Well I'm picking up 2 12" subs off Vernon and I need an amp. I don't need anything crazy powerful since I'm not planning on competing I just miss the thump thump in my car. What amp would you recommend?
These are the subs (P212S4 Specifications)
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products ... Subwoofers
12 inch
Type Woofer
Voice coil Configuration - Single
Material - Aluminum
Description - 2"
Cone Material Poly/Plastic -
Parabolic Injection Molded Polypropylene
Frame Material Frame - Stamped
Material - Steel
Surround Material
Spider
Crossover
Specifications Power handling(RMS) - 200 Watts
Power handling(Peak) - 400 Watts
Impedance - 4 Ohms
Sensitivity - 86 db
Vas - 97
Fs - 25
Qts - .488
Xmax - 11.0
Dimensions Depth Bottom mount - 6.1 in.
Cutout - 11.13 in.
Displacement - 84.67 cu in.
Magnet weight - 60 oz.
Enclosure Recommended Sealed (Cubic Feet) - 0.85
Recommended Ported (Cubic feet) - 1.75 @ 37Hz
This is my current deck (its old but i like it)
http://www.bestpriceaudiovideo.com/prod ... &Class=139
4-channel high power amp (45W x 4 max.)
MOS-FET output stage
2V front/rear dual preamp-outs (low impedance 200 ohms, pigtail)
Non-fading 2V subwoofer-out (low impedance 200 ohms, pigtail)
Loudness, muting
Playback compatible with digital audio CD-R (when disc is finalized)
Hologram pickup
One-chip digital circuit
1-bit 4-DAC digital-to-analog conversion
Multi-stage noise shaping
Digital servo optical control
12-track direct access, track scan, search, repeat and random play
Anti-shock floating mechanism
CD Changer Control
Auto loading mechanism
Alphatuner V
6 AM and 18 FM presets with preset scan
Auto preset memory followed by auto scan
FM Optimizer (FMO), Adaptive FM Front End (AFE) and Impulse Noise Quieting (INQ)
Amp Recommendations
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dancingfroggy
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Cheap and powerful: JBL 600.1
High Quality (and price): JL e1400D
One thing to look for, class D amp rated using RMS. Ignore the peak output performance as it's nothing more than smoke and mirrors. Stay away from Audiobahn, too many horror stories to list. The JBL is a monster and will help pound the living daylights out of you for cheaper than the rockford. Not to mention, the JBL price for price will have more power than the equiv rockford amp. If you need sound quality, go with the JL, but it's pricey.
I had a couple P212S4 and I'm currently running a P312D4. The two P2s had more pound to them and can really hit harder than you think. However, I'm getting ready to replace my P3 with two JL 8W7s in a custom box.
Oh I amost forgot... PORTED box by all means with those things. When the box is tuned properly (37Hz), it will pound like you wouldn't believe.
A really good test track to help tune SQ to is The Eagles - Hotel California (Live 2002). Pick up the CD rather than finding it in MP3, the difference is staggering even when you compare it to 320bit.
High Quality (and price): JL e1400D
One thing to look for, class D amp rated using RMS. Ignore the peak output performance as it's nothing more than smoke and mirrors. Stay away from Audiobahn, too many horror stories to list. The JBL is a monster and will help pound the living daylights out of you for cheaper than the rockford. Not to mention, the JBL price for price will have more power than the equiv rockford amp. If you need sound quality, go with the JL, but it's pricey.
I had a couple P212S4 and I'm currently running a P312D4. The two P2s had more pound to them and can really hit harder than you think. However, I'm getting ready to replace my P3 with two JL 8W7s in a custom box.
Oh I amost forgot... PORTED box by all means with those things. When the box is tuned properly (37Hz), it will pound like you wouldn't believe.
A really good test track to help tune SQ to is The Eagles - Hotel California (Live 2002). Pick up the CD rather than finding it in MP3, the difference is staggering even when you compare it to 320bit.
