Amp(s) for 12 inch warden

[Face of Fear 10+ year member]

Im aiming for roughly 3k+rms to run this warden. I am at the point where I can either go with one big amp or 2 1500-2k amps. The sub is a dual 2(1.4 ohm dual coil). Does anyone see any issues with running 2 matching 1ohm amps at each coil?

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[DarkScorpion 10+ year member]

Im aiming for roughly 3k+rms to run this warden. I am at the point where I can either go with one big amp or 2 1500-2k amps. The sub is a dual 2(1.4 ohm dual coil). Does anyone see any issues with running 2 matching 1ohm amps at each coil?

Are you asking for amp suggestions? Or if it's just fine to run 1 amp per coil? If you strap your 2 amps, you will be fine; there's nothing wrong with running a pair of strapped amplifiers to a single subwoofer.

 

[stanky1219]

i ran an amp per coil on my 15. it will work and sound nice. just make sure to feed a straight mono signal to each amp and gain match them with a DMM.

 

[thericanballer 10+ year member]

aq 3500. ive heard crescendo is making some good stuff as well

 

[DarkScorpion 10+ year member]

i ran an amp per coil on my 15. it will work and sound nice. just make sure to feed a straight mono signal to each amp and gain match them with a DMM.

Forgot about that; this will work as well if your two amps aren't strapable. If they are, it would be easier to just strap them.

 

[stanky1219]

Forgot about that; this will work as well if your two amps aren't strapable. If they are, it would be easier to just strap them.

def easier to strap. but if not just hookem up and match'em.

 

[Face of Fear 10+ year member]

I dont have access to a DMM. The best i can do is just match 2 amps together as close as i can. What are the recomendations for the 2 amps?

 

[stanky1219]

I dont have access to a DMM. The best i can do is just match 2 amps together as close as i can. What are the recomendations for the 2 amps?

idk , but if you got money for 2 amps then you got money to buy a $20 dollar meter at walmart.

 

[Stetsom Rep USA 10+ year member]

DO NOT try to match amps by ear you will burn the sub

 

[Face of Fear 10+ year member]

Well if someone would actually recomend a amp set then I would be able to get started. until then I got nothing.

 

[2kyukon 10+ year member]

audiopipe 3000.1

 

[Face of Fear 10+ year member]

I've been told I can't run those at 1ohm daily.

 

[DarkScorpion 10+ year member]

Here is what I posted in reply to someone else's thread:

1500 - 2000w and $350 per piece?
Pair of:

Sundown SAZ-1500.1D's, used

Audioque AQ1200D's

Audioque AQ2200D's, used

MBQuart DSC1500.1D's

MBQuart DSC2000.1D's

Audiopipe AP15001D's

Or you could just get a single:

Sundown SAZ-3000D/SAZ-3500D

Audioque AQ3500D.1

Crescendo 3KWP

Crunch GP3000D

Audiopipe AP30001D

I hope you have the electrical to back it up. The single amp route would be my choice - there are a ton of 3000-4000w amps for sale RIGHT at your price point over at CACO. In fact, there's a SAZ-3000D for sale for $525 SHIPPED right now, and an AQ3500D.1 for $600 SHIPPED! Both of which are CHEAPER than your $700 price limit for the amps.

The problem is that your sub is dual 2, so you can count out strapping some of those ~1500w amps. The AQ and Sundown, I believe, will be able to work fine strapped on a 1ohm load, but I don't know about the MBQuart or Audiopipe (since they'd technically be at .5ohm a piece).

And I don't know if those amps on CACO are still available, you'd have to go take a look since this post was originally from a few days ago.

The things in bold would be my choice, with the Crescendo 3KWP being #1. However, they are currently out of stock, and won't have any more until the end of auguest I believe.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Strap 2 AQ 2200's.

 

[Face of Fear 10+ year member]

Find me 2 of them for a decent price.