3 batteries and ho alt, necessary?

Hi, my name is Michael and I am currently in the process of planning my next car audio system.  I currently don’t have a car and I am going over to Europe for 3 months to visit relatives / work for money to purchase my next car.

Basically I need some advice on the power I am going to need to run my new system when I finally get it installed.  I will try to be as descriptive as possible.

First off here is a list of what I have.

2 x MTX T9512-44 Subwoofers (Dual Voice Coils, 12”, 1000 watts RMS each)

2 x MTX TA81001 Monoblock Amps (1000W Each at 2Ohms)

1 x Clarion APX640.4 – 4 channel Amp (4 x 80 RMS watts)

4 x Clarion SRX1384 – 5 ¼” Speakers

2 x Stinger SC201SC 1-Farad Power Caps

1 x Optima Yellow Top Battery – D34/78

1 x Kicker 0 Gauge wiring kit (300 amp fuse)

I should note that I would like enough power to have the option of upgrading those speakers and that 4-channel amp to something with a little more kick.

I have also heard about the big 3 for rewiring the 3 grounds under the hood of the car and will be doing that.  4 gauge wiring good for that though?

Now MTX keeps telling me that to run that set up I will probably need 2 extra batteries and a High Output Alternator.

I have no problem buying any of that, IF I need it.  The problem is I don’t know what I need.  Also if I need extra batteries how to set them up…

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post.

Don't use any caps. As for the Big3; use 0g, or whatever the largest you're using in the system. You're gonna need a HO alt sooner or later. Only get a 2nd battery, isolated, if you plan on listening to the system with the car off for long periods of time.

Other than that it all looks fine to me.

Thanks for that link, it was helpful but i'm still thinking that I might use the isolator.  Im kind of 50/50 on it now.  But say I did get an isolator would this one be sufficient for the system meantioned above.  Also I would like to note that when reading that thread on the isolators I saw how it was meantioned to do the setup without the isolators you would need identical batteries...since my yellow top optima is only 1 year old I dont want to buy 2 more when I only need one.  So does that not also mean I would have to have the isolator?

Anyways here is the stinger one I was looking at...the stats and pic I got from ebay so Im not 100% sure the stats are right.

Any more help would be appriciated.  Thanks for the above posts everyone.

Listen to haemphyst and aznboi3644. It would be in your (cars) best interest.

Read the link I gave you above on the Big3 Upgrade and apply it. Read haemphyst's link and apply, also.

Have fun!