Dual swr-12d2 subwoofer compatible amp

[bentley12 10+ year member]

what is the best fitting amp that I can get for the new 12 inch alpine type r (dual)?

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[shnitz 10+ year member]

Two ways to do it. Either get any mono amplifier that's 2-Ohm stable and that can do 2,000W RMS power, or any 2-channel amplifier that is capable of 1,000W x 2 RMS. Either way, that's some pretty high output expectancy. The only mono amps I see from a quick search at Crutchfield for example gives me either the Rockford Fosgate T2500 or the Alpine MRX-M240 (although amplifier brand doesn't matter, you won't get better sound by using an Alpine amp with an Alpine sub).

Alternatively, a solution with easier-to-find components would just be running two individual mono amplifiers that each have 1,000W or more RMS, such as two Polk PA D1000.1 amps. These amps are just off the top of my head, as I don't think you'll go wrong with any of the respected brands.

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

why didnt you get teh D4 version? much easier to find an amp and run them at 1ohm

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

what is the best fitting amp that I can get for the new 12 inch alpine type r (dual)?

How much electrical upgrading do you plan to do?...what is your budget?

 

[bentley12 10+ year member]

less than 550 for an amp. ive seen the mrx240 go for 550. how does the cresendo 2000 fit... i just want to get an amp that is compatible with my subs, not to overpower nor underpower.

 

[shnitz 10+ year member]

It doesn't matter if you're underpowering by an insignificant amount, and just have the gains turned up a tiny bit. For example, your subs are 1,000W RMS. I would bet your car that you would be unable to distinguish an 800W RMS amplifier from a 1,000W RMS amplifier. That is why Crutchfield, for example, gives a more realistic RMS range, compared to most places that just give a single number. Your amplifiers at Crutchfield are rated for 300-1,000 watts RMS each, so even a single 600W amp powering both subwoofers wouldn't be underpowering them (but it'd be close!) Then, also on the other end, there is no way that you are going to overpower those amplifiers. Besides being a ridiculously high RMS rating, again, you aren't going to cause a difference by sending 2,400W RMS to your pair instead of 2,000W RMS. Plus, you could power my freaking front car speakers with a 2,400W amplifier, as long as you turned the gains way down.

Your demand for a "perfect power" amplifier for those subwoofers is like saying that the speed limit by your house is 70mph, so you need a car that goes specifically 70mph. Well, ANY car can go 70mph, you just have to drive it correctly. Plus, in many cases you won't be able to tell the difference between 60mph and 70mph. As for the Crescendo, with your DVC 2-Ohm amplifiers you are limited at best to a final 2-Ohm load to your amplifier, so you will only be getting 1,100W RMS. As mentioned, instead of blindly buying by specs and numbers, you should have bought smart. The Crescendo amplifier would work if you had dual D4 subs instead of D2. Buy, you wanted to be mad-tyte with your mega-kool 2-Ohm subwoofers, so now you need an amplifier like my above-mentioned MRX-M240, which provides 2,000+ Watts at 2 Ohms. Dang, I knew there was a reason I paid attention in maths!

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

n/m

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

less than 550 for an amp. ive seen the mrx240 go for 550. how does the cresendo 2000 fit... i just want to get an amp that is compatible with my subs, not to overpower nor underpower.

For future reference, it is A LOT easier and cost efficient to purchase the QUALITY power you need depending on the electrical upgrades you want to buy, and then buy subs that handle the power and fit the space you have. FYI

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

less than 550 for an amp. ive seen the mrx240 go for 550. how does the cresendo 2000 fit... i just want to get an amp that is compatible with my subs, not to overpower nor underpower.

Is this total budget? Do you already have The Big 3 and a useful AGM battery under the hood to support the 2000 watts you are asking for??

 

[bentley12 10+ year member]

so what kind of amp is a good one to get? i havent purchased the subs yet so i can still go with 2 or 4 ohms doesn't matter