Hey guys, I'm going to be upgrading my stereo pretty soon here. I've been looking for an amp, a friend already gave me a 12" Premier sub. I was looking on amazon and I'll be the first to admit I don't know much about this stuff. I know for my sub I only need a 500-600 watt RMS amp, but I found this deal on amazon. I need to know if this is a good quality amp or not.
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Acoustik...9803021&sr=1-4
Thanks guys!
Zach.
I'm also considering this Alpine head. Looks like it's good enough for my needs, what do you guys think?
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http://www.amazon.com/Alpine-CDA105-...9805516&sr=1-1
whats the max and rms power of the sub? a 1500w monoblock is a pretty big amp. make sure your sub can handle it.
The sub calls for at least 500 rms. I had it checked out at a car stereo shop. And that's what this amp says it has for rms so I figure it should work out. I don't go around blasting rap music just looking for better sound quality. I don't think it'll blow my sub out, but I am new to this so who knows lol.
if it were me i would drop to like a 1000w if its a 500w rms its peaks most likely 1000w or 12000w at best. dont want to go to big on the amp and smoke the sub. ive had a few of them power acoustiks and theyre a good amp for the money. i used to be into systems when i was in high school and had many of them
You're running stock surrounds with a new head and a new sub? Any plans to replace the stock speakers and amp new surrounds down the road? You're going to drown out the speakers in your car with a 12, I know because I did it in my Sundance. You'll have better results running components up front and coaxials in the back. Run a seperate amp for those, and when you turn it up you get CLEAN sound. Not the ricer sh*t you hear from a car that only has a sub in it. Besides, you said you're all about SQ, right? SPL is for teenagers.
Nick G. 1984 Dodge Rampage
yeah dont do it with the stock speakers. i threw some nice pioneers in the door and jl 5x7s in the back BEFORE i threw in a subwoofer. i ran a nice 100wx4 rms full range amp for the speakers and almost didnt even need a subwoofer it sounded great as is
ANY aftermarkets are better than the paper surrounds you get with stock delco speakers. BTW, what car is this going in? I was running an Alpine 7998 with 2 sets of Type R's (front and rear) and anything you played was like a symphony. I am rather partial to Alpine though, they make great equipment.
Nick G. 1984 Dodge Rampage
I will be upgrading the speakers as well. I can only justify buying this stuff for now lol. Until then I know not to crank my sub and defile the balance. And it's going in a Lancer Shelby
You should make a project log entry for it. We love photographs of any work people are doing. I may have some of the Memphis gear I had in my Sundance...
Nick G. 1984 Dodge Rampage
Aww man I just got done installing it all today. I would have taken pictures of the whole thing had I thought of it. Turned out pretty nice too, only thing I'm not crazy about is I had to locate the amp under my passenger seat. See I'm a percussionist so I can't have an amp screwed to the back of my seat or anything when I may be moving my drum set at any time lol. Sounds good though, the sub has a softer sound to it but I like it. Like I said earlier I'm not going for "audible from 4 blocks away" loud and punchy. Just good quality bass. I didn't know anything about amps and subs before this and it was a really fun project for me, learned a lot and it's always rewarding when you do something yourself.
crutchfield.com and read.
??? what is the point of this reply? lolOriginally Posted by 54inches
Oh, they have a great selection and ALOT of info on there. It may help.
I never put amps or crossovers under the seat because of condensation. I had to screw a piece of wood (carpeted of course) to the back panel of the trunk, that basically covers access to the taillights. Came out easy enough. But I was advised by several people not to put things under the seats. I have mounted amps to the ceiling before, thats not too difficult either. Helps to be redoing your headliner though.
www.onlinecarstereo.com
Another link for cheap prices for new gear, that's where I get all my Alpine equipment.
Nick G. 1984 Dodge Rampage
please please please, get something reasonable, dont be a SPL monster with 25000000 watts of POWA. the whole point of a sub-woofer is to fill the low bass tones that the component speakers cant reach.
Upgrade your surround speakers and get a headunit, you will notice much more of a difference than just a sub/amp combo...
Dont get me wrong i like my woofers loud, (2x 15's rockfords with 1000w amp), but i can crank it and NOT just hear bass, but hear ear piercing highs and actually hear the lyrics that accompanies a large boom from the low end
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