Will This Amp Work?

[CannMann21 10+ year member]

i recently just bought a car and it came with a 12" MTX sub in a single bassworx box. it is being powered by a Sony Xplod 1200w 2/1 channel amp xm 2200gtx. now i have 2 12" alpine type r's sitting in my room and i want to make a switch. i want to take the mtx sub out that is currently in my car, and then put ONE (not both) type r sub in for now anyway.

my questions is, will that amp be enough to power just one type R? what about two?

EDIT: the type r's are dual 2's

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[CannMann21 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[iLL Ridge 10+ year member]

Sure y9ou can out them em there- both. May not be enough power to really get them to knock, but they'll play bass

 

[jypsiDRIVER 10+ year member]

save yourself from suicide and throw that Xploder amp in the trash or on craigs list.

 

[iLL Ridge 10+ year member]

I had an explode and it pushed 2 old mtx 12's pretty good. But I wasn't going for mega bass either and subs only took 200w/pc

 

[CannMann21 10+ year member]

if i were to sell the amp, what should i get to power just one type R? and then 2?

im kinda tight on money right now as im in school and not working nearly as much. so thats why id prefer just to keep the amp and switch the sub out, as long as it can push it well. if it is garbage though, i want to know. i dont know much about car audio.

 

[CL1CKCLACK 5,000+ posts]

yup, just throw that exploder away, buy something nice from the classifieds

 

[CannMann21 10+ year member]

what do you recommend then? something inexpensive too

 

[VWBobby 10+ year member]

First decide if you want to run 1 or 2 subs. Then you will know how much power you need. Then you can determine if you need to upgrade your electrical, etc. You'll have a more realistic idea of what to budget $$ wise. In the meantime, you can swap out the MTX for the Type RRrrrrrr.....should be good for another 50db. lol Seriously, you can use the stuff you have until you save enough money to buy something better. Then hock your old stuff in the classifieds. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

I've seen the Walmart Special Xplod (what you have) do some pretty good work for what it is...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[VWBobby 10+ year member]

BTW, if you run the Type R (1) be sure to wire it to 4 ohm (series). I don't think that amp can handle 1 ohm stable. Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams, One 2 ohm Dual Voice Coil (DVC) Speaker

 

[CannMann21 10+ year member]

First decide if you want to run 1 or 2 subs. Then you will know how much power you need. Then you can determine if you need to upgrade your electrical, etc. You'll have a more realistic idea of what to budget $$ wise. In the meantime, you can swap out the MTX for the Type RRrrrrrr.....should be good for another 50db. lol Seriously, you can use the stuff you have until you save enough money to buy something better. Then hock your old stuff in the classifieds. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
I've seen the Walmart Special Xplod (what you have) do some pretty good work for what it is...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

im only running 1 for now so i dont have to buy a new box. plus i will get to test the type r out and see if i want to add a second one or not. then if i feel an amp upgrade is necessary i will look into it, but for now, what i have will work.

 

[CannMann21 10+ year member]

BTW, if you run the Type R (1) be sure to wire it to 4 ohm (series). I don't think that amp can handle 1 ohm stable. Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams, One 2 ohm Dual Voice Coil (DVC) Speaker

If it cant handle 1 ohm, Can't I run it at 2 ohms? I want to get as much power as possible.

 

[CannMann21 10+ year member]

If it cant handle 1 ohm, Can't I run it at 2 ohms? I want to get as much power as possible.

anyone? i think im making the switch this weekend.

 

[iLL Ridge 10+ year member]

Are u still using the sony? I had a 4 channel bridged to run 2x300@4ohms or something like that. The mono amps should run at 2 ohms.

 

[CannMann21 10+ year member]

yeah the sony is still hooked up. i havent got anything else because i dont know what to buy and obviously ill need different amps depending on 1 or 2 type r's. so first im just going to switch the mtx out and put one type r in and go from there.