Amp for two 8 ohm subs

[Tom_15]

I have a pair of old RCA 15" 8 ohm subwoofers.

I want to put them in my car sometime in the next month but I don't have an amplifier. These are ridiculously powerful subs (used before in a PA system) and I think that most amps would not be powerful enough to get them to a good volume. I have seen lots of amps that claim 1000-2000 watts but at 1 ohm. My problem is that I have two 8 ohm subwoofers.

Does anyone know of any amplifiers that are designed for high ohms that won't cost an arm and a leg.

Thanks

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[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

8 ohms wow.. I thought i had it bad with a dual 6 ohm.

How much power are you looking to get?

 

[Tom_15]

I'm not looking for anything like a competition system.

. . . but, I want it loud.

Probably about 500 watts each.

 

[jeffs42885 10+ year member]

You just need an amp that is going to run at 4 ohms i guess.

You should look into the memphis power reference series, i had one of these amps back in the day and it was a little monster. I forget how much it was, but it was 400x1@4 ohms bridged.

 

[htownplaya456 10+ year member]

he wants 500 watts a piece so wouldn't that be 1000 watts?

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

go and find a old punch 800@2. it probably does close to that bridged

 

[chucku 10+ year member]

JL 1000/1. Theres one for sale here in the forums for around $400.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

pg t1200.1

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The PG Xenon 1200.1 would be fine but very difficult to find. The newer Soundstream Tarantula 2 channel amps can be bridged to do what you need. They are also more readily available.

8 ohm drivers aren't that uncommon, used to be fairly standard. Being that they are 8 ohm PA drivers, they're probably very efficient. They probably won't need a whole lot of power but they will probably need a huge box to sound decent. I see an infinte baffle arrangement in your future.