need advice on what amp to run on a fi audio sp4-18!!!

[hayleigh21707 10+ year member]

hello i have 3 different amps that i would like advice on to whic to use i have a old school soundstream picasso rated at 880 rms at 4 ohms a alpine mrd-m100 rated at 1000 rms at 1 ohm and a american bass ph4000md rated at 2000 rms at 1 ohm now i know whic one is rated higher but has anyone else used that amercan mass to say if its really has 2000 rms at 1 ohm the 18 is dual 2 ohm so i will be able to run the american bass at full petention i would just like to know if anyone has ran one to see what kinf of power is realy coming out of it

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[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

Dude sell all of them and get you atleast 3kw..

If not sell the sub and amps and start over..

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

the ab phantom amp will be fine

 

[hayleigh21707 10+ year member]

the ab phantom amp will be fine

have you seen any of thess runing

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

not personally , but i have talked to bob pretty extensively about them and the power they produce

 

[hayleigh21707 10+ year member]

ok sweet man thanks im gon be putting tht in a 2 door 04 stratus and i seen some people recomend a sealed enclosure for that 18 and some reccomend vented what would you reccomend there site give specs for both sealed and vented obviously sealed will be eaiser but whic will be louder

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

ported at 32 htz would be the loudest and deepest bass

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

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ok sweet man thanks im gon be putting tht in a 2 door 04 stratus and i seen some people recomend a sealed enclosure for that 18 and some reccomend vented what would you reccomend there site give specs for both sealed and vented obviously sealed will be eaiser but whic will be louder

Ported boxes 9 times out of 10 are going to be louder than sealed

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

If all u got is 2k don't buy the sp4

They need a hell of a lot more power..