What amp for these subs?

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I have two Orion Cobalt Series 10-Inch 400 Watt Single Voice Coil 4 Ohm Subwoofer

Some Info

--How many voice coils does the sub have? Single? ^

--What is the nominal impedance of the voice coils? 4 Ohm? ^

--What is the RMS power handling rating of the sub(s) you are inquiring about? Around 500 RMS for both and 1000w peak

--How many of these subs are you planning to use? 2

was looking at Kenwood KAC-7205, SOUNDSTREAM TX2.500, or SONY XM-GTX1852 but i really have no idea, dont really know much about this stuff

budget of around 200 dollars

any suggestions?

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[Buck 5,000+ posts]

If you want brand new, maybe you could go with Audiopipe. I'd look around on the forums for a nicer used amp that does 1k @ 2ohms.

 

[HAmmer32261 10+ year member]

Rapdiz I have this amp for sale 300wx2 bridged down to 1ohm stable excellent oldschool soundstream quality

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/car-audio-classifieds/495857-soundstream-%5Boldschool%5D-rubicon-600-4-a.html

 

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any more suggestions?

 

[tinmanchris217 10+ year member]

As in the thread below... and many others, try any of these

You're looking for an amp that does 400 wRMS @ 2 ohm or more

You can either get a decent 4 channel (bridged) or get a small Class D mono

4 Channel:

Hifonics HFi 55.4, Crunch GPV1600.4, etc.

Mono:

Audiopipe AP15001D, Hifonics, HFi1000, and the Power AcoustiK STAX or BAMF 2000 1/D, Kicker ZX300.1, or Audioque 1200, etc

Tons of good options, but find something that keeps it's value. As with most of us, you'll want more power someday, so make a wise decision.

 

[LiveAudio911 10+ year member]

I have an Eclipse M1000 does 480@ 2ohm.. nice little amp.. pm me if interested..

 

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You're looking for an amp that does 400 wRMS @ 2 ohm or more

You can either get a decent 4 channel (bridged) or get a small Class D mono

What about a 2 channel amp? 2 channel for 2 subs?

KENWOOD KAC7204 2 channel 500 wRMS @ 4 ohm, is that per sub?

Owners manual says, and i assume this is for 10 inchers seeing how that's the box i got it in, but it says for 2 woofers get 200-600 Rms and 400-1200 peak

although it also says 2 single 4 ohm subs put a 2 ohm load on the amp, im kinda confused

Is 500 rms and 1000 peak good numbers or no? just don't wanna completely blow these things up with too much power or something else stupid //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

And if i want more power later on i will most likely just buy a whole new system, this is my first one as i am just now starting to drive, so just gonna see how it works

 

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[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

they are 200 rms each so

REFURB Cadence FXA1500 1000 Watt Mono Block Amplifier - eBay (item 260694839458 end time Nov-25-10 06:16:06 PST)

this amp would be perfect

Cadence FXA3001 500 Watt @ 2 Ohm Mono Block Amplifier - eBay (item 260697039307 end time Nov-27-10 14:38:45 PST)

CAR MONO AUDIOPIPE AP-10001D CLASS D 1000 W AMPLIFIER - eBay (item 130431417700 end time Dec-12-10 07:13:35 PST)

 

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REFURB Cadence FXA1500 1000 Watt Mono Block Amplifier - eBay (item 260694839458 end time Nov-25-10 06:16:06 PST)

So ur sure this is a nice amp for two 10 inch subs and would work well?

 

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[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

So ur sure this is a nice amp for two 10 inch subs and would work well?

You can hook up however many subs you want to however many channels you want. All you need to worry about is providing the amp with the proper ohm load(in your case, you can wire both subs together for a final load of 2ohms), and that you're getting the power you need. You can hook up 189474 subs to the amp he linked to.

 

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so which should i get?

REFURB Cadence FXA1500 1000 Watt Mono Block Amplifier - eBay (item 260694839458 end time Nov-25-10 06:16:06 PST)

Kenwood KAC-7205 Car Amp 2 Channel Bridgable 1000W *NEW - eBay (item 110612160775 end time Nov-25-10 10:42:38 PST)

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

the cadence its mono and gives more power at 2 ohm and is much more efficient then a 2 channel

 

[xoutofmyheadx 10+ year member]

that kenwood will not work well with those subs. because you have 2 subs with 4ohm coils, you'll either be running 2channels @4ohms (175watts) or 1channel @ 2ohms, which that amp will NOT do. you'll burn up that amp if you try to run it bridged and wire the subs together at 2ohms. get the cadence amp.