Help a noob pick the right amp

[DINSTAAR 10+ year member]

First time poster here...trying to set up a new system up.

I'm trying to figure out how to make two Alpine SWR 1043D 10" ( duel voice coils at 4 ohms each) work with maybe the Alpine PDX M12 amp. The amp states it will do 1200 RMS at 2 and 4 ohms and the subs need 600 RMS each. Would this setup work well? How would the subs be wired into the amp?

Thanks in advace.

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[ozzy87 10+ year member]

man i've got an alpine pdx amp i can't complain

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

First time poster here...trying to set a new system up.
I'm trying to figure out how to make two Alpine SWR 1023D 10" ( duel voice coils at 4 ohms each) work with maybe the Alpine PDX M12 amp. The amp states it will do 1200 RMS at 2 and 4 ohms and the subs need 600 RMS each. Would this setup work well? How would the subs be wired into the amp?

Thanks in advace.

Should work pretty good but the amp will be cranked to get what you need which most dont like to do... but you wire them like this

 

[ozzy87 10+ year member]

the pdx are a great amp bro i'm running the 1000.1 right now

 

[Chriszle 10+ year member]

if you have 2 D4 ohm subs, you can wire to 1 or 4 ohms nominal.

 

[DINSTAAR 10+ year member]

Running it 1200 RMS at 4 ohms will make it work pretty hard I take it? Could I just run the subs at 2 ohms?

 

[ozzy87 10+ year member]

nah it'll be fine @4

 

[DINSTAAR 10+ year member]

So 4 ohms will be fine or will it make the amp work too hard? No sure how hot these guys get but it will be under a seat (with a A/C vent near it) so I'd like it not to work too too hard.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

IMO I would go with a bigger amp. In the real world that amp will not give you the 1200 is says it will. After voltage drop, rise, etc.

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

That amp will be fine either way. However, I would have bought this one to give the subs more power Alpine Electronics of America, Inc.

 

[DINSTAAR 10+ year member]

I haven't bought it quite yet...still trying to figure out which amp would be best. Just as long as I stay with alpine...

SO would the MRP-M200 be a better choice for the subs? It costs less which is a plus.

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

I think it is. Those subs are 500rms 1500peak. That amp RMS Power Ratings

Per channel into 4 Ohms: (@ 14.4V Ƈ%THD+N, 20Hz - 200Hz) 1500Wx1

Per channel into 2 Ohms: (@ 14.4V Ƈ%THD+N, 20Hz - 200Hz) 2000Wx1

mo powa

 

[DINSTAAR 10+ year member]

If the MRP-M2000 is the better amp to get than I'll pick it up. On alpine.com they have the SWR-1043D (4 ohm voice coils x2) rated at 600 RMS. Is there a good wiring kit I could pick up to wirer this up? Would I need a power cap?

 

[tommelleo22 10+ year member]

sony xplod...

 

[tommelleo22 10+ year member]

lol had to do it. but i've had the m500 and the m1000 and loved both of them and were solid amps. and for wire go to knuconcepts