what amp

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Topic: what amp

Posted By: MRJOEL
Subject: what amp
Date Posted: August 06, 2002 at 1:07 AM

hey i have a pioneer 600w max 300w nominal sub . what amp should i use

how many channel and how many watts .

thanks

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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: August 06, 2002 at 2:21 AM

My preference is Rockford Fosgate, but it all depends on what you're willing to pay for. I'm not a professional, but I've always been told to keep the RMS (nominal) levels close to the same for both the amp and sub for best performance. You need to post the model number of the woofer if you have it, how many ohms the sub is, as well as if it is a single voice-coil or dual voice-coil. These all play a role in choosing an amp

-WVSquirrel

Posted By: MRJOEL
Date Posted: August 06, 2002 at 3:12 AM

ok it is the pioneer ts-w304c 12inch

Foamed IMPP (Injection Molded Polypropylene) Rigilite Composite Cone Woofer

Dual-Layer Urethane Surround

Direct Bobbin Mounted VCCS (Voice Coil Cooling System)

Conex Damper with Damper Ring

Lead Wires Integrated into Damper for High Reliability and Improved Power Transfer

Projected Pole Yoke with Vented Pole

High-Energy Ferrite Magnet with Bumped Back Plate

Posted By: MRJOEL
Date Posted: August 06, 2002 at 3:12 AM

and its 4 ohms

Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: August 06, 2002 at 3:47 AM

If I were looking..... I'd go with one of these 3

Rockford Power 450S ..... 450 watts x 1 @ 4 ohms bridged RMS

Rockford Power 500.2 .... 500 watts x 1 @ 4 ohms bridged RMS

Rockford Power 500bd ... 300 watts x 1 @ 4 ohms RMS

Not exactly sure of all the prices, but I picked up a new 500bd for $460 (full retail is around $540). The 500bd is a Mono amp, and is also 2 ohm stable. Which means you could get another 4 ohm sub and wire it in parallel, then it becomes 600 watts x 1 @ 2 ohms RMS. Which is still only 300 watts per sub... but now you're running 2 subs from the same amp, at double the original wattage of the amp, for meerly the cost of another sub. There are always other ways to go, this was just one of them.............

Which ever way you choose, I would not go under 300 watts or over 500 watts

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Posted By: MRJOEL
Date Posted: August 06, 2002 at 5:35 AM

cheers

Posted By: rockfordfossie
Date Posted: August 06, 2002 at 10:01 PM

Go with this amp it'll deliver a 4ohm output of 300 watts rms and I got it for only $107 dollars delivered to my house here's the link

https://www.proactiveelectronics.com/

serch for "Power Acoustik" at the top and look for

Power Acoustik OV2520 Car AMPLIFIER

on the second page of search results and look it over

I just installed mine it's loud clear and looks really good in my car.

send me an email at ineedsubs@hotmail.com if ya get it and install it tell me if you like it

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