Looking for some advice on my build

[Straxxus]

I'm just going to get right into it, here's my setup:

Scosche 600 watt wiring kit from walmart (8-ish gauge wire, 50 amp fuse)

Crunch powerzone "1800 watt" 2 channel amp

1 pyle blue label 12" 800w max

1 Pyle blue label 10" 600w max

Custom box

First question, is my amp any good? I'm not familiar with crunch, so I dont really know what to expect out of it. I've had it for about a month now and it seems to be working pretty good, but it gets pretty hot. However I'll address that in a moment.

Second, how bad is it to connect a 2 ohm load to an amp that says not to go below 4 when bridged?(thinking this is where the heat is coming from)

And lastly, a bit controversial from what I've read; would aa capacitor keep my lights from dimming when the bass hits? I'm only running around 500 watts, I don't think that's enough to dim the lights, maybe a new battery is in order?

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

The subs are junk. Shouldn't mix sizes to , the amp is very low end but can work for you depending on your needs. 2 ohms bridged is bad. It will make your amp eventually blow Get a new kit. And ditch the cap. Do the big 3 instead

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

All garbage. Don't run different sized subs, that's ghetto

 

[Straxxus]

The subs are junk. Shouldn't mix sizes to , the amp is very low end but can work for you depending on your needs. 2 ohms bridged is bad. It will make your amp eventually blow Get a new kit. And ditch the cap. Do the big 3 instead

Yeah I didn't expect the moon from $25 subs but hey, this is build #1 , nowhere to go but up. Also I don't have a cap, was debating on it until I saw how many people were disappointed in them. Thanks for giving me a verdict on that. As far as mixing sizes goes, I probably won't do it again. Good to know my amp is junk so I don't feel so bad abusing it lol, I got it for like $40 off of craigslist so that's probably what it's worth. Big 3 is on my list, just need to get past the holiday season so I can buy things again.

 

[Straxxus]

Yeah, well for a whopping total of $200, ghetto is what you get. It's my first build, janky as it is, it serves me well.

 

[tyronekndrck 10+ year member]

From someone who actually used crunch power zone 2000 a long long time ago, it pushed 2 power hungry kicker l7 12s pretty hard. But as for Pyle subs I'd at least get kickers