you can run a 10000 watt amp to a 250 watt sub just through pre-amp adjustments alone. the gain, sublevel, head unit volume, EQ, loudness/bass boost ALL affect your amp's power output. You a lil rusty if you dont know these car audio basics.
are you worried that you cant run 1200 watts because you have 4 gauge wiring instead of 0 gauge? because 4 gauge can handel 1200 watts all day
LOL..no i promise this last one until i buy something.. look at my thread about tire sale..
NO 2 weeks ago i was all ready to do big 3 upgrade almost ordered wire but battery in stupid place beside radiator and steal crash brace bar (what ever it's called) factory wires are to short to change terminals (wanta leave factory wires) so i could use side post i even have nice ones from last car but all those power wires would be like 1" from radiator cap and honestly my disabled 350 bro in law just came back from asst living home (gone 8 months) i don't have time for electrical problems during wiring or next yr because the side post gets hit with something etc., just 1 less problem out of the 300 i have and by the time i got wire connetors and all I'd have $60 I'd rather stay under 750 rms and not have to worry about + my batt tested low amps so may have to replace it soon anyway and that's just more wires to remove., sorry shoulda said I'm stressed poor and lazy lol.. keep in mind i only drive like 20mins most WEEKS., not worth 1200rms.. look at my thread about tire sale..
u saying 1200rms amp won't pull more power from alt than 600watt because of gain adjustment?, come one man, maybe ya'll just have better luck than i do my luck i set it up sounds great 2 weeks later i go to leave with disabled bro in law in car and it don't start he late to doctor that's the world i live in.. i got a headliner put in a car long long time ago blew 20 fuses over next week mechanic found they put screw through dome light wire, cost me $200 back when my pay was $5.50 hr.. ALL that said i ran 1200 amp + 600 amp stock stuff in 99 Altima but i doubt that concept was really 1200 more like 750 head lites did dim though
thats exactly what i'm saying. Obviously you've never clamped and tested amps for real world power in your life so open your ears and actually learn something new. current is related to power output its called ohms law. read up on it, its part of physics and its been around for ages... you apparently never been exposed to it.
I had a turbo heads cam injectors roller rockers, built op ****** from triple edge, 3" exhaust. the whole works. 500hp at crank
YEAH I knew u had to do the cam for that kind of increase.. not that many peeps I've seen have the inferno spoiler no one in my state that I've seen..
well none of it matters til I get sub and see how it does with my amp., if I can get sub cheap enough I can get better tuned box and box I'm looking at says 1.75 cfad but it's really 1.56 cf ad and that is perfect for pioneer and I highly doubt I would need more power for it.. I may want a better 600 rms amp cause this atek get hot as hell on bass cd's after 20 mins and that was on a 75 degree day.. point is no use in getting 1-1.5k if all I really need is box but I get what u saying.. I also read review guy running sundown E with 480 watts said it did great but if I get that it needs more air than the box I was looking at so need more $ for bigger box (I did make $250 ordering tires for peeps today but those days are few) and may still want another amp later don't wanta spend more $ on amp than I have to for little bit that I drive
OK man u the one killing me on amps so what do u think about this cadence phoenix 1200 amp guy recommended in thread $119 refurb ebay but says 3 yr warranty and only has 1yr when new but it's a $400 amp.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/CADENCE-PHOENIX-1200W-RMS-CLASS-D-MONOBLOCK-CAR-AUDIO-AMPLIFIER-AMP-BASS-MONO/152215361264?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D41375%26meid%3D26bb06e9d17c49d5afeab6000d050992%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D162365837245&rmvSB=true here's another site http://www.mobilesoundworks.com/product_p/cadence-phoenix.htm looks good as hell course don't show guts and I have no idea where I'd put it to long to go on back of seat
HEY the box builder that I emailed ridicous offer to on the sq sub with custom birch ported box (FROM LAST THREAD) he wanted $208 HE JUST said he'd take my $165 shipped offer
if i was you i would get that amp. ur electrical will be fine. i ran an old memphis 1000 on a 75 amp stock alt and 4 gauge wire in my Mitsubishi eclipse. s hit pounded, did 146.2 on the meter. memphis was under rated back then so the phoenix gold and that memphis are comparable amps. the pg might be a couple hundred watts more but not so much of a difference that you would notice a voltage/amp issue.
I GOTTA figure out how to change my sig.. I love the way cab looks but I think I wanta stay under 25 pounds man like I say just getting a amp after I just bought a amp and gotta re wire that and just let it sit in trunk I guess and install sub and I don't need more than 140db I was thinking if that amp really does rated power I can run @ 4 ohm huge step up from what I have and really shouldn't do it but if I want better amp later it won't be less than $119 only reason I'm debating it.. still may just get pioneer sub and new box dude thats$266 new amp sub and box with almost 2x power I got now and amp won't be working hard at all
Not bad. My buddy was looking at that too. 3 year warranty as well. he wants to run that to a sundown SD 10 D4 at 2 ohms. Miles better than your autotek.
