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[nickfazio08]

I recently bought 2 12" Boston acoustics dual voice coil subs and I'm new to building a system so I have no clue what to look for in an amp. Could anybody give me some advice or point me in the direction of which types of amps power/channel wise I should be looking for. Thanks

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[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

match your ohm load and rms. and buy quality.

 

[kurtdirt1 10+ year member]

I recently bought 2 12" Boston acoustics dual voice coil subs and I'm new to building a system so I have no clue what to look for in an amp. Could anybody give me some advice or point me in the direction of which types of amps power/channel wise I should be looking for. Thanks

Post up the specs on the subs and we can help you further. Provided below are links to some good information. I'm sure there are many other threads with information for new audio people, I just don't feel like looking for them. Good luck man, sometimes it's hard for people to answer threads like the one you just posted. It gets tiring answering the same questions over and over again.

http://forum.realmofexcursion.com/amplifiers/935-everything-you-need-know-about-amplifiers.html

http://forum.realmofexcursion.com/amplifiers/4388-get-ohms-right.html

http://forum.realmofexcursion.com/amplifiers/28265-bass-boost-clipping.html

http://forum.realmofexcursion.com/general-car-audio-spl/920-installation-tips-tricks-guidlines-long.html

 

[nickfazio08]

Specs for subs

Boston Acoustics G312-44 12" subwoofer with dual 4-ohm voice coils at Crutchfield.com

Thank you for posting some links I will look further into them.

 

[jeyventura 10+ year member]

your best bet will be to get an amp that does somethin around 800 rms @ 1 ohm or a littl more and take it easy or a 800 rms @ 4 ohm, i got one like that on egay for 70 bucks soo it should not be much good luck

 

[kurtdirt1 10+ year member]

pick one of these up and you're good to go. those bostons can take over their rated power. just set the gains right on this amp and you'll have no problems whatsoever. i've bought from "audiosavings" many times over the past few years, they're reputable.

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