Alpine PDX 1.600 enought to run CDT-es80sq

[big67 10+ year member]

hello,

I was thinking of this combo. What other amps would be recommended to run this sub?

sub specs: http://cgi.ebay.com/8-ES800SQ-CDT-Audio-Eursport-Subwoofer-ES-800SQ-NEW_W0QQitemZ150099046845QQihZ005QQcategoryZ18802QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks

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[btchn71 10+ year member]

I always suggest the biggest amp you can afford. You can only turn an amp up so far but you can always turn it down. I don't know alpine stuff very well but I would guess it puts out around 600 watts. You might want a little more then that, in my opinion. Don't just look at the name on the amp but the watts you are getting for your money. You will barely notice a difference in noise from amp to amp when powering subs. I have been looking into amps that make good power at 2ohms also and have come up with the kenwood 9103 ($200) and the kicker 750.1 ($220 or less). The kenwood is claimed to put out 900 watts RMS and the kicker is claimed to put out 750 watts RMS but will probably do a bit more.

Peace, Lee