Recommend me an Amp please

[westbank1]

To start, I'm a newb to car audio. My Kenwood 600W amp (Kac 728s) went out on me. I would like some help on what would be a good replacement.

Budget: Would like to be at or under $100.00. ALso, i have no problem searching for a gently used amp on ebay or Craigslist cause I'm not in a huge hurry.

I don't need anything top of the line, just like to have the greatest amount of bass in that price range coming out of my existing subs.

The amp will be powering 2 12" MTX Roadthunder subs in a sealed box. I'm not sure of the wattage on these subs, anyway to find out??. As you can see this is an older system, but just looking to replace the amp for now.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

we need to know if its a dual or single coil setup

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

REFURB Cadence Q2150 2-Channel 350 Watt Power Amplifier - eBay (item 310158517429 end time Mar-26-10 09:52:37 PDT)

if the subs came in the box already this is all you need

refurb direct from cadence with warranty

 

[westbank1]

Ok i just took one of the subs out to identify what type it is. Its an MTX Road Thunder 12" RT12-04 4 OHM. How can i tell if they are single or dual voice coil. The specs say 1.5" voice coils, but also single or dual voice coil option.. Recommended power rating 100-200 watts RMS.

Spec sheet to subs http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/products/subwoofers/TechData_RT12-04.pdf

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

REFURBISHED Cadence Z1000 400 Watt Mono Block Amplifier - eBay (item 310179352265 end time Mar-03-10 14:39:42 PST)

PHOENIX GOLD 800 WATT MONOBLOCK 1 CHANNEL CAR AMPLIFIER - eBay (item 220563100344 end time Mar-28-10 09:52:23 PDT)

solid audio f11 100 shipped, best deal

JBL GTO MONO BLOCK 1-CHANNEL CAR AMPLIFIER 1CH AMP - eBay (item 330408890087 end time Mar-28-10 10:14:18 PDT)

*MONO-BLOCK*KICKER ZX400.1*MONO-BLOCK(400RMS)VERY GOOD! - eBay (item 270523816048 end time Mar-31-10 22:26:37 PDT)

 

[westbank1]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Just to clarify though, going from a 2 channel to mono amp, i shouldn't have to wire it differently from subs to amp correct?

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Just to clarify though, it's ok to run a mono block for 2 subs?

yes, mono is always optimal for subs. they only time it wouldnt be is if you had a 1ohm load and the mono wasnt 1ohm stable.