best amp?

[phsballin4life 10+ year member]

well give me an estimated price on all that

 

[OLD_SCHOOL 10+ year member]

well your lookin @ around 8 edit ( sorry this is for 12's i was thinking 15's) prolly around 6 bills for them ) for subs alone...wire and all the conects prolly anthor bill ho alt mmmm 3-5 bills optima yella top 2 bills prolly

ball park a grand give or take a few bills + amp

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

power cable - $1.10 per ft. You'll probably need 15 or so feet for the main run, and then 7-10 feet left over for the under-hood work.

Fuses, fuseholders, etc...these can be found at places like http://www.darvex.com

Optima Yellow Top - I paid around $160 for mine at a local auto shop, they even installed it because I was feeling like a lazy *** that day. Now that I mentioned "Optima", supa_c will come on and tell you how it's overpriced and not worth it. But that's OK, because he's right //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Battery isolator - technically, if you have two identical batteries, they don't need to be isolated, but if you want a dedicated starting/engine off reserve battery, they do. Find these at a local auto parts store, or online.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

don't forget the cost of the MDF if you're going to build your own box...that's going to need a lot of wood //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[OLD_SCHOOL 10+ year member]

Optima Yellow Top - I paid around $160 for mine at a local auto shop, they even installed it because I was feeling like a lazy *** that day. Now that I mentioned "Optima", supa_c will come on and tell you how it's overpriced and not worth it. But that's OK, because he's right //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

yeah but they look cool

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Actually, you don't even need that much power to get the brahma moving. It can get stupid loud off a few hundred watts.

 

[phsballin4life 10+ year member]

well im doin competions for spl so i need it loud. what size alterantor should i get and should i run 2 batteries?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

you should run two batteries...

get the biggest alt. you can fit in the space and can afford.

 

[packerfan 10+ year member]

Im sorry dbfan but jbl>avionixx.....the quality on avionixx amps ****.

To the poster, This is what i personaly would do.

JBL BPX2200.1 (2200@1-4ohm)

Wires and crap $80-$100 (upgrade magic 3 to 4g)

250amp alt- Around $350

And a yellow top under the hood-$160

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

as someone who's installed and worked on both (i used to have a 800.2 in my setup, and have installed friends' 1200.1's and 300.1's), Avionixx amps are actually easier to use than JBL's, for the simple reason that the crossover design is better.

Power-wise, they're both pretty underrated, but I wouldn't go so far as to say either of them "****".

 

[phsballin4life 10+ year member]

2 2 jbl 1200.1's would push ma brahma's good enough?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Yes, but if it was me, I'd look for the others I listed first.

 

[phsballin4life 10+ year member]

the jbl's r cheap tho and i dont have alot of money to spend

 

[OLD_SCHOOL 10+ year member]

1 would push them good in the right box