JesseyMclame Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 So, I've been a car audio enthusiast for about a year now, and have done several installs, but I am now in a bit of a pickle. I have recently purchased my very first pair of brand new woofers. Now, I went mainstream with my buy, but only because I got a good price for them. I bought two brand new Kicker 07' CVR 12's. Now, I bought some crappy Hitron 1400.2 amp off my friend for 25 bucks, and when hooked up to my CVR's, they sound OK, but I know they can take more and sound a lot better. They're in a ported box and have about 1.65 cubes per sub, (I know, I know, they need a little more, but hey, box was a good deal too.) And I'm now looking at amps to buy. I have minimal funds, and have pretty much narrowed it down to 2 amps. A Hifonics HFi 1000.1d, which runs 1000 watts at 1 ohm, (currently each sub is at a 2 ohm load), or a Quantum AQ 2000.D. I can get both amps for about the same price. The Hifonics is 150, and the Quantum is 165. The Quantum will push 1000 watts at 2 ohms. Help me choose please ! Or give me some suggestions for better amps in the 150-190 range. Thank youuu ! (: Quote Current setup in my 96 Hoe Hu - Pioneer DEH-80prs. Amps - (4) Crossfire C5 1700D's, MTX Thunder 5604(mids), PPI Art 300.2 (tweets) Batts - 4 91ah rear batts, 50ah batt up front. Subs - 2 Crossfire XSv2 18's Alt - Singer 330A Front stage - Random JL & Eclipse mids, Eclipse tweets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kam311 Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 I'm almost sure that neither of the Amos you mentioned do rated. You say you are wired to 2ohms right now which would mean that you have two dvc 2 ohms subwoofers. If that is that case you need to look for an amp that produces about 800-1000 watts at TWO ohms. Your subs (if dvc 2's) cannot present a 1ohm load so that power at 1ohm is typically cut in half at 2. But I'll name a few Amps that do power at 2 ohms. Basically any kicker 1000watt monoblock, or alpine 1000, jl 1000/1, RF 1000 monoblocks. I actually saw 2 cvr's on a kenwood kac9105 and they sounded great, and that 9105 can be found pretty cheap on eBay. Basically all these amps are out of the given price range, but good deals can be found on them used. Quote so far... HU- pioneer DEH-P59001B Amp- crescendo BC2000D Wire- 1/0 awg welding lead Electric- Big 3 ^same wire Subs- 2 Obsidian Audio 12 d4's Box 4ft^3 ported at 33hz. designed by Ram-Designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFF Larry Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Ap1500.1 Quote Team Clearly Louder (MECA)Team DC Audio ++* SELLING the CACTUS SOUNDS K12 for $1550 shipped *++ HMU!!! 3 flips. nollie flips. big flips. hardflips. - steez Youtube Channel My Build Log 95 Bonneville SSE - WALLED/4th Order - ~30 cubes - *thanks LoganBerry, CortezDVT, Cj18, SuperCharged DC, Ryan-RAM Designs,LoudNLow931* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watch the bass Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Ap1500.1 My link Quote "in the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty" Bob Marley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Yuk Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 you can get the kenwood 9104 for 179 new online usually. it does ok especially for the price. had one for a year with absolutely zero issues running 2 ohms on a kicker L7 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseyMclame Posted November 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 I'm almost sure that neither of the Amos you mentioned do rated. You say you are wired to 2ohms right now which would mean that you have two dvc 2 ohms subwoofers. If that is that case you need to look for an amp that produces about 800-1000 watts at TWO ohms. Your subs (if dvc 2's) cannot present a 1ohm load so that power at 1ohm is typically cut in half at 2. But I'll name a few Amps that do power at 2 ohms. Basically any kicker 1000watt monoblock, or alpine 1000, jl 1000/1, RF 1000 monoblocks. I actually saw 2 cvr's on a kenwood kac9105 and they sounded great, and that 9105 can be found pretty cheap on eBay. Basically all these amps are out of the given price range, but good deals can be found on them used. Quote Current setup in my 96 Hoe Hu - Pioneer DEH-80prs. Amps - (4) Crossfire C5 1700D's, MTX Thunder 5604(mids), PPI Art 300.2 (tweets) Batts - 4 91ah rear batts, 50ah batt up front. Subs - 2 Crossfire XSv2 18's Alt - Singer 330A Front stage - Random JL & Eclipse mids, Eclipse tweets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseyMclame Posted November 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 I'm almost sure that neither of the Amos you mentioned do rated. You say you are wired to 2ohms right now which would mean that you have two dvc 2 ohms subwoofers. If that is that case you need to look for an amp that produces about 800-1000 watts at TWO ohms. Your subs (if dvc 2's) cannot present a 1ohm load so that power at 1ohm is typically cut in half at 2. But I'll name a few Amps that do power at 2 ohms. Basically any kicker 1000watt monoblock, or alpine 1000, jl 1000/1, RF 1000 monoblocks. I actually saw 2 cvr's on a kenwood kac9105 and they sounded great, and that 9105 can be found pretty cheap on eBay. Basically all these amps are out of the given price range, but good deals can be found on them used. Quote Current setup in my 96 Hoe Hu - Pioneer DEH-80prs. Amps - (4) Crossfire C5 1700D's, MTX Thunder 5604(mids), PPI Art 300.2 (tweets) Batts - 4 91ah rear batts, 50ah batt up front. Subs - 2 Crossfire XSv2 18's Alt - Singer 330A Front stage - Random JL & Eclipse mids, Eclipse tweets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseyMclame Posted November 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 I'm almost sure that neither of the Amos you mentioned do rated. You say you are wired to 2ohms right now which would mean that you have two dvc 2 ohms subwoofers. If that is that case you need to look for an amp that produces about 800-1000 watts at TWO ohms. Your subs (if dvc 2's) cannot present a 1ohm load so that power at 1ohm is typically cut in half at 2. But I'll name a few Amps that do power at 2 ohms. Basically any kicker 1000watt monoblock, or alpine 1000, jl 1000/1, RF 1000 monoblocks. I actually saw 2 cvr's on a kenwood kac9105 and they sounded great, and that 9105 can be found pretty cheap on eBay. Basically all these amps are out of the given price range, but good deals can be found on them used. All those amps are waaaay out of my price range. And actually I have two dual 4 ohm voicecoils, wired down to 2 each. If I wired one of the subs to the other, and the 2nd one to the amp, that'd give me a 1 ohm load right ? Quote Current setup in my 96 Hoe Hu - Pioneer DEH-80prs. Amps - (4) Crossfire C5 1700D's, MTX Thunder 5604(mids), PPI Art 300.2 (tweets) Batts - 4 91ah rear batts, 50ah batt up front. Subs - 2 Crossfire XSv2 18's Alt - Singer 330A Front stage - Random JL & Eclipse mids, Eclipse tweets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95legwagon Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 thats correct it would give you a 1 ohm load if you wired it the right way....other wise a 4 ohm load Quote i think there real i was looking through that guys stuff he sells and it looks like he finds stuff at auctions and just sells it Yea, it looks like someone got the mids about a month ago....shit. If I had a whole Hertz front stage my ears would jizz all over my cheeks. / LOL My Low Budget Build: Green 1995 Subaru Legacy wagon 147k- $1K headunit- pioneer premier deh-p650-$25 4 Lead acid batts. 1 up front and 3 in back- vented outside.- $50 4 vvme L11 10"s <- $30 shipped a piece 6 cu. ft box (after displacment) tuned to 32ish hz with 10 inch sonotube. -about $50 all together maybe a lil more 2 aspm 1300 strapped Selenium 6"s in the front doors on headunit power- for now -$20 quantum tweets in door-for now -$10 boston acoustic 5 1/4 in rear doors- for now-Free big 3 1/0 and 4awg throughout. roof sound deadened (not peel n seal ftw)-free on 80 amp alt (bench tested to put out 100 amps faithfully) <--?-$10 for test about $430 for everything<----Not bad at all still gotta add 3 way crossover, amp for front and rear door speakers and maybe eq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathcards Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenwood-KAC-9105D-Monoblock-Amplifier-1800W-Car-Amp-NEW-/360405099716?pt=Car_Amplifiers&hash=item53e9d164c4#ht_2056wt_1396 kenwood KAC-9105D 900 rms @1 ohm $175 BAM! Quote skar sk2500.1 0 gauge power and ground kunukonceptz alpine HUvxi65 components on BA gt-275new build log -> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/150642-project-d-kon-deathcards-build-log/#entry2148821 2 x-15 sundowns singer alt, odyssey bat, and maxwell ultra caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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