Amp to match 2 subs..

[Driver]

Hi,

Im not after a name brand and i dont have deep pockets, but im after a decent amp that will run two 10" subs that i will be able to crank up.

Im about to buy in a week or two..

The last amp i had blew up twice after getting if fixed again and i dont want an amp that is going to be underpowerd or die on me.

If you could give me any suggestions that would be great.

Thanks

Brendan

[Fhrx]

There are many sub amps available. The one's I tend to recommend all range from $1000-$2000.

If you need a cheaper one you could always go for an Audison SRx2S (600 watts x 1 into 4ohms). If you like email me on [email protected] for special 'Skyline Forum' prices.

[TIMMMAYYY]

what kind of subs are you running, and what power rating?? will help us give you a better indication.

[Driver]

On the back of the sub itself it says:

VDO/Dayton (brand name) - XBass - 500W Max Power - 1000QB

[Driver]

Finally - I got this info on it off the web..

Peak Power Handling (watts): 500 watt

RMS Power Handling (watts): 120 watt

Diameter (inch/mm): 10/250

Frequency Range (Hz): 20 - 3000 Hz

Sensitivity (dB/W/m): 93

Aluminium Cone

Chromium-Plated Basket

Ceramic Magnet System: 1134g

[Beeble]

if you want something cheap - me and my bro recently put an alpine 400 series amp driving two alpine 10" subs into his silvia. easily as loud as the two 12's in mine, just not as "penetrating" i guess. i use a rockford amp, for him we grabbed a second hand jobbie for less than $300 from cash converters! they are guaranteed for 3 months, he's had it over a year now with no dramas. they cost about 800 new for what we bought.

something to think about if you're on a tight budget.

otherwise kicker make some decent cheapish amps (audiocom sells them) and some of stratfield car radio's more expensive amps i've seen good results with. you get what you pay for though, i'm sure everyone knows that!!

[Driver]

thank for tha info

yea i know u gota pay to get good quality.

i just dont know squat about matching amps and subs together.

i i knew what specs to get i would look around

[Driver]

do kenwood make any amplifiers that would suit my setup

my mate said he can get me a good deal on their amps.

[Fhrx]

I am not a fan of Kenwood amps personally.

[Driver]

im thinkn abouit goin after a 1000watt xplod amp.

[Fhrx]

Driver, what is your budget for your amp again?

[Driver]

im only really looking to spend about 600

[gts4_fun]

for $650 u can get a lanzar VIBE 248 amp that will run your subs at 300 watts RMS each @ 4ohms (i work at caples car stereo in fremantle) and that will be good

[Fhrx]

I'm still sticking by the Audison SRx2S recommendation for the budget of $600.

If you can raise your budget $100 there are quite a few other amps I would suggest like the Audison LRx1.400, Zapco 500M and Boston GT-24 as we do special Skyline forums prices on them.

[Nav2k]

dont get sucked in by the 'wow' factor of 1000watts etc. or any max power settings.

if ur subs are SVC 4ohms, get a 2ohm stable monoblock to run them in parallel,

ur info doesnt say they are but im assuming they are...if each sub has only 1 set of terminals then they are.

the srx2s is a nice amp, very powerful for ur application and i'd recommend it over any of the other listed amps. if its in ur budget, get it off fhrx. leaves a lot of headroom for any upgrades u might want. i know i was considering that for my amp a while ago, in the end i got a 2nd hand audison lrx1.400

[Driver]

I was acutaly told to look at the max RMS output settings on that amp which was..

Power per channel @ 4 ohms: 2 x 330w Max / 2 x 165w RMS

[Fhrx]

I tend not to worry about the MAX power ratings as you hardly ever hit them anyway when listening to music. Look for the continous power ratings.

Other things to look out for is damping factor (you want it to stay as far above 50 as possible) and THD (anything below 0.6 is okay for a sub amp).

[Nav2k]

either max or rms, not both.

who told u to look at max ? pretty wierd considering a 1000watt amp might output 1000W for a single frequency for a single moment in time for a certain voltage and load resistance. and hover around to 25watt mark the rest of the time.

look at rms figures, and compare amps to what ur going to run, in this case, 2OHMS not 4OHMS, 12V when the cars off, 14volts when the cars running.

audison rate their amps at 14.4 volts.

[Driver]

Would an amp with these specs run my subs ok?

Its a xplod amp, its just that i might beable to get a good price on it..

1200W max power

200W x 2 RMS into 4 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz @ 0.1% THD

500W x 1 RMS into 4 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz @ 0.15% THD

Class A/B

Variable 50-300Hz low pass filter

40Hz EQ boost

Line level through-put

MOSFET output stage & power supply

RCA & speaker level inputs

[Nav2k]

something like that would do, as ur subs can only handle 120rms each.

if u can get a cheap price on it and audio's not really ur number 1 priority, yeh go for it. suit ur purposes nicely. Sony's not really well regarded for its car audio stuff though..but depends on ur price (:

doesnt leave much room for upgrade later on thats all...that being said, something is better than nothing. will sound quite nice with 200rms into those subs .