Amplifier Suggestions

swimmerdude · Post by **swimmerdude** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:39 pm

Right now I have 2 15" Kicker Comp Vr's. It is powered by a 1600w MAX Legacy. I don't know exactly how much watts RMS it puts out but I think its somewhere around 200-250. Now, that is way underpowerd for those subs. I want to find an amp that puts out about 500w RMS x2 or 2 amps that put out 500x RMS. I dont know what OHM the speakers are, sorry. I really dont have a budget but I would prefer not spending over $500-$600. Any suggestions??

MrSo0h0o · Post by **MrSo0h0o** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:46 pm

u def have to find out the ohm config before ppl start giving recommendations, b/c thats quite important. i think audiobass10 runs a 15" comp VR so maybe he has some input.

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:49 pm

well lets figure out what the impedence of the speakers is first....if they are for example 8 ohm then you would want a two channel amp that puts out good bridged power..whereas if they are 4 ohm then you either need a couple of two channel amps, a good bridgeable 4 channel amp, or a two channel amp that is stable at two ohms mono or a monoblock amp......for the price range you are looking at my first suggestion would be an elevation audio xs125.4......399.00

swimmerdude · Post by **swimmerdude** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:50 pm

Ok, I found out that they Kickers are dual 2-ohm.

Now... can I have some suggestions, please

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:56 pm

dual 2 ohm will either give you 1 ohm or 4 ohm depending on how you wire the voice coils.....i didnt know you could get those dual 2 ohm but im not a kicker dealer.....given this new info and that i reread your first post and see that they are 15's i dont know what is out there in your price range...nothing new maybe someone here has a used amp they can deal on

swimmerdude · Post by **swimmerdude** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:01 pm

The subs are about 3 years old so maybe they dont make the 2-ohm anymore. If it takes spending more that $600 on an amp or two.... ill think about it because i know these things can be soo much louder than they are.

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:09 pm

about 900? elevation dx1500.1 ....................1200 watts at 2 0hm

Chris from MI · Post by **Chris from MI** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:14 pm

You could look for a couple JBL 600.1's. I am pretty sure they are stable at 1 ohm. Or a JBL 1200.1 that would work too. 1200W at 2 ohms. Just cheap clean power.

High Society · Post by **High Society** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:43 pm

JBL 1200.1--x2

Stable at 1ohm, can be had off ebay cheap. Even if you do have a real crappy amp, maybe you could rebuild yourself a ported box. That would cost round $30. I’m sure in a well built ported box they would be loud of 600-800 watts. If you’ve already have a good box, look into jbl BP lines, lots of ppl use Hifonics with luck. I think Sinister Audio is a dealer for them, and could get you hooked up.

Audiobass runs a profile amp, and he's had success with that, so if you want just cheap power go that way.

swimmerdude · Post by **swimmerdude** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:21 pm

With a high end amp does anyone have any ideas as to what kind of ratings the subs would make??

And I see that you guys have replied with the very high end amps... what about something like a Pheonix Gold amp or something on the lines of that??