....just kidding with the title....I need a little amp advice. I have 2 12" svc Polk Momos. What would be the best amp for around $200 to power them? They are rated for 400 RMS a piece.

 

This post title is worse than a Pop Up. grrrrr

get a $50 cheapo amp from best buy, paint it pimp my ride style and tell your friends it a custom one off Chip Foose prototype.

No serious. i did a system with generic custom polished and painted amps and everyone loved it and it pounded.

Amp power specs are nonsense and mostly false or irrelevant

EDIT: Don't fuse you Power wire and your car will burn down

 

I've done alot of stereo installs before , and amps vary as far as quality. If I were you I'd look on ebay for an 8 or 900watt amp
for your application. Now before you go nutts and say "But they're only 400rms a peice", the cheaper amps out there aren't TRUE watts. Rockford Fosgate and other big names are what they say if not more. So a 1000watt cheap amp is usually around 8 or 900watts.

 

Numbers are just Numbers. Whatever it is; ETs, HP, Watts, whatever. The main thing is does it sound good to YOUR ears?
The quality of the signal from your head unit is far more important.

 

that title is

go to walmart

 

on the misleading title.

 

you can't go wrong with a hifonics on ebay... they are like $240 for a BRAND NEW 1500 watt amp

1500RMS @ 1ohm
1000RMS @ 2ohm

forget what else

even a bass remote ****

its hilarious the car stereo shop around the corner (which really does have some of the best deals in town,) is selling this amp for $1000... wtf is that? yeah right...

and nice work on the title

 

i hate cheap stuff, you get what you pay for

 

by cheap stuff, you don't mean hifonics, do you?

 

lol...

 

 

no not hiphonics just cheap stuff in general, i have a audiobahn 800 watt and i consider it a cheap alternative to something like JL that is about a dollar a watt.

 

ya quality amps are about a dollar per watt. my PG amp retails at 600.00 I paid like 350 or something for it but it was off ebay.

Nate

 

anyway. Look into quality stuff...

JL
PG
JBL
Alpine
etc....

Another question. Are you using a subwoofer preout? please tell me yes....I cant stand it when people use the rear preout for their subs. Having experienced it I know it makes worlds of differences having a $300 head unit then a $100 one.

Nate

 

I find it hilarious when people use the rear for subs... its a hint that you should upgrade your HU