amp for thunder 8000?
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Topic: amp for thunder 8000?
Posted By: bruno71088
Subject: amp for thunder 8000?
Date Posted: April 10, 2004 at 9:45 PM
I have 2 10" thunder 8000's and i have a rockford fosgate 401s amp. Something happend to the amp and im gettin an estimate for it to get repaired. I was wondering if i should keep this amp or get a better one for those subs. Will that amp have enough power for those subs and how much should i pay for the amp to be repaired?
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Posted By: bfog99
Date Posted: April 10, 2004 at 10:36 PM
do you have single voice coil or dual voice coil? either way, i would look into getting a larger amp. it is underpowering those subs. there isn't a problem with this as long as you understand that if you crank the gains it will cause problems. can't suggest an amp until we know the voice coils.
Posted By: bruno71088
Date Posted: April 10, 2004 at 10:49 PM
im pretty sure there single voice coil
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Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: April 11, 2004 at 1:16 PM
If they are dvc then you could go with a JBL BP-600.1.
Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: April 11, 2004 at 1:27 PM
The 401 is probably not worth fixing, I’m not saying it’s not a good amp it just may be more then its worth. If you do decide to replace it the JBL 600.1 is defiantly a good replacement.
Posted By: bruno71088
Date Posted: April 11, 2004 at 2:58 PM
im not sure if i want to fix the amp either i dont want to pay alot of money just to get it fixed thats why i asked about how much i should pay. I also dont just want to have that amp lying around broken at least if i get it fixed there are already people offering to buy it. If i sell it i could get a better amp.
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Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: April 11, 2004 at 3:27 PM
I would buy a JBL, JL, or kicker amp to replace your broken amp and sell the broken one on e-bay as "not working-needs repair". Most people on here would recommend JBL or JL way before Kicker, but I have been using the Kicker DX series amps for about 3 years, since they came out. No problems at all and I pound my subs extremely hard. My 1200.1 stays hot.  ------------- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM BOOM....
Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: April 11, 2004 at 3:28 PM
I forgot to add that I run 3 8000 series 10's with my 1200.1
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Posted By: flatulatta
Date Posted: April 11, 2004 at 7:50 PM
go with jbl man......... ive got it hooked 2 1 L712 it pounds... i had it on 2 cvr 12s and 1 L712 : ) nice
Posted By: bruno71088
Date Posted: April 11, 2004 at 7:57 PM
what if i were to get 2 cheaper amps like bazooka or something and hooked up 1 amp to each sub how do you think it would sound?
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Posted By: flatulatta
Date Posted: April 11, 2004 at 8:02 PM
i heard bazooka isnt that great............bad sound.. or something cheap?? i mean jbl 600.1 is only 200.... or 1200.1 for 300
Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: April 11, 2004 at 8:08 PM
NO, cheap amps like bazooka list their "rms" rating as their peak rating and dont last very long. FYI: on sound domain.com they have the JBL 600.1 for only $200.
Posted By: bruno71088
Date Posted: April 11, 2004 at 8:32 PM
the only problem with the jbl is that 200 was more then i was looking to spend i know im cheap but i could win like 600 watt bazooka amps for 50 bucks a piece thats why i was saying that i could get 2. Is there anything that would sound resonable for about 100-130 dollars with these subs.
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Posted By: Ketel22
Date Posted: April 11, 2004 at 8:41 PM
you pay a bit for the subs, i would reccomend you dont get cheep on the amp. i usually expect to pay about the same about for the sub as i do for the amp to power that sub.
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Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: April 12, 2004 at 12:02 PM
As stated above, I run 8000 series in my car and I can tell you that they need a lot of clean power. I would not skimp on the amp. You will end up damaging your subs. Think of your sound system as more of a long-term investment, and adventure. Instead of buying 2 really cheap amps quickly, do some side jobs and save at least 2 or $300 minimum to buy a good quality amp. Patience is the trick that most custom car builders/designers use to make their rides so beautiful and immaculate. Not many awesome things are built in a day. I keep a couple of old school punch 150 amps around in case I ever need them. 10 Years ago they pushed a DVC 18" punch pro in my Chevelle and now work great for emergency backup amps. Speaking of cheap amps, a buddy of mine is on the fast track with low funds and he bought two of those Sony P5 "pentagon shaped" class d amps from some ebayer for Really Cheap. For the money, they work great. I am no fan of Sony, but I would recommend the amps to you since you are looking for cheap amp. Most people don't like sony because of bad personal experience with them, but the sony class d P5 would be at least 10 times better quality than a bazooka amp. Bazooka is for kids, like the old scjool chewing gum I would go with the JBL 600.1 recommend by Customsuburb for the incredibly low $200 price. You can't go wrong with that. ------------- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM BOOM....
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