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I'm looking to power a tc9 with a dual 1.4 ohm FI Q recone. instead of looking to see how much boom i can get, i'm looking for a little better sound and will be udating with the rest of my system, i'm just starting with the sub and amp. the audison is 900 rms at 1 ohm and the dls is about 1200 rms at 1 ohm. both are about the same price. I've come here because i know the experience seems to be concentrated here. lol. also on the list of keeping the boom up is the md3d and saz-1500d. so some people with experience please give me a little insight. thanks very much i apreciate it.

ok so I just bought this amp for 475 dollars from a buddy of mine that is switching to sound qubed...im going to either get 2 15s or 4 12s not sure yet or even the brand...I was lookin at the American bass spl 15s...but my buddy told me we could use that amp and wire the subs to 4 ohms and itll only pull around 1500 watts rms and my stock alternator would b sufficient until I can do the upgrade on everything...and he said after I upgrade my electrical we could wire the subs to 2 ohms n get the 3500 so I have several questions.....first off what does everyone think of this amp? ive never heard of it but my buddy said its a beast.....second wat would b the best set up 4 12s…

ok so while i was looking around for a 4channel(still waitin on pm from flakko) and just for other stuff i came across this and the price looked really good and so does the amp so i wanted to ask you guys if you have seen this before.It doesnt give much info on the amp and i wanted to know like the signal to noise and the THD and all that good stuff.So any info would be good. http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1977918

well guys, i may finally have a buyer for my alt. so i have been looking into some alternators for my new truck. i can either get a mechman 270 BNIB for $250 (never ran or mounted before) or a mike singer 260 for $250 thats 4 months old. which do you guys think would suit me better. im still running 1 ssa zcon 15 on my AQ3500.1 @ 2ohm (2600watts) and in the future (in the next year or so) id like to add a second zcon. i will be purchasing a extra battery or two ( shuriken BT-80's) and im running all 0 gaughe with a 250amp fuse under the hood and 2 200amp fuses in the distribution block at the amp.

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with the newer version audiopipe amps. I've used the ap1500's before and they performed well. Usually recommend them for friends. I can't seem to find them anymore. All I see is 'APCL' and 'APSM' series. Looking for a decent ~1000-1500@1 ohm amp for my cousin on a budget.

Ok, so the tittle may be a little confusing. Sorry about that. But what I am trying to get a answer for is to know whether or not, 1 watt, equals 1 watt? For example, lets say one company claims 1000 watts rms @ 1 ohm. And some other company claims the exact same thing. Now if we set these two amps up to a controlled vehicle/setup, why would one seem louder, or just plain oh better than the other? Obviously the main possiblity would be because someone is not providing that 1000 watts, but lets say we testing both amps the exact same way, with sophisticated equipment and techniques, to find out that they are putting out exactly 1000 watts. Then what could be the reason? T…

I went to Advanced Auto, their load test doesnt do ampers, 1st with car off all electric off: advanced auto print out battery test 12.82V measured 1256 CCA rated 758 CCA Temp 21deg F While stating: starter voltage 11.74V 0.0A time 625mS dipped to 10V running: Charging system test no load 14.62V ---A loaded 15.58V ---A ripple 37mV Went to O'Reilley's Load test 74A

I have 2 Massive Audio D3000.1's right now with the gain turned up about half way. I put a recommended 100amp fuse in the holder... today i got in the car, turned on the stereo and one amp didn't turn on. I checked all the wiring, everything is fine...checked the fuse, fuse was fine. The amp doesnt turn on at all, doesnt go into protect, nothing. I used a multi meter to check the voltage, the remote wire was reading 12v but the power wire is reading 0.03v what happened?? :S

I am doin some searchin and plan on posting a lot of amps on here with peoples feedback to them and hee is the first to start- Bazooka MGA11500H This amp has been specifically optimized to produce it's most power @2ohms but still be 1ohm stable! What is so good about this is when your impedance curve rises over areas that you wish were louder, this amp will pretty much make that happen. For example - wire a sub to 1 ohm, put it on a 1ohm amp, it will not hit the 1 ohm mark on the amp but on average may hover around 2 ohms. This isn't exact science obviously but you get the picture. So, the specs for this amp- 810w @4ohms 1,550w @2ohms 1,222w @1ohm Comes with advanced p…

So Found this on WoofersETC today and was wondering on opinions. I am going to get the Soundqubed Q4-120 but from what I've read in the last few months Focal is VERY VERY good but expensive. After seeing this Focal amp for 200bucks i'm thinking did I find a sweet deal or is it a bottom line amp from focal that isn't worth it and spend the extra 100bucks on the Soundqubed? Opinions please. thnx. Focal- http://www.woofersetc.com/p-6762-solid4-focal-4-ch-400-watt-amplifier-black.aspx Soundqubed- http://www.soundqubed.com/Q4-120_p_150.html Please let me know of any other 4 channel amp to run 6.5 component Hertz HSK 165 set that you believe is very good. Want quality w…

So like the title says, im looking to buy bout 50ft. of 1/0 power wire. Which brand should i go with? Have been looking at stinger hpm, knu kol fleks, kicker, welding cable but not sure what size and if its even good for car audio, and shok. Going to be running approx 3.5k watts of power from it.

let me start off by saying that this is my first install of any kind. so please bare with me if i seem like a complete . haha. ok...so, in the mail on the way to me i have: - a set of Bravox carbon fiber components (6.5") - Boss Audio Zed Made Havoc REV-665 - a set of Alpine 5x7 type R's (might use for rear fill. not sure yet. got them cheap so...) i have a Kenwood kdc-HD545U (still new and not installed). my electrical, audio, etc is completely stock. i have a 1994 Toyota Camry wagon V6. i know some of my questions could be "answered" by google. but i prefer to get all my info from the knowldgeable people here at SSA some of my questions: 1. what do i need in ord…

So I am looking for some help choosing an amp, but I need help because with my speakers I have the options of making ohm loads at either 0.86, 1.26, 1.5 or 3.43. I am looking to push a minimum of 900 and a maximum of 1200 watts continuous. My absolute price limit would be 250, but the lower the better, I'm actually looking for the cheapest that I can get away with while still meeting my requirements.

I mean exact wiring for this...i feel like it wasnt done correctly bc we are incorporating the crossovers into the mix. STOCK HU. Rockford Fosgate 3sixty.2 Crescendo 800.4 Crescendo 1500.1 2 sets of Mezzos. 4 tweeters and 4 6.5's Fi Q D2 Im not sure why, but my guys that helped me out with they system incorporated the crossovers into the system. I thought the 360 could be used instead of crossovers. If someone has some time and would really like to help a fellow car audio fanatic out, how would you wire this setup? I would love to see a diagram drawn out!

ok i have had this amp hooked up before.i have a deka intimidator in the trunk and 2 100amp fuses going to the amp. it was a beast but one day the fuses poped randomly and i have no idea why. i bought new fuses and now it turns on for 5 seconds then the subs pop and it turns off... i have redone the grounds thinking that was the problem but it still does it idk what to do anyone can help me??? :/

so ive had this amp for awhile and havent hooked it up but when i took it apart i seen burn up pieces tell me what you guys think could be wrong with it this is a REALLy bad picture i only have a picture phone for pictures sorry lemme know what could be wrong with it EDIT- hmm i edited the first pictures with an arrow pointing at the sport but it wont come up when i post it, so i will just tell you its located at the top right part of it

So my knew 220 anp alternator came in I cant fully test it cause Auto Zones tester only goes up to 100 amps but it's working fine as far as I can tell. Here's my problem my 2002 Taurus Idle stop is set around 900 RPM (no dimming out of gear) holding at the 100 mark on Auto Zones meter but when I put my car in gear the RPM drop tp 550 to 600 only giving me an output of 68 amps so if I'm at a stop light I get slight dimming. I did a eye test and left my interior lights on and the get super bright when I get to about 1400 to 1600 (not exactly sure cause the guage isn't that defined) with absolutly no dimming. Has any one else had this gear engaged problem and can it be solv…

I am going to be using my crossfire vr4000d. 4K @ 2ohms. I believe my 2009 caliber srt4 has a 140A stock alt. No H.O. alts are made for this car yet I don't think. What kind of electrical would you guys do for 4K?

I've been looking for a cheap amp to power 2 morel tempo 6in coax, and i found a small one, but i came across this CRAZY deal and for the same price, i get more power, plus extra to give my sub in the back more than it gets right now http://www.ugotadeal.com/product_info.php?...uejmadbkkre83j5 and if thats not enough i can always go with http://www.ugotadeal.com/product_info.php?...uejmadbkkre83j5 for a couple bucks more no prob. I just wanna make sure it's worth it because I've never heard of Crunch before yesterday

Would 2000 be to much for 2 SA-10's? I was told by Jacob too put them into a 2 cube box, but i dont know if thats too much power.

Ok so I want to install my new sundown amp tomorrow but Im not exactly sure what to do with all these knobs and stuff because my old amps basically just had gain and my JL amp the dealer tuned for me.. I wanna get this right and you guys know all. I have 1 18" FI SSD in a 7.3 cubic ft ported box at 33hz with dual 2 that I'm wiring to 1ohm to a Sundown sax 1200d. I just wanna know what is suggested or you guys suggest for alll the settings.. i dont know exactly how do set them ... Like the LPF SSF and gain and umm.. crap i know there is more. Please help ME LOL. I know gain i am using a 50hz test tone with sub unhooked and a multimeter, but I don't know how to figure o…

rated is 22.5w rms x 2 @ 4 ohm cardomain says it will do 67w rms x 2 @ 4 ohm it actually does 80w rms x 2 @ 4 ohm!!! for all my tweeters ive got 2 punch150's on the way, and im ordering 4 more!

ok i have a problem with my voltage. i can't seem to find the problem so i was wonding if anyone could help. I have a 250 amp alt with 2 runs of 0 gauge 3 batteries one is 100ah and the other is 139ah. Plus the blue top under the hood. The amps are a sundown 2500 on 4 12 skars and a sundown 1000 on 2 skar 8s and a old school Rockford 1500 on the highs. But at full tilt I drop to 11.8v and driving 12.2v idk what the problem could be. all grounds are to the frame and i did the big 3 all 0 gauge. all batteries tested fine. If u have any suggestions please let me know. Thanks!

KnuKonceptz has a 1/0 CCA amp kit for 60$. Their 4 gauge OFC kit is 52$. I know pure copper is better than clad, but is 1/0 clad better than 4 gauge pure copper?

Has anybody heard of the Stetsom 7KD being used for daily used for daily use. How much power is it really capable of?