Tyler Riley Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Okay I'm on a budget and i bought 2 12" subs and a 1500w amp. I have 2 Hifonics HFX12D4's And the amp is a BOSS audio ar1500m is a 1500w one channel bridgeable amp. could anyone tell me if they are a good match? sorry if this is a dumb question. this will be my first real system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotdog Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) That amp is only 2ohm stable and you can wire your subs to 1ohm or 4ohm. Amp should be fine with those subs Edited April 21, 2012 by Hotdog Quote (NEW) 2004 F-150 Build Log -->http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/192208-hotdogs-f-150-build-log/ 2003 Mercury Mountaineer Build Log --> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/114380-hotdogs-2003-mountaineer-build-log-20-removed/page__gopid__1602379#entry1602379 2008 Equinox Build Log --> http://www.stevemead...g/#entry1475764 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZTYBRN Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) That amp is only 2ohm stable and you can wire your subs to 1ohm or 8ohm. Probably not the right amp for the subs because the output will be to low at 8ohm. If you wire it at one ohm you will most likely burn that amp up *1 ohm or 4 ohms Not sure how overrated those subs are, but seems like they're a decent match for each other. Do you already have them? Edited April 21, 2012 by LZTYBRN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Riley Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 So how do you suppose i wire it? i have that 1500 and i have a 600 aswell. i could maybe use 2 amps? What would you recommend. im knew to this :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotdog Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 That amp is only 2ohm stable and you can wire your subs to 1ohm or 8ohm. Probably not the right amp for the subs because the output will be to low at 8ohm. If you wire it at one ohm you will most likely burn that amp up *1 ohm or 4 ohms Not sure how overrated those subs are, but seems like they're a decent match for each other. Do you already have them? you are correct so I stand corrected.. Amp should do fine then for the subs Quote (NEW) 2004 F-150 Build Log -->http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/192208-hotdogs-f-150-build-log/ 2003 Mercury Mountaineer Build Log --> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/114380-hotdogs-2003-mountaineer-build-log-20-removed/page__gopid__1602379#entry1602379 2008 Equinox Build Log --> http://www.stevemead...g/#entry1475764 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZTYBRN Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 So how do you suppose i wire it? i have that 1500 and i have a 600 aswell. i could maybe use 2 amps? What would you recommend. im knew to this :/ Just use one amp. What model is your other amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Riley Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) No, i ordered the subs and amp about an hour ago. should be here in a few days. i ordered it all brand new and payed $150. but i bought the amp 2 12's and some LED's. you know...its gotta look cool too ...the other amp is a sony 600w, i have it hooked up too 1 10" old school phoenix gold. btw did i mention all this is going in my single cab 85 chevy Edited April 21, 2012 by Tyler Riley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZTYBRN Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 No, i ordered the subs and amp about an hour ago. should be here in a few days. i ordered it all brand new and payed $150. but i bought the amp 2 12's and some LED's. you know...its gotta look cool too ...the other amp is a sony 600w, i have it hooked up too 1 10" old school phoenix gold. btw did i mention all this is going in my single cab 85 chevy So you asked for advice after you ordered? Fuck logic. If you can cancel your order, I'm sure you can get better for the money. Otherwise, use the boss amp, and wire like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotdog Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I have those exact same subs in my daughters car and for the price they do really well. I have them on a Rockford Fosgate Punch 800.2 Bridged at 4ohm and they see more then 800rms and they handle fine. Quote (NEW) 2004 F-150 Build Log -->http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/192208-hotdogs-f-150-build-log/ 2003 Mercury Mountaineer Build Log --> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/114380-hotdogs-2003-mountaineer-build-log-20-removed/page__gopid__1602379#entry1602379 2008 Equinox Build Log --> http://www.stevemead...g/#entry1475764 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Riley Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 If i use the Boss Amp and wire it at a 4 ohm load how many rms would they see? also what size speaker wire would be best. would 2 10's and 2 12's be a little much for a single cab truck? does it hurt to run 2 amps without a capacitor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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