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[ganxtah 10+ year member]

Ok I'm planning on buying two Alpine SWR-1242D 12" Type-R Series Subwoofers and two Alpine MRP-M500 amps. The subs are 500 watt RMS max and the mono amp can power up to 500 watt RMS if 2ohms. My question is will this **** bump loud as hell? I have a bmw 328i and it will be in the trunk. I already have the rockford fosgate amp wire kit that goes to my trunk where my batterey is located... also will I need two of those kits since I will be having two amps now or is there something that can split that and goto the both of them? I want something that is loud as **** that will only run me about $550... Also would I need a capacitor? Let me know. Thanks.

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[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

Why not buy the 2 ohm dvc Type R's and a MRP-M1000?

 

[ganxtah 10+ year member]

i thought i could wire those subs as 2ohm? and i read that the m1000 overheats alot and i read other peoples reviews about the m500 never heating at all...

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

i thought i could wire those subs as 2ohm? and i read that the m1000 overheats alot and i read other peoples reviews about the m500 never heating at all...

A pair of 2 ohm dvc subs can be wired to 2 ohms. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

If you're worried about the MRP-M1000 overheating, why not buy this instead? Audioque: Amps: AQ1200D

 

[ganxtah 10+ year member]

bro... I said I thought the Alpine SWR-1242D 12" Type-R Series could be wired at 2ohms.... And like i said im trying to stay under a $550 dollar budget so if thats a high dollar amp I don't want to go for it.

 

[ganxtah 10+ year member]

I just realized theres the Alpine SWR-1222D 12" Type-R Series which is 2 Ohms... So I should get those and a pair of Alpine MRP-M500 to fully max them out? I want them to have there own amp so that there isn't two speakers heating up a amp and only one. Will I need two amp kits for two amps?

 

[ganxtah 10+ year member]

which would be better tho? getting the Alpine SWR-1242D and wiring it to 2ohms? or is that even possible?

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

The Audioque amp is $250 shipped and it's extremely nice. Buy the amp and a pair of 4 ohm dvc Type R's. They'd go together perfectly.

 

[ganxtah 10+ year member]

I cant even find a place to buy that amp... Is 4ohms better than 2ohms? Why wouldn't I want to get two type rs and two m500s? it matches the rms watts perfectly....

 

[2kyukon 10+ year member]

you have many things to learn young grass hopper... go to Audioque and go to order and purchase 2 sdc2.5 12 dual 4 subs and a aq 1200.1 you will be very pleased and the coolest of all your friends i guarentee it

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

I cant even find a place to buy that amp... Is 4ohms better than 2ohms? Why wouldn't I want to get two type rs and two m500s? it matches the rms watts perfectly....

- Buy the amp right here: Audioque: ORDER Audioque has a very good reputation.

- One "ohm" isn't better than the other. Subwoofers come in multiple voice coil configs to give people wiring options.

- Why would you want to use 2 amps when you can get the same exact results with one?

- You don't have to match rms ratings perfectly. In fact, it's a good idea to buy an amplifier that provides more power than you actually need. Also, the Type R can handle well over 500 watts.

 

[ganxtah 10+ year member]

This amp you're recommending... Would it make the type Rs bump like crazy?

 

[ganxtah 10+ year member]

And how much wattage/RMS watts does that amp put out? It doesn't seem to be audio noob friendly specs on that site. And would that be better than two m500s?

 

[ozzy87 10+ year member]

might be a bit off topic but what kinda comps are you running?

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

This amp you're recommending... Would it make the type Rs bump like crazy?

It'll give them 1,200+ watts of power. If you use a proper enclosure, the Type Rs will get loud.

 

[ganxtah 10+ year member]

Well it will be in my trunk and in a dual ported box that I already own... and do you mean 1,200 RMS watts? The type Rs are 500 RMS watts... and i don't have any clue what im talking about if you haven't noticed...

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

And how much wattage/RMS watts does that amp put out? It doesn't seem to be audio noob friendly specs on that site. And would that be better than two m500s?

The AQ1200D is rated for 1,200 watts rms @ 1 ohm.

Buy two 4 ohm dual voice coil Type R's, have a proper enclosure built for them, and let someone that knows what they're doing set the gain on the amp.

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

Well it will be in my trunk and in a dual ported box that I already own... and do you mean 1,200 RMS watts? The type Rs are 500 RMS watts...

The Type R subs can take the power.

I'm assuming you have a prefab subwoofer enclosure. You don't want to use that. Have an enclosure built specifically for the Type Rs. The enclosure is of the utmost importance...

 

[ganxtah 10+ year member]

I'm confused... so the 1222D type Rs are 2 ohms but wont wire at 2ohms? and the 1242D type Rs 4ohms can be wired at 2 ohms? this **** is confusing.

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

I'm confused... so the 1222D type Rs are 2 ohms but wont wire at 2ohms? and the 1242D type Rs 4ohms can be wired at 2 ohms? this **** is confusing.

One 4 ohm dvc sub can be wired to either 2 or 8 ohms

One 2 ohm dvc sub can be wired to either 1 or 4 ohms

Two 4 ohm dvc subs can be wired to either 1 or 4 ohms

Two 2 ohm dvc subs can be wired to either .5, 2 or 8 ohms

It's not that complicated, man. You just need to do a little reading to get familiar with things. Just wait until you learn about wiring 4 or more subs together to a single 1 channel amp...