New setup.. Your thoughts?

[Tenacious]

Wire down to 2 ohms and that amp will be fine

As long as gains are set correctly. I'd use a DMM and set it to about 600w

 

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Hifonics BRZ 1200

Maybe a used Alpine/Kicker/Rockford that's rated to output about 500w at 2 ohms

 

[03Bonneville 10+ year member]

As long as gains are set correctly. I'd use a DMM and set it to about 600w 

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Hifonics BRZ 1200

That's kinda out of my price range for an amp haha.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

As long as gains are set correctly. I'd use a DMM and set it to about 600w 

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Hifonics BRZ 1200

Honestly by ear would be fine with that amp only being rated for the rms of that sub and not knowing box specs anyway

 

[Tenacious]

That's kinda out of my price range for an amp haha.

I'd look for something used if I were you. I'm on a pretty tight budget too, I feel your pain

 

[Tenacious]

Honestly by ear would be fine with that amp only being rated for the rms of that sub and not knowing box specs anyway

True, I've heard they clamp around 1300w anyways so probably around 650w at 2 ohms anyway

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

True, I've heard they clamp around 1300w anyways so probably around 650w at 2 ohms anyway

Unless he has a scope ear will get him close enough to the best results

 

[03Bonneville 10+ year member]

I'd look for something used if I were you. I'm on a pretty tight budget too, I feel your pain

Haha exactly! But is the Boss amp that I have really that bad? I mean, I just want some quality bass in my car you know? I'm not planning on showing this off to anybody anyways..

 

[Tenacious]

Haha exactly! But is the Boss amp that I have really that bad? I mean, I just want some quality bass in my car you know? I'm not planning on showing this off to anybody anyways..

It's awful to be honest. It'll put out nowhere near what it says it does and the signal it's putting out is probably distorted which could damage your sub

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

It's awful to be honest. It'll put out nowhere near what it says it does and the signal it's putting out is probably distorted which could damage your sub

Yep

 

[03Bonneville 10+ year member]

Yep

This is off topic, but my first setup I used an old Rockford Punch 100a2 and it pushed my two Kicker 12's pretty well. Is that amp even in the ballpark anymore?

 

[av83 10+ year member]

Wire down to 2 ohms and that amp will be fine

apsm's are great little amps at two ohms. I loved it when I had mine on a d4. At 1 ohm it sounded icky tho.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

This is off topic, but my first setup I used an old Rockford Punch 100a2 and it pushed my two Kicker 12's pretty well. Is that amp even in the ballpark anymore?

Some guys like to collect some of the older RF stuff but not many guys here use it...

apsm's are great little amps at two ohms. I loved it when I had mine on a d4. At 1 ohm it sounded icky tho.

Id use them on a budget

 

[03Bonneville 10+ year member]

Some guys like to collect some of the older RF stuff but not many guys here use it...QUOTE]

Gotcha. So what I'm hearing is that the Boss amp is terrible and that it's not worth using. Am I right?

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Some guys like to collect some of the older RF stuff but not many guys here use it...QUOTE]

Gotcha. So what I'm hearing is that the Boss amp is terrible and that it's not worth using. Am I right?

Pretty much

 

[03Bonneville 10+ year member]

Pretty much

I just don't know if I'll be able to put the money out and buy one of the nicer ones.