Question:
Which amp would work best?
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2011-07-02 15:37:16 UTC
Im buying 2 rockford fosgate p3d4-12s and putting them in a ported box. I want an amp thats gnna rly get everything out of these subs but not have to worry about blowing them out. Suggestions??
Four answers:
inktownlegend
2011-07-02 18:58:01 UTC
almost any amp can blow any sub if not properly tuned and playing distortion



with those subs you can wire them up for a 1 or 4ohm load at the amp http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=2&I=42#results



the lower the final impedance the lower the sound quality but the easier/cheaper it is to power-- most CEA-compliant brands amps are not stable below 2ohms so they will run hot, constantly "clip" and go into protection mode but some are not (you have to look at the specs, i know RF has one)



the amp needed should have about 1000watts RMS @ your desired final impedance (ohms) and also be CEA-compliant so........



when it comes to car audio nine times out of ten you get what you pay for- and you need to look for CEA-compliant brands which means that the amps have been tested and produce or exceed the advertised RMS wattage with minimum distortion and the subs can handle their advertised RMS wattage also (distortion is the main cause of speaker damage over time)

here are the top CEA-compliant brands

Alpine

Clarion

Infinity

JBL

JL Audio

JVC

Kenwood

Kicker

MTX

Orion

Pioneer

Polk Audio

Rockford Fosgate



its IMPORTANT to know the "REAL" RMS wattage pushing/handling specs of your equipment because if you dont its IMPOSSIBLE to properly match

If you send too much power to your sub, you risk damaging it. The cone of the speaker and the mechanical parts that make it move may break under the stress. Surprisingly, too little power can also damage your subwoofer — in fact, it's actually more common than damage caused by overpowering.

When the volume is turned up and the amp doesn't have enough power, the signal becomes distorted, or "clipped." This distorted signal can cause parts of the speaker to overheat, warp and melt. Not good!

You don't have to match speaker and amp wattages exactly. An amp with a higher output than the speaker's rating won't necessarily damage the speaker — just turn the amp down a bit if you hear distortion from the sub and don't run the speaker at extremely loud volumes for lengthy periods. Likewise, you'll be OK with a lower powered amp if you keep the volume down and don't feed a distorted signal to the sub

you will send the amp into clipping

Clipping

Clipping occurs when an amplifier is asked to deliver more current to a speaker than the amp is capable of doing. When an amplifier clips, it literally cuts off the tops and bottoms of the musical waveforms that it's trying to reproduce, thus the term. This introduces a huge amount of distortion into the output signal. Clipping can be heard as a crunching sound on musical peaks.

that causes distorted sound which will damage your subs



how to properly tune your amp

to maximize clean signal strength from your amp, you need to adjust the gain or input sensitivity settings. Here's how:

Set the input sensitivity controls of your amplifier to their minimum level (counter clockwise).

Put in a CD and turn the receiver's volume control up (you might have to raise the amp's gain just a bit to hear the music).

When you hear distortion, stop. Turn the volume down until it disappears. As much signal as possible is passing from the receiver to the amp. This maximizes the signal-to-noise ratio, and leaves your system less prone to engine noise problems. Keep the volume setting here.

Now turn the gain controls on the amplifier up until it's as loud as you'll play it. If you hear distortion, slightly decrease the gain settings.

Now you've optimized the amp's output with the receiver's volume set near maximum. You can turn the volume almost all the way up and not damage your speakers or amplify distortion. If you're hooking up a subwoofer, a test disc (or bass-heavy CD) is helpful for making final adjustments.
2011-07-04 03:44:02 UTC
I was really skeptical about getting Pyramid PB717X 1000 Watt 2 Channel Bridgeable Amplifier Car Audio Amp as a lot of other people probably were too. The $40 price tag and 50 watt output led me to believe this was gunna be a crappy amp but at the same time i didnt want to spend a lot of $ just to power some barley average 10in subs. Honestly after hooking it up im impressed. This thing is not weak at all, my 10's were pounding hard as hell. Prior to this i had a Crunch 1000 watt amp and honestly i cant tell the difference in performance (except that the Crunch cost $90). I let the volume blast for about 30min and after touching the amp it was barley hot.



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doolaghty
2016-12-04 00:57:37 UTC
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2011-07-02 15:52:52 UTC
Any kicker amp will do great kicker.com


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