sufficient wattage?

[trav]

I've got 2 15" boss phantom 3000 watt rms total and curious if a 5500 watt boss onyx amp will be sufficient wattage? I'll be running 0gauge wires and 10 farad capacitor

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[garychoffmann 10+ year member]

I would look for a decent 1.5k amp to run the subs. Whats your budget?

 

[trav]

1500?... wanna stay around 200 or less if possible but i don't wanna fry the amp either

 

[garychoffmann 10+ year member]

Trust me, if you already have those subs.

There is a ppi bk1800 on here for 200. Buy that.

I'm more credible than BOSS

 

[trav]

I've never heard of that brand but it doesn't sound very big? I'll check it out though... class d?

 

[big scott]

I've never heard of that brand but it doesn't sound very big? I'll check it out though... class d?

that ppi 1800 is mine, it will work great. it puts out the power. and its not small, its big and heavy. good amp.

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/amplifier-classifieds/614335-f-s-like-new-ppi-bk1800-1-amp-bass-knob-wire-book-will-trade.html

 

[garychoffmann 10+ year member]

A boss 5500 will do less than the ppi bk1800. The subs will not handle 1500 watts. And unless you have electrical upgrades thats about as far as you want to go. The ppi has more than enough power to destroy those subs. Not trying to be el douchey, but I don't want you wasting your money either

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

I've never heard of that brand but it doesn't sound very big? I'll check it out though... class d?

that boss 5500 amp only does 500 actual watts on its best day. Anything from garbage companies like boss, pyle, pyramid, power acoustic, planet audio, autotek, crunch, you take out a 0 at the end and you get its true numbers.

Most fail within a week to a month of usuage if they havent already come dead on arrival.

That ppi bk 1800 will be too much for your boss subs since that one actually does real power. You can definitely run it with your subs and they will get pushed to the max, just be careful with the amp's gain settings and you should be fine, but you'll definitely want to upgrade the subs later on to REAL subs.

If it sounds too good to be true, its ripoff. Garbage companies lie about numbers all the time trick noobs into buying garbage.

 

[big scott]

A boss 5500 will do less than the ppi bk1800. The subs will not handle 1500 watts. And unless you have electrical upgrades thats about as far as you want to go. The ppi has more than enough power to destroy those subs. Not trying to be el douchey, but I don't want you wasting your money either

all he has to do it set the gain right. he will have good head room.

 

[trav]

What 15" would y'all recommend without it costing me an arm and leg then? the last boss amp i had did great for over a year then my system was stolen. i want good bass and sound quality and it'll be in a van

 

[big scott]

sq hdc3 or any sq sub.

Welcome to [soundQubed] - [ Your source for Clarity, Quality and Anything Car Audio.]

im running the hdc3 15" and i ran that ppi amp on that sub, it got nasty ...

this..

http://www.soundqubed.com/HDS315_p_229.html

or this ( this is what i have )..

http://www.soundqubed.com/HDC3115-Copper-Coil-Subwoofer_p_24.html

good subs for the money, i like them so much im going to do 4- hdc3 15" in a wall... cant wait.............