hey....i know nothing about amps and subs and all that.......i am running tight on money and i was wondering how good of a system i could get for like 300-400 bucks......could u guys build me a good one of like a 4 channel amp and 2 12" subwoofers and maybe a capitior (spelling), that is if it is possible.....thanks a lot

ttt....please

YOU WON'T GET ALL OF THAT FOR $400.00.

damn......how much would i be lookin at then?

Start with a good radio for about $250.00 to 350.00, a amp for around $150.00, Subs for $100.00 plus the box(who knows what his can cost). If you want to replace your rear 6x9 sail panels figure another $150.00 plus those front speakers for $60.00. Go to www.crutchfield.com and you will find it all. Send for a catalog. Visit some stores, you know Best Buy, Circuit City, etc. listen to some systems. Do some research, etc.

oh wait, u thought 400 for all that.....no.....i already have a new headunit and speakers.....all i wanted u guys to do is pick me out a good 4 channel amp and 2 12" subs for me.....thanks tho

2 JL Audio 12w0s

Cheap, and they'll take a beating, and they sound great.

the thing im confused with is like the wattage of the amp and then the wattage of the sub.....how do i figure that out.......for a 2 channel....what would be a good wattage for 2 12" subs?

Well the subs really don't have a "wattage"... the "watts" rating on a sub is the speaker's maximum power handling capability... how much it can take.

If you really want to get into it check out this site: http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/ it has EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING about car audio. Check out "Ohms Law" to help answer your question.

ok, thanks for the info......i guess what i wanted u guys to do is like build me a 4 channel amp and 2 12" subwoofers......like give me a brand and model number......for 3 to 400 bucks...thanks

how does this setup sound....please hurry with an answer though....thanks....

2 Alpine Type R 12" SWR-1241D Subwoofer
Dual Voicecoils (4 ohms + 4 ohms)
Power Handling 1000 WATTS /300 WATTS RMS

1 VOLFENHAG ZX7180 2-CH 1600W COMPETITION AMP WITH DUAL VU METERS
AMP IS FULLY BRIDGEABLE AND 2 OHM STABLE. THIS IS FAN COOLED
SPL dB METERS FOR LEFT AND RIGHT ON TOP
2 x 800 Watts Max (2 Ohm)
2 x 320 Watts RMS (2 Ohm)
2 x 220 Watts RMS (4 Ohm)
1 x 620 Watts Bridged (1 Ohm)
Variable Bass Boost Level & Frequency: 0-18 dB @ 30Hz-100Hz
Variable High Pass Filter: 50Hz-1Khz
Variable Low Pass Filter: 530Hz-250Hz

amp...

sub..

ive got sony X-plod 6x9 speakers for sale brand new in box.

no thanks man....i already got new alpine 6x9's......what i want to know is up above

please....someones gotta know if those 2 subs and amp will go good together???? i need to know like right away.....ebay.....thanks

ok, i am full of damn questions......as u can see i dont know crap.....for that amp that i mentioned above.....what type r's would be better......ones with 4 ohms + 4 ohms or ones with 2 ohms + 2 ohms???

wow....come on guys

My advice is to get the Alpine subs. You can get them for about $130 a piece at Ikesound.com last time i checked. Then from the same site you can get a JBL 600.1 amp for about $200. You can either get the 2 Ohm + 2 ohm or the 4 ohm+4ohm models.... either will work with that amp. The 2ohm + 2 ohm model can be wired like so. Wire each speaker in series (thus making each speaker a 4 ohm load) and then wire the 2 speakers together in parallel. This would make a 2 ohm mono load. OR If you got the 4ohm + 4ohm model then you would wire each speaker in parallel (making the speaker become a 2 ohm load) then you would wire the speakers in parallel to make a 1 ohm mono load. Or you would wire the speakers together in a series and this would make a 4 ohm mono load. Got that? LoL

im sorry the man metz......i totally lost u......when it comes to amps and subs i am like retarted....is that amp u described a 1 channel cuz i was hoping for a 2....

sorry but that site i think confused me even more with the ohms section....

do u think that some one can explain to me what the ohm thing is in laiman terms......hah, something that i would maybe be able to understand? thanks

i will give you specific information on your subs; this applies to other makes and models as well, but anyway...

you said you wanted to get 2 alpine type-r subs, the 4-ohm dual voice coil (DVC) model. that means that each subwoofer has 2 voice coils, and each is rated at 4 ohms impedance. your wiring options for each individual sub are as follows:

* if you wire the coils of ONE sub in parallel, you get 2 ohms
* if you wire the coils of ONE sub in series, you get 8 ohms

multiple subs work just like multiple voice coils:

* if you wire TWO parallel-coil subs (2 ohms a piece) in parallel, you get 1 ohm
* if you wire TWO series-coil subs (8 ohms a piece) in parallel, you get 4 ohms
* if you wire TWO parallel-coil subs (2 ohms a piece) in series, you get 4 ohms
* if you wire TWO series-coil subs (8 ohms a piece) in series, you get 16 ohms

basically, parallel divides your impedenance in half; series multiplies it by two. how does this help you? amps generally give out more power at lower impedances. for example, the JBL BP600.1 puts out 600 watts at 2 ohms, but only 300 watts at 4 ohms. fortunately for you, the BP series amps also are stable at 1 ohm--so you could wire everything together in parallel and achieve a 1-ohm "system", and you would be receiving 300 watts a piece from the amp, which is the most power you can get out of it. sorry for the length, but i hope this helps to answer your question.

ok......that helped some since it was in laiman terms....thanks.....but which would be a better way to wire.....in parallel or series?