new here, first setup - need some help

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I just bought a car that will be my daily driver, and with that I decided to finally take the plunge and build a nice stereo to make driving more enjoyable. First of all, money is not an issue. I believe in spending money to get nice, quality products, so I'm not worried about cost. I tried to post links, but was told i had too many links, so i had to leave them out - sorry! Hope you don't mind googling the products. Second of all, sorry for the noob questions.

I've done lots of research but there's just so much to learn. Everytime i think i understand something i find something else on the subject that has me guessing. I came across this site while doing research so i figured I'd sign up and ask some of my questions here and hopefully get an idea what i'm doing. I am aiming for a mostly SQ setup but with a nice 'thump'

Here are the products i've been looking at and therefore leaning towads:

-Head Unit: Alpine CDE-123 (3 4-volt pre outs, which i have learned is important)

-Subs: 2x IDMAX10's (I did research on IDQ's vs. IDMAX's and decided MAX's are probably closer to what i am hoping for out of the system). Now, what is going to be better 2 ohm or 4 ohm?

Now questions i have this far:

-Mono Amp: since i am doing 2x 1000 watt rms subs, do i need a 2000 watt rms amp? Depending if i go with 2 ohm or 4 ohm subs do i need a 1 ohm, 2 ohm, 4 ohm, 8 ohm, etc amp?

-Mids and highs: If i go with the subs mentioned, what kind of mid and high power do i need to even out the power of the subs?

Sorry for the noob questions. I look forward to hearing your responses, and learning so i can continue my planning process.

Thanks!

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[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

The subs are nice and you should be very happy. The VC config depends on the amp, or the amp depends on which VC's you get. With 2 2ohm subs you can get a .5 or 2 ohm load while you can get a 1 or 4 ohm load with D4's.

If money is not really an issue why not get a nice HU so you can run a active front stage?

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

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[quackhead 10+ year member]

The subs are nice and you should be very happy. The VC config depends on the amp, or the amp depends on which VC's you get. With 2 2ohm subs you can get a .5 or 2 ohm load while you can get a 1 or 4 ohm load with D4's.
If money is not really an issue why not get a nice HU so you can run a active front stage?

I'd do the d4's at 4ohms on something like the JBL GTO 24001...just my.02

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

Hmm when did ID reopen production?

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

Hmm when did ID reopen production?

IDK, but looks like Powerbass is in charge now.

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

Did Eric the owner have problems with the direction the company was heading and he decided to close up. Did Powerbass own enough of the company to make changes? This ***** no matter what

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

OP if you are looking at ID's I would recommend looking for older subs then.