2 Amp hookup? HELP

[mprintz 10+ year member]

whats your input CJW? Facts or personal opinion?

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

another question. my front right speaker sounds blown. i have replaced it three times and it is the only speaker that does this. why would it do this? why just this side? it is a 6x8 component and the one before was a three way. wtf?

 

[CJW 10+ year member]

Fact:

Audiobahn subs are pawn shop/flea market subs. Really not that great. Better than pyle but still a low end sub...

Running multiple sized woofers is horrible. There is no need to cross a subwoofer with another subwoofer. A good 15 or a good 12 will play all audible subbass frequencies regardless. Subwoofer A may just do the certain frequency with more authority than subwoofer B. It still doesnt change the fact they both play them and play them well. Aside from that the sound waves from each will have cancellations issues due to the different sized piston area and different stroke.

Your friend is a moron. Look into distrobution blocks. You run a heavier gauged wire back to the block then 2 smaller gauged wires out to the amps. Positive to positive. negative to negative. Fused distro for the positive and a solid non fused for the ground. Distros on ebay are cheap..do some research

Too many variables on why the speaker is blowing. If I were to guess I would say it is due to clipping.

Now my personal opinion:

Honestly, I am glad you like low end audio equipment. It gets **** expensive if you get into it deeper so it's probably best for you to stay within the realms of the low end brands.

I think you should really stop arguing though because you are arguing with people who have been around and have seen what everything can do and what are and aren't good brands.

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

ouch. well...i guess i just got schooled. i always thought audiobahn subs were pretty sweet. so what are "high end" brands? Pioneer? Kicker? Pioneer?

 

[mybird_91 10+ year member]

alpine

 

[CJW 10+ year member]

Brands depends on what kind of money you can come up with. I think you would be more happy with a single great woofer and appropriate wattage vs a lot of sucky ones.

Ultimately it depends on how much you are willing to spend on amp and subs. The amps you talked about really are not that great either. You want to look for amps rated in RMS alone. MAX is a bad number to go by as you will never hit it.

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

gotcha. the only reason i look into multiple subs is because i have alot of air to move in my explorer. will just one good sub sound as good as 2 ok subs? and you said i should look at the rms of amps cuz i'll never hit the max, what about subs? same rule apply?

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

i usually match my subs to my amp, allowing the amp to have at least a small amount over the subs.

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

alright, i found Alpine SWR-1222D (TYPE R) for a hundred bucks. would it be worth it to buy 2 of em or are they "flea market quality" like audiobahn?

 

[CJW 10+ year member]

nah type-rs are decent. They can get pretty loud in the right box and power. They handle a good bit more than their rated power as well.

Always select your amps to what your sub can handle. RMS for both.

Make sure to match the wattage at the specific ohm rating. Like for example I believe the type-r comes in dual 4 and dual 2. dual 2 can be wired to 1 ohm or 4 ohm. dual 4 can be wired to 8 ohm or 2 ohm. so you will want an amp that puts out the rms at the specific resistance.

 

[mybird_91 10+ year member]

i'd go w/ the 4ohm dvc and wire both to 1 ohm but your gonna need to buy an amp thats 1 ohm stable. hifonics bxi1601d is a good choice for 2 type r's.

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

ok, so apparently i dont know as much as i thought. im pretty sure the subs are dual 2 ohm, but how do i match the ohms on the amp. or how do i set them?

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

do either of you two have an aim, cuz that would be a hell of alot easier than this.

 

[CJW 10+ year member]

I do but Im busy.

Do some searching on here. All the info you could possibly want to know is on here anyway.

And we all knew you didn't know as much as you thought when you started arguing lol.

 

[mprintz 10+ year member]

at least your honest. i guess since my friend had audiobahn, i just assumed it was the sweetest. whatever. let the hunting begin.