Need a good 300/1 Amp

[ballplaya4237 10+ year member]

Alright I need a decent amp to pair up with a sub that I'm going to get.

It needs to be anywhere from 250 watts to 400 watts.

I'm looking at a JL 250/1 (Since they are a little under rated)..

Any suggestions?

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[Big Dee 10+ year member]

Hifonics Titan TXi 7506

Can be had way cheaper than the JL and will easily out power it.

Specs

325 Watts RMS x 1 chan. @ 4-Ohms

500 Watts RMS x 1 chan. @ 2-Ohms

750 Watts RMS x 1 chan. @ 1-Ohm

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

XT 2000D

 

[ballplaya4237 10+ year member]

-Denim I can't afford the XT2000DT it's a little out of my price range..

I want to hear some opinions on the Hifonics Titan TXi 7506 please..

 

[Rattlebrain 10+ year member]

Memphis MCD500

 

[ballplaya4237 10+ year member]

^^^ Too expenisve..

I'm looking for somthing under $250

 

[XTRProBoy 10+ year member]

What impedance does it have to drive 300W into?

 

[ballplaya4237 10+ year member]

Well I don't want to drive anything at 1ohm..so anything higher than that

 

[XTRProBoy 10+ year member]

LOL okay that's fine but I meant the question more as what load are you specifically going to drive with the amp?

Because that makes a big difference in what people are going to suggest and what options you have.

If your sub is going to be 4-ohms total then a 300W into 4 ohms mono amp is going to be more expensive as you'll proabably have to get an amp that does more power into a lower impedance and therefore justifies the higher cost. But doing that you'd be "wasting" power (and money) running the amp at 4 ohms when it's designed for maximum power at 2 or 1 ohm.

There's also other amps that put the same power out at any impedance as they have advanced regulation systems incorporated; however note these are also typically more expensive. IMO these types of amps are a general waste, though that's just my opinion.

Or another thing you might do (if you're planning on a 4 ohm load) you might want to get a 2ch class A/B amp and bridge it to drive the sub. That would work out well and you'd be getting the maximum power out of that amp.

Also what impedance you drive changes the selection you have as well. If you wanted to drive a 2-ohm load there are quite a few mono/class-D amps out there that are well suited to putting their maximum power into a 2-ohm load. Most mono amps from companies like Kicker, MTX, Infinity, and others are all designed for optimal performace at 2-ohms.

So as you can see it's a good idea to first decide what load you'll be driving specifically, before asking "what 300W amp" to buy.

 

[Big Dee 10+ year member]

So as you can see it's a good idea to first decide what load you'll be driving specifically, before asking "what 300W amp" to buy.

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[Rattlebrain 10+ year member]

A better idea of your price range would help too.

 

[ballplaya4237 10+ year member]

Okay, sorry I'm still learning about this stuff..

I'm pretty much set on getting an Image Dynamics IDQ 10"..so you guys could probly find out what "load" it has before I could..

Budget is $250.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

you need to find out what the voice coil configuration of your sub is first

 

[ballplaya4237 10+ year member]

Okay well I'm getting the IDQ 10"..It comes in either Dual 2 OHM or Dual 4OHM

-- http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=2033

The US Amp XT 800/2 said bridged it would put out 570 at 4 ohm so I'm guessing I would want the 4ohm version of the sub

 

[ty1er 10+ year member]

phoenix gold xenon 400.1. Its a fantastic little amp. Puts out 400watts 1 to 4 ohms and you can get'em off ebay for around 130 to 140 dollars shipped.