Best amp for P2's?

[supyall 10+ year member]

I'm in the market for a new amp, my MBQuart onx1000 crapped out on me after about 4 months of use... i sent that piece of junk back for a full refund.

Now i'm looking into RF amps, but honestly I have no idea wtf i'm looking for. I have 2 10" RF P2's, in a sealed box in the trunk of my 07 civic.

The specs on the subs are: 250 rms/500 peak, dual 4-ohm voice coils

I was told that the p400-1 amp is perfect for my setup, but im a little unsure. I was thinking about going for the p500-1 instead (just a little extra for future, more powerful subs). My problem is that I just do not know enough about these things... I like to understand the works of what i'm buying before i just throw some money at whatever the first "expert" suggests.

My major questions are:

What do i need to know about ohms?

How do channels work, do i need a mono or 2 channel amp?

What does it mean to have them "bridged"?

Thank you in advance to everyone with useful info

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[JoshC 10+ year member]

If an ONXY crapped out on you it was probably due to you having the gains set incorrectly. So just keep in mind a "better" amp may not last longer then 4months either if your gains arent correct.

That being said, for subs a mono or single channel amp is the usual. Ide stear clear of the fosgate Prime line, i liked my punch amps though

Whats ure budget? Ide check the classifieds here, you can get a great deal on some high end stuff in there. You only really need 600-800 @ 1ohm, for 200 you can get a nice 1200 or so at 1ohm. That way you have headroom for upgrades later

 

[supyall 10+ year member]

My budget is less than $250.

I was told that the onyx amp i had was just cheap, and that it probably never even pushed those subs. As for the gains.. I can't imagine how i could have better configured it, It really wasnt even turned up... maybe 50% overall

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

My budget is less than $250.
I was told that the onyx amp i had was just cheap, and that it probably never even pushed those subs. As for the gains.. I can't imagine how i could have better configured it, It really wasnt even turned up... maybe 50% overall

Most posts that ive read people like there ONXY series amps, havnt seen somthing to this nature before. But yes they are a budget amp

Theres acutally 2 sundown 1000D's for sale right now, and trust me there NOT cheap by any means. Very high end amps

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/amplifier-classifieds/535587-sundown-1000d-100-4-a.html

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This is also a BAD sum bitch right here

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/amplifier-classifieds/534539-used-memphis-16-mc1000d-class-d-mono-amplifier.html

Just make sure when you get your amp, wire for 1ohm and SET URE GAINS WITH A DMM(multi meter) theres a stickie on how to at the top of this section

 

[supyall 10+ year member]

can i get any responses explaining some of these electrical terms? I just want to better understand these numbers that i'm looking at

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

check the stickies

google your questions