2 channels? 2 speakers 1 subwoofer? HELP!!!

[Alex_8803 10+ year member]

hey, so i want to upgrade my party boat to get a subwoofer and two speakers. however i want it to be pretty dam cheap. just needs to be loud so i can hear it above the motor. i found this amp http://www.ikesound.com/product-product_id/2841 which does 90 x 4 at 2 ohms and is also bridgable. if i used two of those channels for L and R speakers, could i bridge the remaining two channels together to get 180W at that same 2 ohms? if so how should i wire that up. any reccomendations are welcomed.

thanks

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[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

no the amp is not stable at 2 ohms bridged. so you can't use the last two channels to run a 2ohm sub.

 

[loserpunk 10+ year member]

not gonna like a 2ohm load @ all bridged like stated......just get a sub that wants around 200 watts and can be wired to a 4ohm load......done

 

[Alex_8803 10+ year member]

also what do you think will be the loudest subwoofer a pretty low price range. im thinking maybe some phoenix gold series or some random legacy series subwoofer. i just upd my car system to a Eclipse CD7000 w/ GPS, so i dont want to spend money on the boat... but still want something loud....for cheap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Alex_8803 10+ year member]

ok, so i run a sub that runs about 200 watts at 4 ohms and speakers that can run 90 watts at two ohms. sounds good. how do i actually bridge an amp though? never had to on my amps in my car.

thanks for the help

 

[Alex_8803 10+ year member]

how about http://www.ikesound.com/product-product_id/3405 ?

or http://www.ikesound.com/product-product_id/3225

thanks a ton, i dont know much about crap subwoofers lol!

 

[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

you got a CD7000 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/drool.gif.b5e863e893038027711d4402f340dad0.gif ?

As for bridging, i believe its the left negative and the right positive you bridge.

 

[Cbass 10+ year member]

get a pioneer 256c it will get loud off 200watts is rated for 350rms but with 200rms it should sound very good.

 

[Alex_8803 10+ year member]

you got a CD7000 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/drool.gif.b5e863e893038027711d4402f340dad0.gif ?
As for bridging, i believe its the left negative and the right positive you bridge.

yup, just ordered it from circuit city? the employees there get discounts...

thanks for the suggestions, so

channel one + and - to speaker

channel two + and - to speaker

channel 3 + to subwoofer

channel 4 - to subwoofer

then do you connect channel 3 - to channel 4's +?

if thats correct that thats pretty **** easy...

thanks a bunch, keep on with suggestions for the sub, ill look into the pioneer

 

[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

i have a kicker L5 10 inch woofer (marine grade woofer) for sale for 70 bucks shipped (cheap)

that is dual voice coil 4 ohms, you could put one voice coil on each of the channels, (works for you)

PM me if you're interested.

 

[Alex_8803 10+ year member]

i think id be underpowering the L5 a little bit too much. im really looking to spend as little as possible here so i dont want to upgrade the amp that much. also i get the 10" L5 brand new from kicker for 75 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

thanks however.

any other suggestions?

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

Memphis PR's or kicker comp VR's both get loud given the input power.With around 200 watts the PR would be louder.

Maybe you could do a nice box as well?I can help ya in that department (completely or I could give you hints/suggestion/help).How much space ya got on that boat?

I'd check out the profile amps from ike sound.Cheap, reliable, will do rated power with 14.4v.

 

[Alex_8803 10+ year member]

The amp of choice is a profile amp. however there is a new situation, my fried just game me is old Moblie authority A 1200, i can find much info on it, but it what i found says it does 300 x 2 a 4 ohms and is bridgable. so i may just use that and use a 2 channel profile amp for my sepakers.

if i were to bridge it to 600W than i think i may just get a kicker comp VR. i can obtain it for about $57 from kicker so i think thats my best bet.

thanks for the help

 

[Alex_8803 10+ year member]

oh mountanieer man, i dont have much space on the boat, just a cubby about 14 x 14 x 15 so i figure about 1.7 cubic feet. that should be enough. id like to make it ported as well, maybe tuned to like 32hz to 35hz i have BB6 so i can design a box pretty dam easily.

thanks for the help though

 

[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

i think id be underpowering the L5 a little bit too much. im really looking to spend as little as possible here so i dont want to upgrade the amp that much. also i get the 10" L5 brand new from kicker for 75 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
thanks however.

any other suggestions?

you serious? can YOU get that woofer from them at that price, or anyone? i boguht it for 259 at a stupid retail store, which i dont expect back, but 75 is way low, i think for the woofer, it compares to RE se 10's easily, for less money.