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So I've been an audiophile for a while but I've been out of the game because of funds, I even sadly had to sell my setup (as seen in my signature) [(1) 15" subwoofer(memphis motor with RE softparts) + audiopipe 1800D + extra battery]. I still have my front stage, I just sold my rear stage.
I had to sell that awesome setup to downgrade. I didn't want to spend more money on having to go through extra batteries (I had to change my front battery 2-3 times already :\) and changing out alternators so I'm going down on power. I don't have the funds to change either of those out constantly. I also needed a bit more trunk space.
My Budget was around $200. Now I already had a ported box that fit 2 12"s in my last setup before the 15. I was thinking I can reuse that box and save some money and just get 2 12"s and an amp.
I wanted to get around 600-800 watts RMS.
I was doing some research and I found that these were in my price range and the prices actually looked too good to be true. I mean it's a bit over my price range, but I think in this case it would be worth it. I'm asking you all because since I've been out of the game a while, I don't know if this is the best bang for my buck because there's so many new things out there. Back then, my goal was SPL, hitting the 143-145dbs. But now my goal is SQL. I'm keeping my front stage because I still love them; they get pretty darn loud. So on with my options:
http://www.amazon.com/Hifonics-BRX1100-1D-Vehicle-Subwoofer-Amplifier/dp/B00BHSTTLU/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
I have always liked this brand, they are pretty reputable. I was thinking about going down to 2 ohms x 800 watts.
I was going to hook up these subwoofers to that amp. These are SVC @ 4ohms so I can just hook them both up down to 2 ohms.
http://www.amazon.com/Pair-Kenwood-Kfc-w3013ps-Performance-Subwoofer/dp/B0052QKQJM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1417293088&sr=1-1&keywords=kenwood+12+inch+subwoofer
I'll be at around $250 but that's not bad at all for me. Yes it's above my price range and it's also on the high end of my wattage requirements, but for the price and the fact that I can always under power or over power is a nice convenience to me. What do you guys think?
EDIT: I just double checked my box, it's a Probox 212 Turbo Bass and each sub/side is divided so I don't think I can wire them both to 2 ohms because each sub has it's own port. So I'm thinking I'm going to have to wire them to 4 ohms. right?
Since my subs will be individually divided in the enclosure, could i still wire them them down to 2 ohms? I'm thinking... I'll have two wires for each sub coming out OUTSIDE of the terminal of the enclosure and i'll just tie the four speaker wires (2+ and 2-) and tie them together to form a 2 ohm bond? and wire those two onto my monoblock?
If i can't do that, how can I wire my two subs 4ohms into a monoblock? do the wires just share the terminals on the amp? (2+) wires in the positive terminal and (2-) wires in the negative terminal?
All the wiring diagrams show the way to wire them ASSUMING the box isn't divided into two separate parts so I'm thinking I can do this to the setup and that would equal 2ohms?
I had to sell that awesome setup to downgrade. I didn't want to spend more money on having to go through extra batteries (I had to change my front battery 2-3 times already :\) and changing out alternators so I'm going down on power. I don't have the funds to change either of those out constantly. I also needed a bit more trunk space.
My Budget was around $200. Now I already had a ported box that fit 2 12"s in my last setup before the 15. I was thinking I can reuse that box and save some money and just get 2 12"s and an amp.
I wanted to get around 600-800 watts RMS.
I was doing some research and I found that these were in my price range and the prices actually looked too good to be true. I mean it's a bit over my price range, but I think in this case it would be worth it. I'm asking you all because since I've been out of the game a while, I don't know if this is the best bang for my buck because there's so many new things out there. Back then, my goal was SPL, hitting the 143-145dbs. But now my goal is SQL. I'm keeping my front stage because I still love them; they get pretty darn loud. So on with my options:
http://www.amazon.com/Hifonics-BRX1100-1D-Vehicle-Subwoofer-Amplifier/dp/B00BHSTTLU/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
I have always liked this brand, they are pretty reputable. I was thinking about going down to 2 ohms x 800 watts.
I was going to hook up these subwoofers to that amp. These are SVC @ 4ohms so I can just hook them both up down to 2 ohms.
http://www.amazon.com/Pair-Kenwood-Kfc-w3013ps-Performance-Subwoofer/dp/B0052QKQJM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1417293088&sr=1-1&keywords=kenwood+12+inch+subwoofer
I'll be at around $250 but that's not bad at all for me. Yes it's above my price range and it's also on the high end of my wattage requirements, but for the price and the fact that I can always under power or over power is a nice convenience to me. What do you guys think?
EDIT: I just double checked my box, it's a Probox 212 Turbo Bass and each sub/side is divided so I don't think I can wire them both to 2 ohms because each sub has it's own port. So I'm thinking I'm going to have to wire them to 4 ohms. right?
Since my subs will be individually divided in the enclosure, could i still wire them them down to 2 ohms? I'm thinking... I'll have two wires for each sub coming out OUTSIDE of the terminal of the enclosure and i'll just tie the four speaker wires (2+ and 2-) and tie them together to form a 2 ohm bond? and wire those two onto my monoblock?
If i can't do that, how can I wire my two subs 4ohms into a monoblock? do the wires just share the terminals on the amp? (2+) wires in the positive terminal and (2-) wires in the negative terminal?
All the wiring diagrams show the way to wire them ASSUMING the box isn't divided into two separate parts so I'm thinking I can do this to the setup and that would equal 2ohms?
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