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aedgington

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Posted: June 04, 2006 at 12:47 PM / IP Logged

Got a box w/ 2 12w0-8's in it. 125 cont RMS, looking for amp recommendations. Should I be looking at a 300/1 ?

jayson358

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Posted: June 04, 2006 at 1:22 PM / IP Logged

also a good amp would be the pioneer gm-5200t its a 2 channel cea compliant specs are

125w x 2 rms @ 4 ohms, 250w x2 peak @ 4 ohms

190w x 2 rms @ 2 ohms,380w x 2 peak @ 2 ohms

380w x 1 rms @ 4 ohms,760w x 1 peak @ 4 ohms

there really decent amps for the price and they put out true wattage and they draw no more than 60amps max so that would really be a good choice since ur only using jl wo's so u cant go wrong and there would be plenty of power for later if u decided to upgrade the subs. also its probally half the price of the 300/1 hope this helps any

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jayson358

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Posted: June 04, 2006 at 1:29 PM / IP Logged

i have one in my store bridged pushing 2 jl12w3v2d4 subs in a sealed box and they love the amp cause it hits pretty good and ive installed allot of that combination the gm-5200t and 2 jl12w3v2d4 or the jl10w3v2d4 and every1 in the area loves that cobination but i bridge the amp for those i wouldnt bridge it for w0 thoe also if u get that amp dont go to wally world to get it there model is the gm-520t there's has only a 30 day warranty and ive had allot of people with those have problems cause it pioneers cheapy version

93 diamante

pioneer deh-p3800mp

crossfire 40 band eq

alphasonik pma4075 mid amp

clif designs cd10.1Lx sub amp

powerbass xtreme 6 1/2 comp

" " 6x9 rear

alpine 2 12" type r

ported 40hz tune

aedgington

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Posted: June 04, 2006 at 2:17 PM / IP Logged

These are 8 ohm wired in parallel, so I would just bridge the 2 channels on the gm-5200 and be good to go @ 4 ohms, right?

jayson358

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Posted: June 05, 2006 at 1:42 PM / IP Logged

if their wired in parallel then they will present a 4 ohm load now u would wire them to one channel on the amp to recieve the 125w rms and that will leave the second channel left unused if u bridged the amp to the subs they will recieve 380w rms but dont do that cause u run the chance of blowing the subs and voiding the warranty on them does that help u any

93 diamante

pioneer deh-p3800mp

crossfire 40 band eq

alphasonik pma4075 mid amp

clif designs cd10.1Lx sub amp

powerbass xtreme 6 1/2 comp

" " 6x9 rear

alpine 2 12" type r

ported 40hz tune

coppellstereo

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Posted: June 05, 2006 at 2:52 PM / IP Logged

i wouldnt advise running just one channel of the amp.

nor would 380w 'blow up' those 2 subs if in fact they are each 125w drivers.

Just be sure to tune your amp properly

jayson358

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Posted: June 05, 2006 at 3:27 PM / IP Logged

whats wrong with running one channel only

93 diamante

pioneer deh-p3800mp

crossfire 40 band eq

alphasonik pma4075 mid amp

clif designs cd10.1Lx sub amp

powerbass xtreme 6 1/2 comp

" " 6x9 rear

alpine 2 12" type r

ported 40hz tune

aznboi3644

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Posted: June 05, 2006 at 4:50 PM / IP Logged

Why would you want to run only one channel of a two channel amp for two subs?

I'd say bridge the amp with the subs wire in parallel.

There's no chance of blowing those subs if you set the gains correctly.

aedgington

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Posted: June 06, 2006 at 7:11 AM / IP Logged

wow, ok, lol, didn't expect so many diff answers. like aznboi3644 said, i planned to bridge and run in parallel. i'm open to suggestions. basically, i've got the box & subs, no amp yet. just want to get this baby in my lx.

oman76

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Posted: June 07, 2006 at 12:49 AM / IP Logged

What's your budget? A good class D mono amp would do the job right. There quite a few to choose from. Kicker, MTX, Alpine, JL Audio are some that fit the bill. Let us know what you decide on.

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