Broke_Audio_Addict Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 wrong in many ways per his logic get an amp that does the power you need at 2 or 4 ohms.. if i have a dual 2 ohm sub that is rated at 2000 watts and i wire down to 1 ohm.. the amps that will do 2k at 2 ohms are 4500 watt amps and even 5000 watt amps.. that sub will be dead in half hour.. its easy to say the sub will see have the power but how long will it see that power.. on burps it works on music it dont you might send the sub 500 watts and in a second send to it 4000 watts potentially.music has dynamics? What a strange thought. That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 i get the get more power thing but to suggest that is very bad. head room is good but to guess what the rise will be is a disaster waiting to happen my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 i get the get more power thing but to suggest that is very bad. head room is good but to guess what the rise will be is a disaster waiting to happenUnless you are a competitor and are trying to get every last bit you can out of your system.For noobs it's a very bad idea, for people that know what they are doing and know the risk involved no big deal. That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 no, what im saying is buying an amp and subs and thinking ahead of what the impedance will rise to is a bad idea. no one ever knows at what impedance the amp will play.. an open door, an open window, a folded down seat, a visor, an extra passenger and many other factors come into play.. for comps people want to win and it comes at a price..regular people never see the dark side of things.. people throw double the watts to subs but we never see them reconing the subs right before the next show. pipo recones his subs a lot my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADVIBES Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 I have used the audiopipe p3000.1 in the past with great results. powerful amp for the price. DB DRAG PSYCHLONE PRO 156.3 30 SECOND AVERAGE FO MAX AT 26HZ LEGAL DASH DRIVER DOOR OPEN 158.0@30 HZ MY BEST SO FAR, HOPEFULLY A 160 COME FEBUARY. 156.9@26hz 158.0@30hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuma4u Posted July 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 you won't get much love here for hifonics...I've used them in the past...no complaints, but I have since upgraded to Sundown... you get what you pay for...they are affordable though. can u explain to me exactly what the problem is with hifonics amps and why other amps like sundown are better? ive also run hifonics before and it did its job , but then again, ive never used any of the other "better" brands before either so i cant do a comparison. would be nice to know how the other brands differ so i can justify paying more.. the Hifonics amp is very inefficient and will only put out about 2/3 the power at best ... I know I ran a BXI1200 for some time before getting an American Bass amp is it safe to say that ALL their amps are this way? or is it only certain models? upon my research im finding that amps can be categorized in a few different ways. Some amps do rated but are said to be very "power hungry" or need a ton of current. Im trying to stay AWAY from those types of amps and instead get an amp that is super efficient , does rated or more and does NOT require a crapload of current.(maybe thats impossible??) The reason behind this is because i most likely will NOT be getting a performance alt and will be relying on batteries and big 3 and my stock alt. So i want an amp that will be as gentle as possible whilst running 2000-2500rms on my stock alt for that zv3 i have no idea what amp(s) that would be but my list so far consists of: sundown taraamps crescendo Soundqubed american bass i think there were a couple more but i forgot! lol if anyone can tell me what the top 3 in terms of efficiency and gentleness on electrical system are, or can add more names pls do so. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyN Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 the Hifonics amp i had was a 2009 model and the 850 watts it put out was harder on my electrical than the 1000 my AB100.1 puts out 2 12" Jeff Vue Customs 1 set MB Quart FSB 216 in doors1 American Bass 100.1 on sub1 Hertz EP2 on doorsJVC deck IPOD controlStock 105 amp alt DD-1big 3new build in Chevy caviler http://www.stevemead...chevy-cavalier/last set up in the ZX2 http://www.stevemead...-current-build/old build log http://www.stevemead...-1998-ford-zx2/ Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, debt is the money of slaves. Just my .02c that shop needs keep those doors open so they have to charge for it if people think 10k is a lot then they should get into other hobbies.. like masturbating, cause any hobby cost money to maintain Lol no, I'm smarter than that bro haha. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice..............go fuck yourself lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuma4u Posted July 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 the Hifonics amp i had was a 2009 model and the 850 watts it put out was harder on my electrical than the 1000 my AB100.1 puts out hmmm... i got a 2014 model brutus x1500 , running at 2ohms @ 1100rms and when i have it pumping loud i notice the car starts running sluggishly.. at first i thought it was from the bass vibration making it feel like the entire car and footwells and pedals were shaking a lot but now im pretty sure its the car itself.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Holmes Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 I have 4 ds18 exl x15.4 in my chevy tahoe. I currently have a JL Audio 1000.1 v1. I need to upgrade but i want to stay around 350 but i dont want a garbage amp is it possible to upgrade? Still running stock alt with BiG 3 and extra battery. Someone help my out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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