4 Channel Amp vs. 2 Channel + Monoamp

[Rhythm 10+ year member]

I was thinking of buying a pair of front mids and leaving the rear stock. I also wanted to add a 10" or 12" for the woofer.

Would it be better to have a dedicated 2 channel amp for the front and a monoamp for the sub OR have a 4 channel amp for all of them?

Any input?

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

separate amps if you have the room

 

[Below20hzonly 10+ year member]

2 channel and mono, how much rms is the sub gonna be around

 

[Rhythm 10+ year member]

2 channel and mono, how much rms is the sub gonna be around

I'm leaning towards a DCON 12" so 300rms.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

the dcon will take a bit more power than 300 ,you might rethink the sub and a bigger amp if you wanna run the frts on a amp too

 

[Below20hzonly 10+ year member]

do you have the room and budget for two amps

I'm leaning towards a DCON 12" so 300rms.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

You could get it done with a good 4 channel, and there'd be little, if anything given up by doing it.

Plus it would be cheaper, and the installation would be more straightforward.

The one drawback I can think of is future upgrades would be a lot less convenient.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

You could get it done with a good 4 channel, and there'd be little, if anything given up by doing it.Plus it would be cheaper, and the installation would be more straightforward.

The one drawback I can think of is future upgrades would be a lot less convenient.

or if the amp goes bad the whole system is gone

 

[naughtyca 10+ year member]

You could get it done with a good 4 channel, and there'd be little, if anything given up by doing it.Plus it would be cheaper, and the installation would be more straightforward.

The one drawback I can think of is future upgrades would be a lot less convenient.

you can always use this 4 channel to power 4 doors for future upgrade and get a more decent sub amp and upgrade sub

 

[Rhythm 10+ year member]

the dcon will take a bit more power than 300 ,you might rethink the sub and a bigger amp if you wanna run the frts on a amp too

The website says it's 300rms, is there something I'm missing?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

nope ,they are under rated a bit tho ,i've seen guys putting 500-700 rms on them

 

[naughtyca 10+ year member]

best to get amp 25% to 30% more power than sub rms since your eletrical most likley is not 14.4 so most amp will run lower than spec. Sub can take a little more if your amp puts out spec wattage.

 

[Rhythm 10+ year member]

nope ,they are under rated a bit tho ,i've seen guys putting 500-700 rms on them

So what's a safe bet in terms of rms for an amp for the dcon?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

5-800 rms

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

or if the amp goes bad the whole system is gone

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