Some big system questions. Pros and Cons

[Studflucker 10+ year member]

Ok I've been a mild car audio enthusiast for several years, I am actually into studio audio alot, gone to school for it and everything. but car audio is ALOT different so I just wanted to ask a few questions about my system I'm planning.

First off: i know what I'm building here is ridiculous and over the board for just what I am doing. but that's how I usually handle everything.

What I plan on doing is getting a Kicker solo x 18 Inch sub. with a 5,000/10,000 wattage rating. and there are three types available.

Dual 1 ohm = .5 ohms (in parallel) 1 ohm (in series)

Dual 2 ohm = 1 ohm (in parallel) 2 ohms (in series)

dual 4 ohm = 2 ohm (in parallel) 4 ohms (in series)

So here is my question, I can't decide what type of amp to get.

Should I get a mono amp and wire it in series and match up the impedance that way or should I go in parallel and do it that way.

OR should I get a 2 channel amp and just wire two channels to the dual voice coils?

Basically I know how to match up the impedances I just want to know the advantages and/or disadvantages to each scenario. and maybe any suggestions on what amp to get. (I am always up to suggestion, I'm here to learn not be called stupid)

And on a side note, I've never had a system even close to this big so I know I will need to mod my battery and alternator choices. so once again where should I go to get these parts and what's a good brand. Thank you for any and all feedback

-john

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[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

get u a kicker warhorse //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[avs20 10+ year member]

You are confused on series/parallel. Series doubles, parallel halves, not the other way around.

As for an amp, get a mono amp. Dont wire up each coil to their own channel on a 2 channel amp...not a good idea.

As for amp choices, alts, batts, etc...use the search feature. This has been covered countless times and you will learn a lot by reading up on it.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

get u a kicker warhorse //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

dont waste your $ on this one

its a power house but way to much money

what are your goals?

just plain loud

or

loud but able to listen to music also

 

[Studflucker 10+ year member]

You are confused on series/parallel. Series doubles, parallel halves, not the other way around.As for an amp, get a mono amp. Dont wire up each coil to their own channel on a 2 channel amp...not a good idea.

As for amp choices, alts, batts, etc...use the search feature. This has been covered countless times and you will learn a lot by reading up on it.

Ahhh, yes my mistake. Should've known. So which way should I go with it. is it better to say get a dual 4-ohm and run it parallel down to 2 ohms or get a dual 1 ohm and series it UP to 2 ohms. or does it not matter?

what are your goals?

just plain loud

or

loud but able to listen to music also

I am a true audiophile I like great sound. but I still want the ability to be heard 2 miles away!!! so I guess I would like to say both. and yes I realize your not going to be able to have both simultaneously. So all in all I would like to have the ability to listen to good quality but have the ability to crank it!

 

[Studflucker 10+ year member]

dont waste your $ on this oneits a power house but way to much money

If I get something that is lesser than this warhorse. then what do I get, i've never heard of anything this big for cheaper, and if I do get something less like 3000 or 4000 watts obviously I'm not going to push the sub as much as possible but even with that fact will I be satisfied with the volume and/or quality powering it with a lesser amp????

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

dont waste your $ on this oneits a power house but way to much money

what are your goals?

just plain loud

or

loud but able to listen to music also

i now i couldn't resist not to mention the "8 batteriers and 2 alts" requried for it LOL

 

[Linkz 10+ year member]

I would get the lowest rated ohm rating possible and wire in series. ex .5dvc wired to series = 1ohm. That way you can save money on the amp and get the increased BL (motor strength) that comes with wiring a sub in series.

 

[Studflucker 10+ year member]

I would get the lowest rated ohm rating possible and wire in series. ex .5dvc wired to series = 1ohm. That way you can save money on the amp and get the increased BL (motor strength) that comes with wiring a sub in series.

The lowest this speaker comes in is a 1 ohm dual, so in series would be 2 ohms.

what if I got the 2 ohm dual and wired in parallel equaling 1 ohm?? would this give the same effect or not at all?

I also found some pretty cheap amps that will give me 3200 watts RMS at 1 ohm stability. I know this isn't the 5000 rms and 10,000 peak of the speaker but its close and that amp i found is only $289. which is a hell of alot cheaper than 6000 dollars.

So if I took that amp and ran the 2ohm dual version of the sub in parallel down to 1 ohm would this give me a pretty good setup? (at least for the time being while i can upgrade the amp later on.)

 

[DePratt 10+ year member]

I would get the lowest rated ohm rating possible and wire in series. ex .5dvc wired to series = 1ohm. That way you can save money on the amp and get the increased BL (motor strength) that comes with wiring a sub in series.

stfu

and there are other options for the sub

but if you plan on running one and only of these subs EVER

get the dual 2 wire in parallel to 1 ohm on a mono channel amp end of story.

how much to you plan to pay for this 1 sub? i will suggest others

 

[Got_Bass89 10+ year member]

Fosgate T4k... 5k @ 1ohm... Problem solved!!

 

[DePratt 10+ year member]

i think there is better options for the sub for the money IMO

 

[Studflucker 10+ year member]

stfu
and there are other options for the sub

but if you plan on running one and only of these subs EVER

get the dual 2 wire in parallel to 1 ohm on a mono channel amp end of story.

how much to you plan to pay for this 1 sub? i will suggest others

I can get this one sub for $650-$800 brand new I figured it was definitely the most bang for the buck, spl wise, and I've heard that they sound decent for quality too.

but I am still open to better suggestions. if you have any it'll be greatly appreciated.

 

[DePratt 10+ year member]

wow 800 bucks! how much room do u have?

 

[Studflucker 10+ year member]

wow 800 bucks! how much room do u have?

money room or physical room???

Money

I didn't want to spend more than 2 grand on the whole system, if i did I would def. have to build it over time.

Physical

Mustang.... (umm... take it from there) another words, not much. I was going to build a custom box myself. (used to work at home depot in the lumber section, I'm pretty handy with some MDF and a couple of screws.)