats, and still sound pretty good. I dont want it to sound like garbage and rattle a lot. My question is what would be a good setup for me? I drive an 02 volvo s40
ps i dont wanna spend more than 600 dollars, i like reggae, rap, and some alternative but i want to make sure that it will have plenty of bass

 

[JayJ1]

Thing to know about people who think they know car audio: They are crap! Look man try a brand named Quantum. Their cosmic series is top of the line for them. a 12 runs about 100 each and the 2000watt amp is around 300. I personally had 3000 watts continuous on two of their tens and never had a problem. They are by far the best for the money. If you come up with three grand to spend go MEMPHIS.

 

[Patrick]

02 volvo s40 1.9L turbo probably around an 85 amp alternator so your good up to around 900 watts RMS
I need to know your music style and pricerange to suggest
Thing to know about car audio: You get what you pay for if its cheap you can safely assume is crap.
EDIT:
Can you please email me? so we can chat about a perfect setup for you?
yes thats a good point J beacuse you just suggested a cheap brand with low sound quality, addint the fact you said that you were running 3k continuous off of 1 and 3k watts is where the voice coil will just melt and fry no questions asked.