My current setup is: Alpine cda7995 Old Alpine Flex 256 amp 25x4 at 4 ohms Old Alpine MRV1000 amp bridged 600x1 at 4 ohms Infinity kappa 50.5 components 85 rms at 4 ohms Infinity kappa perfect 10.1 400 at 4 ohms
I really want some more power for the highs. I am thinking an amp with 75-100 x4 at 4 ohms. price range is around 400 or less. (preferably less) What I have come up with are the following jl 300/4 $380 kicker 800.4 $330 kicker 04kx650.4 $360 hifonics zx6400 $250 orion 8004 $360 Of course I am always on ebay looking for a Mcintosh! But most of all I want more low end. I want sq over spl. I like the sq of the infinity but want some more power. I am looking at IDMAX 10" or jl 10w6v2 Should I go with 1 or 2? I have a ford ranger x cab. And what should power them? I think my amp could handle one of the subs above but not 2. for the jl I am looking at: jl500/1 $420 Orion 600d $310 hifonix bx1000D $300 For the idmax I am a bit lost I guess I would need about 1000 watts at 4 ohms for it to thump and have good sq. or 2000 if I want 2. Any suggestions are welcome. Also any good places to buy this stuff. Thanks.
Ok well I broke down and bought 2 IDMAX 10's now what should I do for an amp? ALso I can run them 1 ohm or 4 ohm. I realize that most if not all amps put out a cleaner signal at 4 ohms but will it be noticable over 1 ohm? I am having trouble finding an amp that can power those bad boys at 4 ohm in my price range. I am looking at the orion 2500D at 4 ohms it is 1200 watts at .9 THD and at 1 ohm is 2500. How clean is this power. I know orion isnt what it used to be, but are they still ok?
My subs havent shipped yet maybe I can switch to the D2's. Please elaborate on why d2s would be better. I am looking to spend less than $500 on the sub amp. I am still looking for a good amp for the highs as well. Thanks, Jason
well if you want to use a mono amp then for it to perform you'll want 2ohms, but let me ask if your subs are dual 2 or 4 ps 4 ohms will have better sq than 2ohms but you'd really only notice it in full range, since your running it at least 100hz and lower you'll never hear a diff
You're going to have a hard time finding a mono amp that puts out 2000W RMS at 4 ohms, especially with your budget, or powering a 2 channel that does it bridged.
What about this amp? JBL BPX2200.1 Is it better than the orion? it claims 2450 watts RMS x 1 channel at 4 ohms. Also what do you think about an amp for the highs?