help me pick out a good amp!!!!! ok guys im looking for an amp that can push out 1,000 watts over 2 channels (500x2 @ 4ohms) money is tight right now so i can only spend about $100 on the amp here is a site that sells stuff for cheap www.savinglots.com. when it comes to amps i know very little about what brands are good so please help me out

 

Save your money and buy a good amp. YOur not gonna get a half decent true 1000 watt amp for $100.

 

$100 for 100 good watts! good luck, i paid 135 for my 4channel mtx that can put out a 250W max....

the amp i used to have put out serious power, it was an mtx2300X and i paid like 270US for it

 

what are u powering?

 

im powering 2 10" 500w pioneers. but dont knock these subs because my friend has them and they hit pretty hard. i dont relly need 1,000 watts prob only about 400-600 to push these subs

 

send me a PM.I may have a couple left over 2003 amps I can hook you up on.

 

pioneer IMPP?? i got one 12 thats cracked... make sure you dont got to put the max on those subs. go for nominal or RMS. so 500watts may be killing ur subs

 

Actually, I'd disagree with ya. Send 'em 100 watts each; you don't have to "meet" a speaker's power rating for it to sound good. I had two 12" Pioneer IMPP free-air subs; they sounded amazing with just 120 watts RMS going to each sub.

And, for that matter, why two subs? Why not just use one 10", and bridge the amp? My "future" (after the framework and bodywork and paintjob and engine rebuild and trans rebuild... so I'm definately talking future!) system will just use one sub in a homemade sealed box.

 

I agree with TOM. You dont need a huge amount of power and one ten often sounds good. I have a single Ten in a sealed fiberglass box in the bottom of the well with two amps mounted ontop of it. You cant see anything from outside the car or even if you are inside the car for that matter and it sounds very good.

Also fiberglass is easy to work with, just use a mask!!!!!

 

yeah bro sent me a page with tutorials ask him for it becuz they make it look easy... im gunna glass my kicks becuz of him..

tom p i have one 12" pioneer impp in a ported tube. my friend gave it to me after he cracked it putting 600watts continuously. i put rubber cement on it for temp fix and wired it to the rear spear harness with no amp.. they hit pretty good on low wattage but tehy are not "clean" sounding.( no amp does that) also i have no filter so i get all frequencies on it which makes it worse... but like i said no amp they still sound pretty good

 

yea i have 2 10" 500w pioneer impp (Injection-Molded Polypropylene) so would it be safe to get a 400 watt amp and push 200 to each or would that overload them?? cuz my sister has a 400w amp that she dosent need

 

Well you should match the rms of ur amps to your subs. You shouldnt over or under power them.

 

rms is what truely matters for an amp i wouldn't worry about watts if you want an amp that will power stuff go for high rms