Need Amp Help

[Freeman51b]

i am new into car audio and i am currently getting 2 Rockford Fosgate P3SD2 12" and i was wondering what would be the best amp to achieve maximum performance. I was also wondering how i should wire it.

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

i am new into car audio and i am currently getting 2 Rockford Fosgate P3SD2 12" and i was wondering what would be the best amp to achieve maximum performance. I was also wondering how i should wire it.

the amp you want , will depend on a few things , 1st your cars electrical , 2 nd your budget .might wanna look for an amp that does 1500- 2000 rms at 1 ohm , which is what you'll want to wire the subs at ,also a little overhead on the amp will be better ,thats why 1500-2000 rms , you can dial the gain back for the power you need and not run the amp hard

 

[Freeman51b]

So would this be a good starting amp.

Audio Savings | Planet Audio AP2000D 1400 Watt RMS 2000W Peak Mono Car Amplifier + 4 AWG Amp Kit

 

[JISINSANE3]

coil impedence on the subs? dual 2? I would go with a .5 ohm amp stable amp. Setups like them subs are tricky. .5 you need a good amp or a 2 channel 1ohm stable amp which I know of none. And the reason I say this, Is cause if I had a DVC I would use both coils. That's just me. I want all the coil to be used. And I would overdrive it alittle and turn the gain down so you have no clipping. Clipping will smoke a sub quicker than anything.

 

[garychoffmann 10+ year member]

If you have d2 subs you're going to need to make your power at 2 or. 5 ohms. I would ask myslows10 which amp he has in stock that will do well on those. He'll do you right

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

If you have d2 subs you're going to need to make your power at 2 or. 5 ohms. I would ask myslows10 which amp he has in stock that will do well on those. He'll do you right

thanks gary , op i do have amps in stock that will work for your needs , the planet audio amp will work if your subs are d4 subs.but its not a very good amp ,cheap quality ,power hungry ,and it prolly wont do the power they say ,at least not cleanly .anyway i need a budget .

 

[JISINSANE3]

He's got a dual 2. So if he drops them to 1 each its gonna be a .5 parallel. And they are not very power hungry. I failed to see the d2 in the model. I never knew they made dual 2Ω with that low of power rms handleing

 

[Freeman51b]

I got 200 to spend.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

small budget 240 -300 i have a couple of new amps that will work .will be hard to find a goos amp for 200 that does at least 1000 rms .$280 i have one that 1350 rms new ,$300 i have 1000 rms korean made $350 2200 rms and

 

[Freeman51b]

So with the 280 one how would i wire it and would it hit hard.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

So with the 280 one how would i wire it and would it hit hard.

if your subs are d4 subs then down to 1 ohm , and yes it will ,if the subs are in the right kind of box

 

[Freeman51b]

its a truck box behind the rear seat of a crewcab.

and they are d2 subs

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

its a truck box behind the rear seat of a crewcab.and they are d2 subs

is the box ported ? then wire then to .5 and you'll get more power

 

[Freeman51b]

no it isnt.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

no it isnt.

ok so sealed then , any idea of the airspace in the box .and are the p3 subs ,the flat ones ?