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Old Dec 22, 2010 | 09:56 PM
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What kind of Amp are you running??

i was just wondering what brand amp, how many watts, and how many speakers you guys are running off the amp.
The reason why i am asking this is because i was planning on getting an Alpine 500W Amp for 2 12' Kicker Comps which max W power is 300W maybe i cud do 250-250. not really sure much about amps.
Thanks for your input!!!
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

An old PPI 120W rms powering two Dual subs in series. Its not a bad setup for being low end stuff.
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 01:31 AM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

Originally Posted by aqualordx93
i was just wondering what brand amp, how many watts, and how many speakers you guys are running off the amp.
The reason why i am asking this is because i was planning on getting an Alpine 500W Amp for 2 12' Kicker Comps which max W power is 300W maybe i cud do 250-250. not really sure much about amps.
Thanks for your input!!!
What is you budget? Which model amp are you looking at?
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 08:13 AM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

Boss 5 channel Diablo. It didn't cost an arm and a leg and it pushes the 4 speakers plus 2 subs great.
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

I also have some Boss Diablo amps for my daily driver, I have a nice set of the top of the line Pioneer 6.75 seperates up front, 2 cheap 6.5's way in the back and a 12" Pioneer... I'm sure there are better more expensive amps, but I've had them a year +, they sound good / loud and no problems...

I got some Alpine amps and a set of the last MB Quarts made in Germany for my Firebird

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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

never even heard of a Diablo Amp
the model i was looking at was the alpine MRP m500
I would only be using it on my subs tho, just wondering if the 500W would be enough to even place 2 12' sub wit 300W max
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

im running an 800 watt mono pioneer amp and it pushs my 1300 watt xplods good
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 04:58 PM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

ample audio a-series; simple looks, basic features, super cheap used (if you can find em). a little big compared to some of the newer stuff (wouldn't mind getting my hands on some "class-t" or full range class d amps to hide away), but they're paid for and all (but one, my fault) still work great.
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 02:47 PM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

1600 mono block audiobahn running at 800 rms with the matching 10 inch sub with the same power handlings i have a pioneer headunit powering the speakers haven't upgraded my speaker ampage money has went to motor
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

im running a 1600watts pyramid acrtic series amp and 2 1200 pyramid subs(its just a temp setup)
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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

arite i plan on getting the Amp in a day or 2. i still cant figure thise out
if i got 2 12' subs that max out at 300W, if i get a 500W mono amp will that power them enough, or do i need a bigger amp.
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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

Don't look at max power, look at the RMS or continuous power. I run an older Memphis Belle 5 channel amp that supplies 1100 watts RMS to the sub channel. My sub is a 12" Memphis MOJO rated at 1000 watts RMS and a max power rating of 2000 watts. Max or peak power is just what that speaker can handle in a short burst, same goes for the amp supplying that power before it clips.
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Old Dec 26, 2010 | 12:07 AM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

I have all the wiring to run one i just don't know how and the wiring in my car is so messy even though i got the job done.
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Old Dec 26, 2010 | 10:47 PM
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Re: What kind of Amp are you running??

1100w memphis audio amp pushing 2 10inch subs, more than enough juice i haven't turned the dial past 1 yet cuz itll blow the system.
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