osamio Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 This might be a dumb question, but I've been trying to pick a battery for my car, either a second one, or to replace the starter battery. I know the basics, AGM and such, but i'm not sure about the ratings i should look for, A lot of batteries state the CCA, while some only put the amp hours, and some have an amperage rating, and some like xs power even have wattage ratings. basically i have a 1700 watt amp, a 760 watt amp, on top of the factory amp, which is probably pretty small, it's not just a HU, it has an amp... mostly i'm just wondering what ratings i should be looking for on all the batteries available? also i know i could Exceed what i need, but i'm on a budget, so i'm looking to get the one that is just big enough to handle what i'm running. 2009 Cobalt LT Pioneer Headunit 2x Pioneer 6 1/2 (stock amp) 2x Pioneer 1" tweeters (stock amp) 2x Pioneer 6x9 (stock amp 4x Pioneer 6 1/2 Pioneer GM-6400F Soundstream DTR 1700 R.I.P 2x Champion series PRO 12" subs 0 AWG Big 3, Stinger SP1700 battery To come: New or repaired DTR!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ18 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 This might be a dumb question, but I've been trying to pick a battery for my car, either a second one, or to replace the starter battery. I know the basics, AGM and such, but i'm not sure about the ratings i should look for, A lot of batteries state the CCA, while some only put the amp hours, and some have an amperage rating, and some like xs power even have wattage ratings. basically i have a 1700 watt amp, a 760 watt amp, on top of the factory amp, which is probably pretty small, it's not just a HU, it has an amp... mostly i'm just wondering what ratings i should be looking for on all the batteries available? also i know i could Exceed what i need, but i'm on a budget, so i'm looking to get the one that is just big enough to handle what i'm running. The ratings on batteries are mostly meaningless when it pertains to car audio. Assuming that you have a stock alternator and are drawing what I am going to guess about 200 amps between your amplifiers, I would just add something along the lines of a XS D3400 in the back. I would also make the big 3 upgrade and have 1 run each of +and- front to back and you will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osamio Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 This might be a dumb question, but I've been trying to pick a battery for my car, either a second one, or to replace the starter battery. I know the basics, AGM and such, but i'm not sure about the ratings i should look for, A lot of batteries state the CCA, while some only put the amp hours, and some have an amperage rating, and some like xs power even have wattage ratings. basically i have a 1700 watt amp, a 760 watt amp, on top of the factory amp, which is probably pretty small, it's not just a HU, it has an amp... mostly i'm just wondering what ratings i should be looking for on all the batteries available? also i know i could Exceed what i need, but i'm on a budget, so i'm looking to get the one that is just big enough to handle what i'm running. The ratings on batteries are mostly meaningless when it pertains to car audio. Assuming that you have a stock alternator and are drawing what I am going to guess about 200 amps between your amplifiers, I would just add something along the lines of a XS D3400 in the back. I would also make the big 3 upgrade and have 1 run each of +and- front to back and you will be good. I have 0 awg big three done, but my headlights dim a bit, and i do have a stock alt. so d3400, any alternatives, i know xs is the one everyone on here recommends, but are cheaper ones, like kinetik really that much worse? 2009 Cobalt LT Pioneer Headunit 2x Pioneer 6 1/2 (stock amp) 2x Pioneer 1" tweeters (stock amp) 2x Pioneer 6x9 (stock amp 4x Pioneer 6 1/2 Pioneer GM-6400F Soundstream DTR 1700 R.I.P 2x Champion series PRO 12" subs 0 AWG Big 3, Stinger SP1700 battery To come: New or repaired DTR!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdorre Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 ^^ this. I'd also put the biggest XS Power/AGM battery up front. I don't like mixing battery types. On 5/8/2011 at 7:38 PM, Kranny said: On 5/8/2011 at 7:35 PM, 'Maxim' said: It hurts me inside when I read stuff like this and remember you're 15 LMFAO so true Mitsubishi 3000GT (Old Build) Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: (2) McLaren Audio MLT-2 Tweeters & (4) PRV Audio MR Series Neo 6.5" Mids Substage: 4 15" Hybrid Subs - Tantric Motors & Sundown Softies Amps: Banda 2.4D Amp (Tweets), American Bass VFL 350.4 (Mids), and (2) Ampere 3800s Electrical :Singer 260A Alt & JY Power Lithium 2005 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: 4 PRV 700Ti Tweets & 6 10" Delta Mids on 3000wrms Substage: 6 Fi BTL 18s in a 4th Order Walkthrough on 3 Wolfram 4500s Electrical: Singer "390" and JY Power My Official Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iKidwell Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 After talking with jeff it seems like xs's technology is really ahead of everyone else and you can get a smaller battery to keep up with more audio for a similar price, so I've yet to find a reason not to go with xs c'mon now, if i was shooting an 8 year old, it wouldnt be MY 8 year old. i recently got a Pyle PL1590BL and i was building an enclosure for it tuned to 25 hz. i didn't have any tools to cut a circle so i hit it with a big hammer. 2003 Infiniti G35 Sport Sedan Build in Progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ18 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 For the money XS is worth every penny. I have personally run Stinger, Kinetik, and XS Power Batteries and XS holds almost 1 volt higher than the others in my setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osamio Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 For the money XS is worth every penny. I have personally run Stinger, Kinetik, and XS Power Batteries and XS holds almost 1 volt higher than the others in my setup. That's all well and good, but up there ^ he recommended a d3400, that's 1000 ca, 65 ah for $270, a kinetik hc1400 is the 1400 amps, and 60 ah for 139.99.... I can't say it will be the same quality, but i'm not running an SPL setup or anything, and i find it hard to believe that the kinetik won't cut it... 2009 Cobalt LT Pioneer Headunit 2x Pioneer 6 1/2 (stock amp) 2x Pioneer 1" tweeters (stock amp) 2x Pioneer 6x9 (stock amp 4x Pioneer 6 1/2 Pioneer GM-6400F Soundstream DTR 1700 R.I.P 2x Champion series PRO 12" subs 0 AWG Big 3, Stinger SP1700 battery To come: New or repaired DTR!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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