StoneCold455 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Hi there I need help deciding on what to do with my money. As of now my system is great, but its really only loud when it wants to be. There are probably a lot of things i don't understand about voltage but I know that it determines the output of my amp to some degree. I have a brutus 1200d. (big surprise) w/the big three. Its on a stock battery wet cell 65ah 140 amp alt. I have my gains set with a DD-1 and its powering 2 12's @ 1 ohm. I have read many things about this amp being power hungry and I want to know if that has to do with its changes in output. People say its cheap but it costs more for the electrical to run it. For instance I will be driving along and I will play it full tilt after driving for a bit and then let it off for a while. Then when I am almost home I turn it up again and its loud as hell. Sometimes its the opposite. other times the lows are almost gone and then they will be loud again. Could this be solved by a new battery, new amp, or a better understanding of voltage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Moore Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 What sub and price range? I'm thinking new amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will77530 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 whats your voltage drop to while laying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghettobasshead Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 i would say new amp sir but also how low does your voltage drop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCold455 Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 SA-12s man what else? for budget probably as high as 300-400$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghettobasshead Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 that amp is doing no justice for those subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Moore Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I suggest a t1000bdcp by Rockford I had 1 it's In your range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCold455 Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 i would say new amp sir but also how low does your voltage drop? whats your voltage drop to while laying As for that I don't exactly know for sure I took a video of it once to compare before and after big three. I think it got as low as 11.8 but only for a second. It tends to hang out in the low 13's and high 12's. That was when I was parked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmrcs Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I had a BRZ 1200 a while ago. It was always loud for me. Pulled a 143+ sealed with it at 1 ohm nominal on an HDC3 18 but my voltage was pretty sturdy. Maybe it's not your amp at all. What car do you have? It could be that your car is louder and lower when your windows are down? E34 540iT/6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCold455 Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I had a BRZ 1200 a while ago. It was always loud for me. Pulled a 143+ sealed with it at 1 ohm nominal on an HDC3 18 but my voltage was pretty sturdy. Maybe it's not your amp at all. What car do you have? It could be that your car is louder and lower when your windows are down? It's a volkswagen golf 4-door hatchback 2011. Actually now that you mention it the difference between the windows being up and down is night and day. but what does that have to do with the efficiency of the amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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