Which amp would be best for me?

[desastrux 10+ year member]

Hey everyone, I am getting 2 Skar VVX 12's and a custom box, but I was wondering what amp you would all recommend for me. I am looking anywhere from 3-500 for the amp. Any recommendations would be great!

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[rumdada 10+ year member]

how much you looking to spend?

 

[desastrux 10+ year member]

I can go anywhere from like 3-500 since I got a combo deal on my subs/box.

 

[Team TH (Donny) 10+ year member]

Well I don't know much about those subs other than they are rather new to the industry, but if you want one heck of a great amp to power them then I would recommend this to you..

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/amplifier-classifieds/507456-db-drive-pt2000-1d.html

PM me if you have any questions about this amp. Thanks.

 

[rumdada 10+ year member]

Whats the specs on those subs? I seen someone put up a alpinemrp-1000 for 220 shipped cant beat that...

 

[Cruzer 10+ year member]

i like my aq1200d costs $250 new

not sure if ur looking to push more than 600 each to them though

 

[desastrux 10+ year member]

they are 600 watts RMS, but can go even higher than that. So im looking for 1200-1500 probably.

 

[Team TH (Donny) 10+ year member]

I would recommend something with a little more efficiency over the Alpine. Not saying there is anything wrong with the Alpine just look at the specs of each amp someone recommends and see what you find to be best. Are you aware of box rise?

 

[rumdada 10+ year member]

If there rated 600rms that mrp-1000 will be underpowering them a bit..... but I wouldnt go over 650w rms to each sub the higher you go over rms ratings the more incline you are to blow them

 

[desastrux 10+ year member]

I would recommend something with a little more efficiency over the Alpine. Not saying there is anything wrong with the Alpine just look at the specs of each amp someone recommends and see what you find to be best. Are you aware of box rise?

no what is box rise?

I am planning on going with a 1200 amp, I just want to find the best one i can get for the money im looking at.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Gives you alot of over head AQ2200d.. Box rise in its simple form is the fact that you make start off with a 1ohm load but once the current starts flowing (playing music) the independence of the coils will rise so that 1ohm load is now alot higher.

 

[Team TH (Donny) 10+ year member]

no what is box rise?
I am planning on going with a 1200 amp, I just want to find the best one i can get for the money im looking at.

To give you an idea about box rise.. I had a 1 ohm load off my amp the DB Drive PT2000.1D. I had a box rise of 1.54 ohm which instead of seeing say ~2000 Wrms I saw ~1263 Wrms to the pair. That test was done with stock electrical other than 1/0 gauge so the ~1263 Wrms was determined at ~12.3v

 

[desastrux 10+ year member]

So is that saying that I will want an amp rated at more than 1200?

 

[Team TH (Donny) 10+ year member]

So is that saying that I will want an amp rated at more than 1200?

Well I'll put it this way.. You must consider in box rise, efficiency, and enough electrical to support the rms power you want to reach.. You will be fine to run the amp of your choice on 1/0 power wiring with the big 3 done, and perhaps a single upgraded battery (perhaps a red or yellow top) is you put on actually pushing ~600 Wrms to each sub. Also, the bigger amp you get you can adjust and tune the amp to run around the rms to plan to run, so basically I would suggest a big amp and set it around what your looking for meanwhile allowing future subwoofer upgrades, but keeping the same amp.. To answer your question with above information in mind, yes..

 

[Team TH (Donny) 10+ year member]

You will be fine to run the amp of your choice on 1/0 power wiring with the big 3 done, and perhaps a single upgraded battery (perhaps a red or yellow top) is you put on actually pushing ~600 Wrms to each sub.

Above sentence was suppose to read:

You will be fine to run the amp of your choice on 1/0 power wiring with the big 3 done, and perhaps a single upgraded battery (perhaps a red or yellow top) if you plan on actually pushing ~600 Wrms to each sub.

Lol, sorry can't type today..