What else BESIDES the HiFonics?

[brothaknowles 10+ year member]

Ok I'm sorry to hassle, but one last amp question. After reading personal HiFonics Brutus 1500D reviews, it doesn't sound so hot. People say that it doesn't come close to putting out what it claims, and etc... so what amp would you recommend for me to use? I have 2 12" Resonate Engineering HC's.... (they are duel 2 Ohm drivers) thanks, and look forward to your answer because I am anxious to get it all installed..

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[nosaj070 10+ year member]

Well the Brutus wouldn't work well in your situtation, your subs can only be wired to two ohms and a .5 load, at 2 the hifonics is only sending 1000 watts, and Limitkid said it wasn't even that. It does put out its power at 1500, its actually even a little underrated at 1 ohm. You need to find an amp that is 2 ohm mono stable and puts out what you are looking for. You could get two 1000d's and they would really push those subs, but it may be out of your budget.

 

[tobz 10+ year member]

People need to learn what power their cars put out. The hifonics at 14.4v will put out close to, if not the full 1500w @ 1 ohm. You really think your car is giving 14.4v's when your system is on? right...

 

[nosaj070 10+ year member]

People need to learn what power their cars put out. The hifonics at 14.4v will put out close to, if not the full 1500w @ 1 ohm. You really think your car is giving 14.4v's when your system is on? right...

I get 14.3 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

13.9........

 

[brothaknowles 10+ year member]

Ok, so no Hifonics Brutus... but then what? Because I am so ready to get this plugged in and bumpin, but don't know what amp(s) to choose... i am really not wanting to spend over like 350,400, which is probably asking a lot, but i dunno.. again, they are 2 HC 12's, dual ohm drivers... thanks for the help Also- RMS is 1200w, 1800w max

 

[nosaj070 10+ year member]

JBL 1200.1 does 1200 at 2 ohms and is a bit underrated.

2 BX1000d's would work quite well givin you 1000 watts a piece to the subs, but it would go over your budget a little bit.

 

[EarDrummin. 10+ year member]

Brothaknowles, I commend you for taking a different route than Hifonics for your RE drivers.

Secondly, I have a JBL1200.1.. it's indeed underrated. It also drops to 1 ohm quite cleanly, and is relatively cheap. Cons: No ssf, dirty power at 1 ohm.

Do me a favor, consider something other than what's repeated constantly on this board. As far as amps, I'd really like to see someone get something quality and share the results of the install with the board. Look at some PPI, Audiobahn, Mmats.. there's a ton of quality out there waiting to be used.

Overdone on this forum: Soundstream, JBL, Hifonics, and PG Tantrum is getting there.

I'm not saying don't get one of these because they're bad. I'm saying don't get one of these based on the chitter-chatter in this forum. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd 10+ year member]

i've got a vr1000d... is that over used? haha!

 

[nweibley 10+ year member]

Tsunami db1800? Not a bad choice.....

 

[Bavarian3 10+ year member]

Cons: No ssf, dirty power at 1 ohm.

explain.......

 

[nweibley 10+ year member]

No subsonic filter (needed for ported poxes) and high THD at low impedance loads.

 

[xjmadness 10+ year member]

subsonic filters are NOT needed for ported boxes.

I've ran two subs in ported boxes for a long time. never had a problem.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Actually, i thought they were needed for ported boxes because if you play notes below the box's tuning it can potentially damage the sub. That's not possible in sealed boxes because they are not tuned to anything.

 

[nweibley 10+ year member]

subsonic filters are NOT needed for ported boxes.
I've ran two subs in ported boxes for a long time. never had a problem.

Yes, they are needed. Below the tuning frequency, the box loses it's reflexive quality and the sub begins to excurd tons without great output. Yes, you can run a ported box without one, but you really should be running one, otherwise you are wasting potential.

Graph the excursion in WinISD and tell me you dont need a SSF in a ported box.