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<blockquote data-quote="Doxquzme" data-source="post: 8863019" data-attributes="member: 689267"><p>Ha, I looked for that, was under the impression that they were singel VCs. Either way, at 1 Ohm, you're looking at 1500 watts versus 1000, gives you headroom, don't have to set the gains as loud. I always go about 50% to twice the rated power for my amp to the combined RMS of the subs. You'll be at 1000 watts with the gains set at about 70% of maximum, and for $10 less, no brainer. Better to have too much power than the other way around. As for the electrical, you're going to get a lot of opinions on that. I would say that a 15-20AH AGM in the rear next to the amps would suffice to prevent issues. Something like one of these:</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=amazon]B08VDLVRLR[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>I would try the system without it. If you never see the lights dim, may not need it all. Next time you need to replace the cars battery, you could go with a larger AGM under the hood which is an option too.</p><p></p><p>You could also wire one subs VCs in series to 8 ohms, one subs VCs in parallel for 2 ohms, wire the both of them together in parallel to the amp and at 1.6 ohms still be looking at around 1200 watts. Amps run cooler and have more control at high-er'sh impedance loads. This would allow you to take advantage of the options the extra power give you without breaking the bank or the subs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doxquzme, post: 8863019, member: 689267"] Ha, I looked for that, was under the impression that they were singel VCs. Either way, at 1 Ohm, you're looking at 1500 watts versus 1000, gives you headroom, don't have to set the gains as loud. I always go about 50% to twice the rated power for my amp to the combined RMS of the subs. You'll be at 1000 watts with the gains set at about 70% of maximum, and for $10 less, no brainer. Better to have too much power than the other way around. As for the electrical, you're going to get a lot of opinions on that. I would say that a 15-20AH AGM in the rear next to the amps would suffice to prevent issues. Something like one of these: [MEDIA=amazon]B08VDLVRLR[/MEDIA] I would try the system without it. If you never see the lights dim, may not need it all. Next time you need to replace the cars battery, you could go with a larger AGM under the hood which is an option too. You could also wire one subs VCs in series to 8 ohms, one subs VCs in parallel for 2 ohms, wire the both of them together in parallel to the amp and at 1.6 ohms still be looking at around 1200 watts. Amps run cooler and have more control at high-er'sh impedance loads. This would allow you to take advantage of the options the extra power give you without breaking the bank or the subs. [/QUOTE]
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