Which setup will get louder?

[1banginbuick 10+ year member]

i would suggest a hifonics brutus bxi1608d 1600 watts at 1 ohm

 

[1banginbuick 10+ year member]

and you don't need a second alt for amps up to 2000 watts. hell i'm runnin a collosus 3200 watts rms with my stock alt and 3 hc2400's and and it doesn't drop below 12 volts

 

[I Like Waffle]

well thats good i guess since i dont need to add the alt. I got a used yellowtop from autozone for

 

[I Like Waffle]

well i decided im going with the SE 15s since theyre an all around better sub, dvc, lots of excursion, and i can run them at 1 ohm. Im getting a pair for 330 shipped on ebay. Im sure the 18s would be a little louder but theyll cost more to get theyre full potential so im just gonna stick with the 15s, im sure theyll still be loud as shit. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Amp decision isnt made yet, and the subs are 600rms, what would you guys pick between:

Rockford p1000 = 1281@1 ohm - 260$

Hifonics 1606 = 1606 @ 1 ohm- 250$

Cheaper audiopipe or crunch 1500 = 1500@ 1 ohm

 

[MECHMAN 10+ year member]

You more than likely won't need a higher output alternator for that setup, but for arguments sake-

adding a seccond alternator is as simple as making a bracket, lining up the belt and running a cable to the battery, that's it.

The main reason to upgrade the alternator on 1000WRMS and smaller systems is to (1) make the alternator lasts longer by going to a larger case with better heat dissapation capabilities, and (2) to get the voltage higher to get better performance out of the amplifiers. If you can maintain 14.5ish volts under a load, the subs are going to be a lot louder than with the same amplifier running at 12.0V.

just my $.02

 

[SHOemup233 10+ year member]

You more than likely won't need a higher output alternator for that setup, but for arguments sake-
adding a seccond alternator is as simple as making a bracket, lining up the belt and running a cable to the battery, that's it.

The main reason to upgrade the alternator on 1000WRMS and smaller systems is to (1) make the alternator lasts longer by going to a larger case with better heat dissapation capabilities, and (2) to get the voltage higher to get better performance out of the amplifiers. If you can maintain 14.5ish volts under a load, the subs are going to be a lot louder than with the same amplifier running at 12.0V.

just my $.02

I had no idea it was that easy. I'm assuming it is the lining up the belt part that is the hard part.