Will this make my any difference to my subs?

[Jayy 10+ year member]

I was thinking about throwing a 2000 watt amp for my SA-10's, they are rated at 600 RMS, I am currently running a 1200. Will this make a difference an over all noticeable difference?

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[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

What are you pushing them with now?

 

[Chriszle 10+ year member]

Going from 1200 to 2000, it should be a fair amount louder, given you have the electrical to support the 2k amp.

 

[Jayy 10+ year member]

What are you pushing them with now?

Hifonics Brutus

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Hifonics Brutus

I meant what amp lol

 

[Jayy 10+ year member]

I meant what amp lol

Its a Hifonics Brutus 1200 lol

 

[supermaxx123 10+ year member]

It should be louder

 

[Jayy 10+ year member]

is it worth putting all my money into? Because if i do i want it to be a significant difference

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

What kind and size of box facing what way in what car?

 

[Jayy 10+ year member]

What kind and size of box facing what way in what car?

a crescendo bc2000, and a 2.5 and facing into the car

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

are the seats up or down? if you wanna go with the inexpensive route you can get an AP1800 from vmi for ~150

 

[Jayy 10+ year member]

are the seats up or down? if you wanna go with the inexpensive route you can get an AP1800 from vmi for ~150

back seats down

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Im not familiar enough with SA's to say they would handle 1kw each, but unless they are ridiculously underrated (borderline stupidly underrated), Id expect thermal problems. At the very least you can expect it to affect the life expectancy of your subs. And at some point power compression is going to catch up with you also.

Usually when someone is wanting significant improvements in output, and they are already at the rated power of their subs, I recommending looking at other options to increase output potential. Such as the enclosure design, location, etc.

 

[Gbob2003 10+ year member]

are the seats up or down? if you wanna go with the inexpensive route you can get an AP1800 from vmi for ~150

Where the hell can you get an 1800d for $150???? The 15001d is 147$

 

[dipitydoo 10+ year member]

i agree with above post, your subs may be reaching thermal limits and power compression may limit output. and if your electrical system isn't up to par, voltage drop will further limit output from your amp. ideally, without any of these factors, you are looking at a maximum of just under 3db increase in output. in reality, i'd suspect that number is going to be much less.