Need help on picking an Amp

[greenwilly6]

Im about go put 2 Alpine SWR-1241Ds in my Blazer but dont know what type of amp

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[phazeone 10+ year member]

look into jbl 1200.1 that should provide u with more then enuff power for them just keep ur gains low

 

[phazeone 10+ year member]

u could find it at etronics.com for 253$ if im not mistaken

 

[Bumpin03 10+ year member]

or just get the jbl 600.1. the type r's are 300w rms i believe...and they are known to not like more power then recommended unless you really know what your doing. No point in spending the extra money and getting the jbl 1200.1......get the 600.1

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

1200.1 at 1 or 2 ohms would blow them most likely, if not, damage them over time. The 600.1 will do fine for them.

 

[phazeone 10+ year member]

i say that cuz i have 2 type-R 12" and i have a 1300 watt 2 channel amp running them at about 500x2 rms so i know they can handle it otherwise i wouldnt recommend anything if i didnt have expierence with it

 

[dave_3148 10+ year member]

no they cannot handle it. the 600 would be perfect. phazeone i wouldnt do it

 

[phazeone 10+ year member]

well i again only said that from expierence do whatever u want but i would get the 1200.1 just to have it incase i ever wanted to expand my system add more subs or something but thats just my 2 cents in the subject

 

[dave_3148 10+ year member]

he wont be able to expand if he puts twice the recomened rms in each sub cus there wont be anything left of them

 

[phazeone 10+ year member]

didnt i say in my first reply that he could get it and keep the gains low i know many of my friends that did that and they made out just fine...i havent heard of any of them blowing there subs

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

the type R's are known to actually take significantly MORE than their RMS rating... one of the high points... they will take up to about 600 watts, if you're nice to tehm....

either choice is fine, just which ever fitsyour budget

 

[phazeone 10+ year member]

see someone else sees what i been sayin in here all along

 

[dave_3148 10+ year member]

do i look like i care? i just said i wouldnt do it

 

[dave_3148 10+ year member]

^^^ sry for being rude im just in one of those moods today

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Well, the Type R won't get much louder after about 400 watts or so, so what's the point of throwing more at it? Like I said, it'll just hurt the sub in the long run.

 

[phazeone 10+ year member]

its kool but i only said it from expierence and mine have been going strong since i bought this amp and oh yeah and its bridged down to 2 ohms so they can handle alot of power and abuse if thats what you wanna call it