Budget system

[tmilla 10+ year member]

im lookin into a sub and amp and was wondering if they would be a good match

the first is a pioneer 12" shown here http://www.cardomain.com/item/PIOTSW256DVC

and the amp is a Boss Riot shown here

http://www.cardomain.com/item/BOSRT345

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[jacko 10+ year member]

don't get the amp, I wouldn't reccomend Boss to my enimies. get this one: http://www.cardomain.com/item/ROC250MB Much better quality for only $15 more, Nice sub by the way. With that amp it'll bang hard.

 

[stones 10+ year member]

The Pioneer sub is rated at 400 watts RMS

That Boss amp you list is capable of 175watts RMS bridged (not 300)

That amp is a little small

Here is my recommendations, These amps will easily supply the 400 watts RMS@4ohms to get the full potential out of your sub and still be affordable.

http://www.cardomain.com/item/POWLT9802

http://www.cardomain.com/item/POWTS9802

http://www.cardomain.com/item/BOSIQ6802

http://www.cardomain.com/item/USAUSC2150

http://www.cardomain.com/item/MTX342

 

[stones 10+ year member]

don't get the amp, I wouldn't reccomend Boss to my enimies. get this one: http://www.cardomain.com/item/ROC250MB Much better quality for only $15 more, Nice sub by the way. With that amp it'll bang hard.

You know the amp you recommended is way too small, in the best, most ideal situation it might sqeak out 275 watts RMS at 16volts, Just because it has RF on the heatsink does not automatically mean that it is a kick *** amp, in fact it is puny and useless and only comes with a 30day warranty.

 

[jacko 10+ year member]

puny=useless these days? BTW, I wouldn't be suprised if it only did 275wrms at 16volts, RF only said it did 250 @ 14.4

 

[stones 10+ year member]

puny=useless these days?

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[jacko 10+ year member]

Also, his $83 amp from before is a far cry from the $125+ amplifiers your recommending him, and you don't need more than 250wrms need to need that sub hit hard anyways.

 

[stones 10+ year member]

The amp you recommend is a poor choice [/end]

 

[tmilla 10+ year member]

thanks guys

stones those amps were a little out of my range

the first one is the only one i would consider

i just need to see how much i can take out of my bank account

 

[stones 10+ year member]

The first one is a Power Acoustic LT980/2

It will give you all the power you will need and a little extra for only 119bucks.

The nice thing about an oversized amp is that you can keep the gain low for a lower power sub but if you ever upgrade to a more powerful sub you can just bump the gain up alittle to allow full RMS output.

Another bonus is that it will be alot easier to sell if you ever want an even larger amp, really small amps are difficult to sell because everybody wants somthing with lots of power.

If you go with a really small amp you might find yourself pushing the amp into clipping in order to get the desired performance from your sub. Clipping equals distortion, overheating and possible damage to the sub..

 

[tmilla 10+ year member]

how about this amp right here

http://www.cardomain.com/item/POWA5202HP

oh and i changed my mind

because of space issues i decided to go with the 10" version on the sub

it has to fit in an old reg cab

here it is http://www.cardomain.com/item/PIOTSW256DVC

 

[jacko 10+ year member]

That amp would be perfect, Power Acoustik is a much better brand than that puny useless Rockford fosgate(jk lol Power Acoustik is a good brand, I've used a couple of their amps). HOWEVER, we need to keep in mind that the sub needs to be a single 4ohm, since the amp will be bridged. Hence, the sub you would be looking for would be the Pionner TS-W256C. I own the TS-W256dvc, nice sub, hits hard even when sealed.

 

[tmilla 10+ year member]

oh alright so i just need the single voice coil not the double?

 

[jacko 10+ year member]

Typically with single sub setups, if you are getting a 2 channel amp, you would want a single 4ohm sub and bridge the 2 channel amp(most 2channel amps are only 4ohm stable when bridged). If you get a mono amp, you would get a Dual voice coil sub placing a 2ohm load on the mono amp. (yes is the answer to ur question btw)

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

You could go with the buy one get one free Kicker comps.......Like $90 for a pair of 12"s.