Would this AMP work good for 2 12" Alpine Type Rs?

[Radrick Davis 10+ year member]

Knukoncepts has 1/0 for like $1.75 a foot right now, I would upgrade to that. 4 gauge will be fine as long as it's short run's, say from a distro block but for the price I would grab 1 run of 1/0.

Im kinda new to all of this stuff...

What exactly are "short runs"?

 

[Twista89 10+ year member]

short runs are 1-5ft of wire long runs are anything more really....

 

[Radrick Davis 10+ year member]

Audiopipe 800W Mono CLASS D Amplifier: VMInnovations.com

Will I be able to run this amp with my 12s, without having to upgrade my wires?

 

[4OZGLOVES 10+ year member]

Say a couple feet. I had a 14' run of 1/0 running from the front batt to the back batt and then to a distribution block, since the ap1500 only accepts 4 gauge I had a 1 foot run of 4gauge from the distro block to the amp.

 

[Twista89 10+ year member]

yes but then you would be underpowering them....i suggest getting 1000watt amp and be done with it if you dont want to upgrade past 4 GA....think there is a SAE-1000D in the classifieds...

 

[4OZGLOVES 10+ year member]

Audiopipe 800W Mono CLASS D Amplifier: VMInnovations.com

Will I be able to run this amp with my 12s, without having to upgrade my wires?

it will run them but not nearly to potential, that amp only put's out 400rms and you need around 1k rms to run at potential. I would spend the extra $50-60 dollars and get the 1500 and have some head room to work with.

 

[Radrick Davis 10+ year member]

it will run them but not nearly to potential, that amp only put's out 400rms and you need around 1k rms to run at potential. I would spend the extra $50-60 dollars and get the 1500 and have some head room to work with.

would the 1500 work with 4 gauge wiring though?

 

[4OZGLOVES 10+ year member]

The 1500 will only accept up to 4gauge as it only has 4 gauge terminals but It is always wise to live by bigger is better when running wire just buy a distro block they are cheap on ebay, hell I have 2 runs of 2/0 right now and will only be running about 2.5k with 4 extra batts in the back, Over kill on electric is always a smart move

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

2 alpine R 12's require 1000rms to 2000rms. for the pair. why are you so flakey about upgrading your power wire? If I remember, each sub you have is 500rms-1500peak. Therefore you need 1000rms to 2000rms at 3000peak. That is a whole lota juice to be trying to squeze out a litle tiny4 gauge wire BUB. Stop being a NOOB and learn from those that been there. You have a budget?... If so, then get an amp that can push just one sub porperly, which would be 500rms-1500peak. If your smart about it, you would get a mono block , so that later when you gots mo money, you can get the other mono block and strap them together. Listen and plan NOOB

 

[I Like Waffle]

Rockford and knu have good 4g wire. Though I would run some 1/0 to the back and use the 4g you have now to go from the distro blocks to the amp. Look on ebay, you can get 1/0 kits capable of 250a for about 60 bucks.