i have two 10" pioneer TS-W251R subwoofers in a vented box in my car and right now this kid i know gave me a prehistoric amp for me to use while i look for a new one. (im not even going to say what the old one is... its a joke and doesnt nearly cut it, ill leave it at that)

so right now im in the market for a good durable amp that is not going to cost me an arm and a leg cause lets face it, im on a tight budget. so what i do know is the standard stats for my subs they have a norm of 120w and a 600w peak output and they are 4 ohms. what should i be looking at? would something like the Kicker 11DX250.1 be an appropriate option? or should i be looking at a two channel amp instead of that one which is a mono. im not set on any particular brand... just not something thats going to burn a hole in my wallet.

thanks for the help!

-atokad33

Anything that does ~250w RMS @ 2ohm will be fine. Mono amp is perfectly fine, also a 2-channel amp would be acceptable as I'm sure it's going to be fairly easy to find an amp that does ~100w x 2 @ 4ohm.

Do you plan to upgrade soon or is this system going to last you a while?

Any particular price you are looking to spend?

What amp do you have presently?

im pretty new to this so it would probably last me for a while, i can spend around $100 maybe $150 max

the amp itself is probably around 25 years old made by a brand called optimus, i cant even look it up because the serial number on it has been mostly scratched off...

Optimus was a low end brand sold through Radio Shack.

Like I said though.....just look around & find an amp rated either 100-125w x 2 @ 4ohm or a mono amp ~250w @ 2ohm and you're good to go. That Kicker is at the upper end of your price range, looks like it's around $150 shipped on most sites. Should be not too difficult to find one that's still reasonably decent for a little less $$ but nothing wrong with the Kicker either....they build reliable products.

any brand in particular that you would recommend?

There will be dozens of amps that would be more than satisfactory for you.

Go somewhere like Sonicelectronix.com or woofersetc.com, sort their mono & 2-channel amplifiers by price & start scrolling to see if there's anything else that trips your trigger. I would avoid things like Boss, Pyle, etc.

http://www.caraudiodeals.com/audiopipe-apsm1200-p-4833.html

Pay no attention to it being a 4chan amp..

ALL online retailers are claiming it is but it's not.

It's a mono amp @400w @2ohm.

http://www.caraudiod...200-p-4833.html

Pay no attention to it being a 4chan amp..

ALL online retailers are claiming it is but it's not.

It's a mono amp @400w @2ohm.

90$

Right around your price range and a solid amplifier.

http://www.woofersetc.com/p-6249-mrp-m500-alpine-mono-500w-subwoofer-amplifier.aspx

This has been a super reliable amp and have had nothing but praises about it. It's a little more power than your subs are rated for, but this will give you some extra headroom, you just have to be careful with the extra power.