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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 08:55 PM
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Need a bigger amp, Any Suggestions??

I have two Audiobahn Aluminum tens that are rated 900 watts RMS each. I am running them with a Boss amp that is 350 watts per channel, so I ran them mono so the amp would push 700 watts to them. But I am running the amp to the max and I know I can get more out of the subs. Any ideas on what kind of amp I should get that will give me the power I need??? Thanks
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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 11:56 PM
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best choice is to go with a Class-D amp. if you're on a budget, go with something from the JBL series. i've heard nothing bad about them. abother one thats not expensive is the Lanzar Vibe 1200. if ya got more money, check out some of the class-d's from mtx, kicker, or rockford fosgate
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 07:06 AM
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Honestly? Any brand-name amp of virtually any power rating will be substantially more powerful than that boss. I guarantee that a Kicker ZR240 (60 watts per channel) will provide a substantial improvement.
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 09:23 AM
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kicker zr240 is what i got. Running bridged at 1 channel (2 ohms), its pushing my 2 12 inchers decently. ANd thats with the gain at 1/4 that it can go.... hehe
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 11:39 AM
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You can get a JBL BP300.1 for $280 on ebay. It puts out 1200x1.
If you have a friend at best Buy, get a Rockford BD1000 or whatever the number of the 1000 watt amp is.
If you have a friend at Circuit City get the MTX 1000d.
There's also Digital Designs, Cadence, a/d/s, phoenix gold, Zapco, Soundstream, a lot of others, and hehe Brax.
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