Which amp for 12
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Topic: Which amp for 12
Posted By: customsuburb
Subject: Which amp for 12
Date Posted: July 10, 2004 at 7:48 PM
I want to put two 12" type R's in my friends suburban. Which of these amps would be the best, for the least amount of money? If you know of any other amps in this price and continuous power range (the rated power can be at 4 or 2 ohms because I can get either version of the subs) I'd like to hear about them. Thanks Lightning Audio S2.600.2 Alpine MRD-M501 Rockford Fosgate 501S
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Posted By: mikedawg
Date Posted: July 10, 2004 at 8:19 PM
i got the alpine mrd-500 and i love it. great sound tuning and i like the voltage and temp readout. its a really clean look cause it hides the wires. i think its 900 peak at 2 ohms. dont quote me though.
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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: July 10, 2004 at 9:38 PM
Those are good amps you listed, ,not quite shure about lightning audio tho, , but there not gona slam the 12's to there full potential if there going in a sealed box. You may want too look into something in the 800-1000 rms range. Mrd-m1000 or mrd-m1001 JBL GTO1201.1 ------------- 2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.
Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: July 10, 2004 at 10:20 PM
He dosn't want to spend much money though... at all. Do you knwo of any places where I can get those amps for a real good price?
Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 10:11 AM
Posted By: mikedawg
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 2:07 PM
not a bad amp, but i would get something with alot more power. the r types are 300 rms. in either 2 or 4 ohm dual coils. i'd get the dual 4 ohms and an amp with at least 600 watts rms at 2 ohms.
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Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 4:38 PM
If you can find a JBL 600.1, buy it. They where being sold on sounddomain untill recently, now they are no longer on there. A serch of the web, or, at last resort ebay may turn one up.
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Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 7:11 PM
How well would an MRD-M501 power two 12" Type Rs in a sealed box? If I used a MTX 801D instead would it be alot louder?
Posted By: mikedawg
Date Posted: July 13, 2004 at 10:46 PM
the 501 wouldnt be good at all. but the mrd-500 would work perfectly. if you got at least 12.5 volts it will push just what you need. the r types will take about 300 watts rms and the amp pushes 400 rms per channel at with a 2 ohm load at 12.5 volts. i got mine pushing a pair of e type 12's and its more than enough for those. ------------- always looking for new info and willing to give it
Posted By: mikedawg
Date Posted: July 13, 2004 at 10:48 PM
oh forgot to put something about the mtx amp. it almost pushes the same as the mrd501 but doesnt have the extensive tuning capabilities or the volt and temp meter.
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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: July 13, 2004 at 10:55 PM
mikedawg wrote:
the 501 wouldnt be good at all. but the mrd-500 would work perfectly. if you got at least 12.5 volts it will push just what you need. the r types will take about 300 watts rms and the amp pushes 400 rms per channel at with a 2 ohm load at 12.5 volts. i got mine pushing a pair of e type 12's and its more than enough for those.
rite..... but so wrong sorry. The 501 is a better choice over the older 500, , the 501 now has 50 wrms more power on tap, and a few more tuneing functions. Each r-12 can handle 500 wrms easily, multiply that by 2 and thats 1000wrms his combo can handle. But don't take my word for it, , its not like im a certified F#1 status installer or anything. ------------- 2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.
Posted By: mikedawg
Date Posted: July 14, 2004 at 9:37 PM
yeah youre right about the amp man. i was looking at something else. but the r types are rated at 300 rms. the only one rated at 500rms each is the 15 inch. either one is okay for the application. i would stay away from mtx though. ------------- always looking for new info and willing to give it
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