amp help

[omarpassatB5]

ok so i need some help with this. heres my problem, i have 2 kicker comps subs, 150rms and 300 max. i have no clue what type of amp to get for it. should i go by rms or max? bridge them and get a mono amp. or a 4 channel and use 2 channels. i found a good amp thats 300watts rms x2 channels but iam worried that willl blow my speakers, i also found a kicker mono amp thats 500 rms at 2 ohms, so if i bridge them i would be getting 500 watts. what should i do? what is better? and what are good amps? i heard good and bad about hifonics, i heard they just die after a year for no reason :/ what do you guys think about those amps? and mb quart? what should i do? mono or 4 channel? what are good amps?

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[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

usually subs are run on a common channel. a mono amp will work well for you

and it is on RMS

 

[omarpassatB5]

sweet. so if i get the kicker mono amp thats 500 watts rms, and bridge the two subs, i should be good? it wont damage the speakers?

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

sweet. so if i get the kicker mono amp thats 500 watts rms, and bridge the two subs, i should be good? it wont damage the speakers?

total rms for your subs is 300....so a 500rms amp will allow you some headroom(which is recommended)

then all you do is set the gains conservatively and as you get some experience you can add power

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

there is no bridging a mono amp,its only 1 channel.make sure ur speakers are dual 2 ohm,wire each speaker to 4 ohms and ur amp will see a 2 ohm load

 

[omarpassatB5]

thanks man, you cleared up all my worries up in just a couple oif minutes. awesome! so ill go with the kicker mono amp. one more question if u doint mind. what do you think about hifonics amps? cause i wanna get one for the door speakers, for highs and mids?

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

thanks man, you cleared up all my worries up in just a couple oif minutes. awesome! so ill go with the kicker mono amp. one more question if u doint mind. what do you think about hifonics amps? cause i wanna get one for the door speakers, for highs and mids?

I have never used Hifonics.....

 

[omarpassatB5]

there is no bridging a mono amp,its only 1 channel.make sure ur speakers are dual 2 ohm,wire each speaker to 4 ohms and ur amp will see a 2 ohm load

yeah i meant likethe subs, when u bridge the subs. mine are 4ohm so if i bridge them the amp will see them as a 2ohm load...right?

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

yeah i meant likethe subs, when u bridge the subs. mine are 4ohm so if i bridge them the amp will see them as a 2ohm load...right?

if the subs are single voice coil(SVC) 4ohm, then when you parallel them and run to a single channel then yes the amp will see 2ohm.

seeing as we are talking about a mono amp, the 2+ and 2- on the amp are paralleled internally, so you just run each sub to a + and - pair and be done