which amp for my 2 12" subs?

[abcent]

I have 2 x 12" Orion Cobalt DVC (dual Voice Coil) subs, each mounted in sealed 45.95 Litre internal volume boxes.

there set up to run in parallel at 2ohms ( i believe)and was just looking for some advice on what sort of power 2 channel or monoblock amp will power these sufficiently. I only wanted to spend round $500-600 on an amp, but have been told by so called experts that im looking in the $1000 ball park to run the subs adequatly??? and if i buy too small an amp then I'll just keep blowing them??

Powers my forte....not sound unfortunatly....any suggestions would be much appretiated.

the sub specs are:

96db sensitivity

32Hz Fs

200watts (continous thermal power handling)

400watts (peak thermal power handling)

51mm Voil Coil diameter

[nitemare5]

the experts are right, you'd be looking at a pretty damn strong monoblock to run those subbies. if u skimp on the amp, it'll work too hard and die pretty quick. if u cant afford to run the subbies then i suggest u sell one.

[hippy]

i have an alpine m500 for sale with a remote control so u can control the the amp all from inside the car ... it can do 500wrms relaibly at 2ohm ... don't have the birthsheet so i dont' know what it can do exactly ...

[Nav2k]

something like that mrd-500 would be what ur looking for

r they DVC 4+4 ohms each?

that gives a total impedence of 1ohm if ur using a monoblock.

if thats the case then i'd suggest buying a 2 channel amp thats 2ohm stable on each channel cos u'd get the most power out of it that way, and its cheapest.

u'd want to give it around 250ish rms per channel @ 2ohms, so have a look whats around.

ask fhrx to set u up with a nice 2 chan audison

[Fhrx]

With power comes control. That is why people always say to get the largest amplifier possible. But you have to look beyond the power figures when buying amplifiers. Make sure you watch the damping factor and THD of many of these so called "hi-power" amplifiers.

I'd recommend the Audison SRx2S. 600 continous into 4 ohm. Retail $599, PM me if you want to know your price.

[skunk2hatch]

why add a system it just put that much more wait to the car its pointless

[Nav2k]

then get a faster car

or take out ur seats and console and rest of ur interior trim

they just add extra wieght too.

[Fhrx]

why add a system it just put that much more wait to the car its pointless

You would think that if he was posting in the audio forums he is probably quite interested in audio rather than going faster... or both...

[abcent]

thanks for all the advice guys, much appretiated......I ended up spending a little extra and going for a Soundstream RUB 500-2. All hooked up sounds AWSOME!! might even post some pics of my install later in the week....took me all weekend.

as far as weight is concerned.....are you kidding??? if your concernd about 30-40kg of stereo then I'm guessing you tell all your mates to get out of the car cauz they'll "slow your ride down"...lol....I mean really.....better take out all your seats then....more weight.....no A/C either......more weight......no 18" mags....more weight.....no bodykit.....more weight.....no FMIC....more weight......no bigger turbo.....more weight......no coilover suspension.....more weight.......no car alarm....more weight.....no window tint.....more weight......no roll cage....more weight.....

stereo extra weight....blah

any way cheers all, thanks for the "valid" comments

[Nav2k]

yes exactly fhrx @ abcent...well said.

nice choice abcent, show us some pics for sure.