I need an amp?

[mustangowner 10+ year member]

A friend of mine wants a system in his 97' explorer. He wants the new kicker comp cvr 12's. I need an amp that will push 2 of these subs. they will be in a ported box tuned to prolly 35 hertz or so. He does want to spend over $200 on the amp. any amp recomendations?

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[suparunna2000 10+ year member]

if u can run a 2 ohm load i would suggest a phoenix gold octane r8.0:1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18797&item=5776438907&rd=1

 

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bah. just get him a pair of cheapy 2 channel profile amps. can get 450ish watts for $86\amp if you do it right //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[mustangowner 10+ year member]

i was lookin at that one and some others. what about this one?

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=14737

 

[suparunna2000 10+ year member]

not sure on ma ... but u would be stupid to buy two cheap profile amps to do the job that one PG amp can do when u spend almost the same amount of change.

i know you will not be disappointed with PG tho.

 

[suparunna2000 10+ year member]

i must correct myself ... didnt realize that was 800 max at the time. sorry for the confusion.

 

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i must correct myself ... didnt realize that was 800 max at the time. sorry for the confusion.

my point exactally.

go with the profiles //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

specially if its some kid.

 

[suparunna2000 10+ year member]

however for my two alpine r1022's ... im thinkin the R15.0:1 sounds perfect! mmmm! but im no kid either!

 

[mustangowner 10+ year member]

heres the others i was lookin at,

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=12480

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=13648

http://www.ikesound.com/product-product_id/2822

http://www.ikesound.com/product-product_id/641

http://www.ikesound.com/product-product_id/3534

 

[suparunna2000 10+ year member]

they all push 400x1 at 2 ohm. u need something to pussh 800x1 at 2 ohm or 400x2 at whatever.

 

[mustangowner 10+ year member]

I thought those subs were 400 watts rms? 400 rms x 1 @ 2 ohms should be ok for 2 subs.

 

[suparunna2000 10+ year member]

they are 400rms ... two of them being 800rms. the voltage at 2 ohm might provide 400. but when it gets to the speakers, it sees 4 ohm at each speaker which halves the power (theoretically).

 

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see if u can get the MA AUDIO HK1000. that amp works great, i did an install wit 2 12cvrs and that amp and it was impressive. u get alot of stuff in the box from MA.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[mustangowner 10+ year member]

if it is a mono amp say 400 rms x 1 @ 2 ohms, you have 2 subs, both 2 ohm dvc's. If you wire them parallel to send a 2 ohm load to the amp. you should get 400 watts to each sub. this is because it is only one channel amp.

 

[suparunna2000 10+ year member]

P = V^2 / R. first things first V (voltage never changes). in a parallel circuit, R (resistance) doubles at the power source but not at the R source (speaker). the resistance at the speaker will never ever change. therefore, if u see a 2 ohm load at the power source (P=(V^2)/2) based on two 4 ohm speakers wired in parallel those speakers are still 4 ohm and being that the voltage will not change, they will still see P = (V^2)/4. no any number divided by 2 is two times greater than a number divided by 4. and being that V never changes. wallaaaaa

second, to wire those speakers to a 2 ohm load. the voice coils of each speaker need to be wired in series first to make 4 ohm speakers, then the two speakers need to be wired in parallel to create a 2 ohm load.