Attempting to put all my amp questions in here

[Caleb9107 10+ year member]

I have 2 Audiobahn AW1200 (12") subs. I am currently in the designing process of building a custom ported box for them. The subs will be firing up with the ports firing back. The box will be somewhere around 3 cu ft per sub and tuned between 37-39 hz. These are more SPL oriented I would say. I want people to hear me coming, but also sound pretty decent. Each of these subs are Dual Voice Coils and are 4 Ohm subs. They are 700W RMS with 1400W peak. Does anyone have suggestions of if I should match the RMS per sub? Also, I'm not really looking to shell out a ton of cash for an amp or amps. My real questions are should I continue looking for a 700x2 ch amp @ 4ohms or should I look for 2 700W amps @ 4 ohms? Should I be looking for mono or 2 chan amps? Should I also try looking for a 2 chan bridgeable amp that produces the 700W @ 2 ohms? If I go with the dual amps, will I have to replace my alternator or will it be fine as is? My vehicle is a 2000 Ford Explorer. Also, can anyone explain how to wire the subs at 4 Ohms?

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[kyleorsini 10+ year member]

Why don't you wire them down lower and look for a mono amp that does 2kw at 1ohm this way you have head room and don't have gains wide open

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

^^x2

 

[kyleorsini 10+ year member]

Maybe look into a Sundown 2kw they seem to be a nice choice here

 

[Caleb9107 10+ year member]

So I can wire them at 1 ohm and not be hurting my subs whatsoever? Sorry about seeming very noobish at this..

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

So I can wire them at 1 ohm and not be hurting my subs whatsoever? Sorry about seeming very noobish at this..

Absolutely.

 

[Caleb9107 10+ year member]

So to get them down to 1 Ohm, I wire the positives together and the negatives together on each sub and then run a positive wire from the amp to both subs and then a negative wire from the amp to both subs?

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

So to get them down to 1 Ohm, I wire the positives together and the negatives together on each sub and then run a positive wire from the amp to both subs and then a negative wire from the amp to both subs?

Yes.

 

[Caleb9107 10+ year member]

Well that works for me! I've been running through Ebay and am wondering opinions on a few brands. Hifonics? Pyle? Visonik? Lanzar? Are any of these decent amps? Reputable? Or are they all going to be POS's and give out as soon as i hook them up.. I have never gotten my system up over about half volume so I'm not pushing the very limit of the amps if that matters at all.

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

Well that works for me! I've been running through Ebay and am wondering opinions on a few brands. Hifonics? Pyle? Visonik? Lanzar? Are any of these decent amps? Reputable? Or are they all going to be POS's and give out as soon as i hook them up.. I have never gotten my system up over about half volume so I'm not pushing the very limit of the amps if that matters at all.

Hifonics makes decent budget amps. Stay away from Pyle and Visonik. The only good amp Lanzar makes is the Opti. What's your budget for an amp?

 

[Caleb9107 10+ year member]

Hmm.. well I was kinda trying to stay under or right above $200 if possible.. i just found a 2kw quantum audio class AB amp. 1 X 1000 Watts @ 2 ohm, 1 X 2000 Watts @ 1 ohm. Those are the specs it comes with and my uncle knows a guy who owns an audio store and does competitive stuff and now he sells this brand and has said good things.. does it seem like it would do the job pretty well?

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

Hmm.. well I was kinda trying to stay under or right above $200 if possible.. i just found a 2kw quantum audio class AB amp. 1 X 1000 Watts @ 2 ohm, 1 X 2000 Watts @ 1 ohm. Those are the specs it comes with and my uncle knows a guy who owns an audio store and does competitive stuff and now he sells this brand and has said good things.. does it seem like it would do the job pretty well?

If it's the amp I looked at on ebay it's only rated to do 1000 rms at 1 ohm. Peak ratings mean absolutely nothing. I don't have any experience with that amp but I'd pass.

I've heard a lot of good things about the Audiopipe AP15001D as far as budget amps go. http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-AUDIOPIPE-1500W-MONO-Car-Audio-Amplifier-Amp-Sub_W0QQitemZ220409768991QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Amplifiers?hash=item3351722c1f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

[Caleb9107 10+ year member]

I will see if i can get my uncle to call that guy tomorrow! In the mean time, do you know of any amps anywhere running somewhere around that price range doing the power we discussed? Ebay is fine too..

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

I will see if i can get my uncle to call that guy tomorrow! In the mean time, do you know of any amps anywhere running somewhere around that price range doing the power we discussed? Ebay is fine too..

Did you click the link in my last post?

 

[Caleb9107 10+ year member]

Ahh man, I totally missed that link! I just checked it out and it seems to be a pretty nice amp! Have you heard pretty good things about them?