I got my speakers but no amp wut do i need?

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

ohms are resistance

 

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

find an amp that does 1500+ watts rms at 1 ohm

 

[TheSpeakerMan 10+ year member]

K i found 1 its 1500rms at 1 ohm mono here is link ppl up in other posts said that i need to get 2ohms but be4 they said 1 or 4ohm this stuff is confusing bad

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pyle-PLA3000D-3000-Watt-CLASS-D-AMP-AMPLIFIER-MONO-NEW_W0QQitemZ5873562493QQcategoryZ18797QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Ne1 10+ year member]

Avoid the pyle, its garbage. Big time. I STRONGLY reccommend carting yourself down to a local stereo shop, and having them reccomend something, and install it for you, I think that'd be your best option. That way you know its in right, and the gains are all set properly, and its set up with the right ohm load. HOWEVER, if you are bound and determined to try and do it yourself, heres an amp. Go get it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ORION-1200D-CAR-AUDIO-AMP-AMPLIFIER-CLASS-D-2400W-NEW_W0QQitemZ5873942782QQcategoryZ18797QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

( I woulda reccomended a kicker too, niiiiiiiice amps, just so much more expensive for what you need)

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif ghettoinstalls nominated, future showoff of the week!

 

[spudracer326 10+ year member]

I hope ur not doing this urself....

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

Dude do you fokin listen to anything anyone tells you? Im done trying to help you. gl

 

[troy_audi0 10+ year member]

Ok I think befor eyou spend $1 on anything else you need to spend afew day on this set of links

http://www.bcae1.com/

http://www.the12volt.com/ohm/basics.asp

Then work some over time so you can get the stuff installed..

Peace TA

 

[TheSpeakerMan 10+ year member]

k ppl look i no everything i need 2 no lol i went to this site and read up and everything i no wut type of amp and everything if the speakers are dual 2ohm u need a amp that does half or doubles ohms so 1 or 4 if u have a dual 4ohm speaker u need a 2ohm or a 8ohm amp and im young i dont have a job this shit is for my b-day thats why im trying to be cheap im 17 so fuc that comment about overtime and sorry for all the noob ?'s

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

^ Just for what it's worth, Any 4-ohm stable amp will also be 8-ohm stable but will do (at best, in most cases, especially on a budget) half the power.

It doesn't work the other way around, though. And get a job, punk, I've been collecting a paycheck since I was 14.

This isn't entirely accurate, but will give you a basic idea;

if an amplifier does

1000 watts into a 1 ohm load, it'll do

500 watts into a 2 ohm load

250 watts into a 4 ohm load

125 watts into an 8 ohm load

So your two 4 ohm speakers can be wired into a 2 ohm load, an 8 ohm load, or two 4 ohm loads, depending on if the amp is a mono-channel or multi-channel amp.

Also realize that the power the amp puts out is relative to the gain setting, the volume knob, bass boost, etc.

This isn't true of all amplifiers, there's always an exception, but it should help clear up some misconceptions about wattage and ohms you may have.

Welcome to the addiction, if you really did read that website (which is huge, you didn't read it all.) you'll be doing this for a loong time. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif