So did I screw myself by getting 4 ohm subs...?

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I have two 12" Alpine Type R and I plan on getting a Alpine MRP-M1000.

As far as my understanding goes, the best would to be to wire the amp down to 1ohm, but this Alpine amp isnt stable at 1 ohm. If I wire it the other way, I will only be getting 600rms to the woofers, rather than 1000, correct? I'm probably horribly wrong but I want to make sure before I put down anymore money on the system. Would a Hifonics BXi 1610D be a better option since it is stable at 1 ohm?

 
Alright thanks guys, I'm going with the hifonics amp.

Another question--- I was planning on getting a yellow top to add as a second battery. Is this necesary? Is there a cheaper battery I should go after?

 
I wouldn't recommend a Yellow Top as a second battery, any sealed AGM battery will work, just name brands like Kinetik, XS Power, and Optima cost more.

I'm gonna be grabbing two Powertron 20ah batteries for my 1000W system for $63 shipped off eBay. That's the equivalent to two Kinetik HC600's, which retail for over $100 each. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif

 
I wouldn't recommend a Yellow Top as a second battery, any sealed AGM battery will work, just name brands like Kinetik, XS Power, and Optima cost more.
I'm gonna be grabbing two Powertron 20ah batteries for my 1000W system for $63 shipped off eBay. That's the equivalent to two Kinetik HC600's, which retail for over $100 each. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif
Seriously bro? A single yellowtop would outperform both those lil batteries. Yellowtops work fine as starter and secondary batteries.

 
Seriously bro? A single yellowtop would outperform both those lil batteries. Yellowtops work fine as starter and secondary batteries.
I was using that as an example of how buying off brand batteries can be cheaper than name brand //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 
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