I thought you said you were running a clarion amp? I would check to make sure that you have it bridged on the side with no sound. Because <100watts will make almost no sound with the Type R (i've hooked a type r up to a less than 100 watt amp before). Actually, 250watts hardly does too, you need to be sending those double that or more. Double check the wiring on the sub itself again, and just quadruple check everything. Believe me, i've missed wires before when I thought I had hooked everything up right.
It is possible to have bad channels right out of the box. So if you are 100% positive that it is wired correctly, then I would send it in for a replacement. Also make sure the gain isn't all the way down!
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