How much RMS power for my BA setup?

knukonceptz makes awesome products.. my whole car is wired with em..price is pretty good to.. i kinda when over kill and used I/O gauge wire tho. -=\ oh well.. u kno me.. master of over kill..
on a lighter note.. i guess i ordered a jl 12w6v2 in my drunked stupor last night.. awesome.....
 
as for amps.. im running a jbl 80.4 to power my diamond audio components in the front.. the deck to power my pioneer 3 ways and a jbl 600.1 to power my sub.. which i guess now is a jl12w6v2. -=P
 
KnuKonceptz is great, got my car wired with their stuff as well.

As for getting your power wire through your firewall, it's CAKE! Our cars are pretty easy to run it in. Just above your clutch pedal there's an oval shaped rubber grommet with LOtS of extra room. It just happens to come out right behind your battery. I've got 2G running through there along with a bunch of alarm wires and a temp sensor wire without a problem. RUnning to the back shouldn't be a big deal either, The kickplates on the sills just pry off, then there's a pillaer-cover plastiv piee that you have to kind of slide up and "peel off" in order to get the rears off properly. From there you'll be down to carpet and you can either just tuck it underneath, or pull your seat for even more access.
 
mypfizzle said:
as for amps.. im running a jbl 80.4 to power my diamond audio components in the front.. the deck to power my pioneer 3 ways and a jbl 600.1 to power my sub.. which i guess now is a jl12w6v2. -=P

what alpine subs and amp should i get (2 12's) down the road a bit?
 
the amp isn't powerful enough...the subs are OK. They're about as good as the eD K series when properly installed. When not properly installed, they sound like ass. They also take a slightly larger box than the eDs.

I would look into the Hifonics Warrior Merlin at sounddomain.com. Great price, and will run down to 1 ohm if you ever upgrade. As is, with that sub, (2) 4ohm VCs in parallel give you a 2ohm load...and 300W from that amp. I keep recommending this because it's a decent price for a good quality piece (as far as I can tell).
 
ok recommend subs then...i was happy with my fosgate punch xlcs i had before, so i dont know where they compare, but you see what i was happy with...and hook me up with some links YO!
 
Matthew said:
ok recommend subs then...i was happy with my fosgate punch xlcs i had before, so i dont know where they compare, but you see what i was happy with...and hook me up with some links YO!
amp: Alpine MRP-M350 or MRD-M301...no link other than alpine-usa.com
sub: Image Dynamics IDQ12

That sub is ridiculously good and the price isn't too bad either. It's a dual 4 ohm, 2ohm in parallel. Both of those amps will do you just fine.
 
im not understanding...the m350 amp puts out less power than the one i picked and only seems to be a one channel amp, i want two subs? help me out bro...edu-ma-cate me
 
The m350 drop 350W RMS at 2 ohms...I didn't realize you want two subs. You'd need 600W total for 2 Type Rs or even 2 of the IDQs. With the power you're giving your components, etc. I don't think you need two subs. I think one good sub like the IDQ with 350W in a ported box will be plenty loud enough in your car.

However, if you want 2 subs I recommend this: 2 IQ10 v.3s and this amp:JL e1400D which isn't really out yet, but will be soon.

Thats' a good set-up right there...if you really want you can get the 2 12" IDs...but you can also substiture the JL amp in place of the Alpines that I recommended before. It'd be pretty good with the IDQ or even the eD 10o or 12o. There's a lot of good choices out there.
 
ok, so in terms of "hard" hitting would you say that your suggestion of the 350 with one ID sub would be comparable to my punch 360a2 with two punch xlc's?
 
That RF amp seems really powerful...if you still have it, use it. Otherwise I'd say use the JL e1400 when it comes out. With that much power I'd get the eD 12o.44 in a sealed box. It's primarily and SQ sub, but it hits really low and very hard in sealed enclosures. I doubt that you'd be dissapointed.

The reason that I suggest 1 channel amps, BTW, is so you don't get so much of a drain since they're class D.
 
no i dont have the rockford anymore...so why dont i just buy the two subs and amp i had before, i mean if you say it sounds like a lot of power, it wasnt expensive.

so otherwise youre suggesting to still get one amp and one sub, and im assuming it will hit just as hard as the two subs?

damn i hate audio s***. i should just paypal you money and have you pick s*** lol.
 
hehe...sure! naw, I'm just a helper. The eD 12o should be better than the 2 RFs with the same amount of power. The JL amp will have better SQ but offer the same amount of power at 2 ohms...either way, the 12o would be good...it'll save you trunk space and it's powerful and extremely accurate.
 
im just leaning towards my old setup because i liked it alot and its not expensive...i mean i guess im just stupid and dont notice s***.

i could get this for 170 shipped (my old amp plus dist block and rcas) with 2x180rms:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3076735597&category=39737

and two punch 12s that handle up to 200 rms per voice coil:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3076357819&category=39779

wouldnt this be the same setup i had before basically? unless you can find me s*** in the same price range from different companies?
 
ok say i need 375 shipped, what can i get for that? just as a baseline from my old setup..use ebay if you have to, i dont mind buying from there.
 
Get that amp...it'll rate a lot higher than what they're showing. Avoid those speakers and just get the eD 12o.14. That'll all work together...and it'll be right around $375 shipped...and it'll be a lot better than those 2 RF punch speakers.
 
I did not even see this post. paintball tournament and senior project had me busy this weekend. I hate when I miss the beginning of the thread. hard to catch up.. but I will try..

I would not worry about having rear speakers. if you do use them power them off the deck. save time and money. plus sound better.

I would stay away from alpine subs and RF. the RF amps are ok for a sub, but that is about it and there are better ones.

I think one nice sub will be plenty. it will take up less room then two weaker subs and soudn just as nice. if you are not wanting to spend alot of money then I would stick with subs that dont require alot of power. this will save money on the amp.

if you want to make it really simple you could use this amp. http://www.jlaudio.com/amps/5005.html
you would be powering the fronts, rears, and sub off this amp. use the JL 12w3v2 sub. http://www.jlaudio.com/subwoofers/12w3v2.html everythign woudl match up.

this is another option. I konw this amp is expensive. I have not checked the price lately. http://www.jlaudio.com/amps/4504.html

you could hook the sub up to channels 1 and 2 bridged for 300Wrms and hook the fronts up to channels 3 adn 4 in stereo for 75Wrms. get any sub that only requires around 300Wrms.

I will post some more ideas later if you need more.
 
servoeyes said:
Get that amp...it'll rate a lot higher than what they're showing. Avoid those speakers and just get the eD 12o.14. That'll all work together...and it'll be right around $375 shipped...and it'll be a lot better than those 2 RF punch speakers.
so that one speaker will sound just as good as the two other RFs if powered by the 360? and would you say RF amps are good? when i had mine everyone always said they were way underrated...

parks, nice suggestions, but out of the suggest price range...ive dumped a shitload of money into my car recently, and was also scammed out of 275 by 2loww so im kinda hurting but still trying to accomplish a decent setup.
 

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