Clueless on Amps..

I am so clueless when it comes to amps. I dont know how many channels i need, how many ohms, bridged, mono, stereo, its so confusing. Is there any website where i can read about all that stuff and learn. Basicly i want to know if i get 2 12" subs, and i want to run it off one amp, do i need a 2 channel amp or a 1 channel amp? And at what ohms do subs usually perform the best. What is the most typical type of ohm's people use for their subs and amp to run? :loser: thanks

well, it depends on your subs. What kind of subs were you looking at? People here will be able to help you out.

yea me too. im buying two 10" alpine 1041 (two for 60$) they each have 200rms and i wanna pushe 400 watts, what amplifier? i was thinking an Audiobahn A2002T or A4002T. will one of these amps do?

http://www.ikesound.com/product-product_id/1505

I'd recommend that amp. The A4002T should work too, I think it's rated at 200watts x2 at 2 ohms. But I hate audiobahn now, so I'm a little biased.

that hifonics amp is sweet. strongly recomended!

why do u hate audiobahn, im getting one of their amps cuz it has a built in fan.

Because they are cheaply made and all that money goes into the pretty blue lights and making them shiny rather than build quality. My friend has had 2 audio Alum Qs blow on him.

And I sold him my old Audiobahn system a while back. The amp died 2 weeks after. It was kinda his fault because he was running it at an ohm load it couldn't handle. But I've always seen subwoofers go out from clipping before an amp blew because of the same reason.

You ever wonder why their amps need fans? A 1000 watt audiobahn amp has 2 fans incorporated into it, but a JL 1000/1 doesn't have any. This is just mere speculation, but I think it's because those piece of shit amps really need them to keep from overheating because they are poorly made.

wow thanks for the heads up, which one of these thre will do me best?


http://www.circuitcity.com/compare.jsp?oid=54853&oid=69339&oid=68670&catoid=-8865&department=Car+Electronics&m=1&displayAll=&u=c&category=Car+Amplifiers&cattotal=56&page=1&compare_items.y=2&compare_items.x=41&hdENTERed=no&qp=0412041104115&sort=Price&fv=0&fv=0&caller=searchresults.jsp&c=1&b=g&u=c&strBackURL=searchresults.jsp%3fcatoid%3d-8865%26department%3dCar%2bElectronics%26m%3d1%26di splayAll%3d%26u%3dc%26category%3dCar%2bAmplifiers% 26cattotal%3d56%26page%3d1%26hdENTERed%3dno%26sort %3dPrice%26fv%3d0%26fv%3d0for

that's kind of a blanket statement .... the fans are more than likely for show rather than a performance thing. Most of the "performance" fans are variable speed, so they are not loud during normal volume - only when you are pushing it.

hmmm...well, I wouldn't recommend any of those amps. You want to look for either a 2 channel amp that is rated at least 200 watts RMS x 2 at 2 ohms for a mono block amp that is rated at least 400 watts x 1 at 1 ohm. What's your budget, I can help you out better if I know.

that's kind of a blanket statement .... the fans are more than likely for show rather than a performance thing. Most of the "performance" fans are variable speed, so they are not loud during normal volume - only when you are pushing it.
that's why I just said it was mere speculation, however, there is no doubt that audiobahn products aren't the best on the market.

i want to pay 200$ for an amp, and plan on getting em at a local circuit city.

alright, i got it. ( i hope)



http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&u=c&catoid=-8865&qp=0412041104115&oid=90870&m=1

there you go, that would be perfect and MTX amps are the shit

now this is just to power the subs right.........

yah, and I think we should move this conversation to your post and stop hijacking this one lol