Will This Amp Work?

[wallyg]

so i bought 2 12" memphis hpo's (or m3's)

specs: 12" M3 Dual 2 Ohm Series Subwoofer

Power Handling:

Peak: 800 watts

RMS: 400 watts

Impedance: Dual 2 ohm

Kevlar reinforced paper cone

High-density foam surround

Custom-cast vented "M" Basket

Bolt-through modular motor for easy repair

Orange finish

Dual 2 ohm voice coils

2.5" Black anodized aluminum 4-layer voice coil former

85oz. Magnet

Sensitivity: 90 dB

this is the amp:

Pioneer GM-5500T 820 Watt 2-Channel Car Audio Class A/B Power Amplifier Amp

will this amp work and will it make the subs get really loud? im extremely new to this

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[quackhead 10+ year member]

no, but for a few bucks more you can wire them to this at 2 ohms for 500 w rms each and get loud with the right box..

MB Quart ONX1.1500D Class D Amplifiers at Onlinecarstereo.com

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Will it work?

100% yes.

Will it work WELL?

Not really.

Ideally, you'd want to drive each sub with around 400w rms.

Since they're dual 2's, the best that amp can do for them is 125w each.

They'd work ok, but you'd be leaving a lot of performance untapped.

You need to look for a good quality mono amp that is around 800w rms at 2 ohms. Anything in the 600-1000w rms range.

A few examples:

on the cheap: Hifonics HFi1000D (HFi 1000D) Class D Monoblock Car Amplifier/Amp

MB Quart ONX1.1000D - ONYX Class D Monoblock Car Amplifier/Amp

a little better: Hifonics Brutus BRZ1200.1D BRZ 1200.1D Class D Car Amplifier/Amp

nice amp: JBL GTO-751EZ Monoblock GTO Series Class D Car Amplifier

 

[wallyg]

so this would work well?

BOSS AUDIO AR1600.2 1600 WATT 2/1 CHANNEL CAR AMPLIFIER SUB SUBWOOFER AMP KNOB

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

it can but only at 4 ohm stereo.so not much power will come from it .the boss amp is junk ,dontt even **** with it not worth the money .do you have a budget and do you want new or used

 

[wallyg]

i do have a budget of around 80-120 dollars and i dont really care if new or used as long as its loud and sounds good

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

thats not much of a budget man. you might wanna try to save some more cash and get a better amp.but look at audiopipe for a cheap amp thats ok

 

[wallyg]

could you recomend something? a link to an amp i could use?

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

so this would work well?
BOSS AUDIO AR1600.2 1600 WATT 2/1 CHANNEL CAR AMPLIFIER SUB SUBWOOFER AMP KNOB

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no!

 

[wallyg]

are soy xplods any good?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

are soy xplods any good?

garbage.go to vm innovations and look up audiopipe amps if you cant wait to save more cash.they are on the forum here

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

so this would work well?
BOSS AUDIO AR1600.2 1600 WATT 2/1 CHANNEL CAR AMPLIFIER SUB SUBWOOFER AMP KNOB

Boss amps are ridiculously over-rated, and their quality in general is very low.

The 25A fuses indicate it would be around 500w rms at minimum impedance (2 ohms stereo, 4 ohms bridged), but with dual 2's you can't run it at minimum impedance. You'd be stuck with 4 ohm stereo getting you 150-200w rms per sub.

Your best bet at a reasonable amount of power and low cost would be a mono amp. At 500-800w rms they're going to be cheaper than a 2 ch.

Here are some budget friendly amps that are at least serviceable.

A little over-rated, but should give you 250w per sub: MB Quart FX1.600 (fx1600) 600W RMS 1-Channel Monoblock Formula[query_id]=12381919

Also a little over-rated, but in the 350w range per sub: Power Acoustik CPT1-2000 Monoblock Car Amplifier

400w+ per sub: Hifonics HFi1500D (HFi 1500D) Class D Monoblock Car Amplifier/Amp[query_id]=12381940

You'd wire the subs like this: http://m.seimg.net/product/img/subwoofer_wiring/2_subs_DVC_2_ohm_mono.jpg

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

garbage.go to vm innovations and look up audiopipe amps if you cant wait to save more cash.they are on the forum here

garbage that does rated.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

garbage that does rated.

close to.beware of the smoke tho

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

lol.