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Newbie q's on subs and amps

Started by vl_4s3x vbmenu_register("postmenu_1189176", true); · 3 Nov 2006 · 10 replies

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This is prob a dumb question, but for my d&t major at school im doing a custom inlayed boot install for my car..im thinking of running two subs, either two 12" 600 watt, two 12" 800 watt or two 12" 1000 watt... now i was just wondering what size amp i will need to run these setups? and im also after some price ranges? feedback would be great thanks guys
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power ratings dont mean much like that. are those figures RMS? depends on what subs u want, if u get a good quality sub and a cheap one, feed em the same power and the good one will be a fair bit louder, so you go pick subs, then match it to an amp, or get an amp and match it to the subs you can run off it. how much room have you got/how big can each box be? just saying 600watt 800watt and 1000 watt isnt really accurate enough criteria to pick an amp and subs, you need more specifics. whats your budget, thats the best place to start Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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give us a budget to work with am im sure that there will be many people here that are willing to help. what car is it going into? do you want to retain any boot space (if its a big boot)? as -VB- said. 600w 800w and 1000w isnt accurate as they are max figures. we need the rated (RMS) power. hope this helps. -George
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either one of these Peak Input Power 1000W Rated Input Power 200W Sensitivity: 93dB at 1m Frequency Response: 25-800 Hz Impedance: 4 ohm or Peak Input Power 1500W Sensitivity: 93dB at 1m Frequency Response: 25-800 Hz Crossover Frequency: - Impedance: 4 ohm thats all the info i could get off the kenwood site, hope that helps there going in the boot of a vr commy Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Whats your dollar budget though. Rather than put in 2 average 12's in get one good 12" and get an awesome ported box
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go rockford fosgate subs and amps those things go bloody hard... a tip when shopping for subs... convert em all into rms @ "x"ohms that way your playing on a level playing field... its like dyno tuning if you put your na on the dyno and have it set at freewheel then put your turbo job on there and set it at normal flat road setting your gonna get different results... most of the cheap companys do this to fudge their products and make them look better than the are... the better companys have joined together and made some protocol to abide by, a set of standard conditions that the products must be tested at so its easier to compare... the rockford amps come with birth certificates which tests all the stuff you need to know to work on a level playing field hope this helps cheers Rick
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I would go more Infinity brand or other good Sound Quality Subs & Amps i wouldnt waste your money on cheap crap out there most of it is distortion
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i have a mate that ran two of those 1500w kenwood subs with 2 response amps, and it went so hard it wasnt funny
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MONO block amps??? How much Db???
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just go with what you can afford mate. id say alpine only coz in sponcered but remember the box is very important to, got quality sub needs a good box.
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dont know how many db, but it gave ya headaches and wasn't even on full volume/capacity. he had a cheapie box too can't remember the brand, oh no i just thought of it, its aerpro or somethin like that?
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