So I'm still trying to decide which Amp to buy to go with my 2 12" Alpine Type R 1241Ds (4ohm + 4ohm). I'm looking to spend around $350, possibly $400. I've been looking at like the Rockford Fosgate 1001bd or the JL Audio 500/1 on Ebay but I would like all the suggestions I can get. I'm open to anything else someone might think would go well with my subs. I want something that is going to hit really hard.
Anonymous
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personally i would go with fosgate
Anonymous
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not sure what RMS you are getting out of your subs, but I know for a fact that the JL 500/1 rocks, but if your RMS is over 300-400, you'll need something more powerful...i would also go with the RF.
Jim Strong
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If you want more than 700 watts total between the two subs then you should think about the bd1500. You are only going to be able to run a four ohm load to the amp. The subs you have made that decision. You can either run them at 8 ohms series or 4 ohms series parralel. I know you don't want to drop the coinage to get a 1 ohm stable amp to run a full parralel. I have a bd1000 running at 4 ohms and it slams with a single RF POWER HX2 10" sub. You may even think about a high power two channel amp. My old school Orion 2150SX runs 300 RMS into 2 ohms to two channels. That is plenty power for the Alpine R series subs. I popped one of the dual 2 ohm R Series running at 4 ohms with my bd1000, that was only 500RMS. I would suggest running those subs at no more than 350 watts rms each.
Anonymous
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RF
teflondog
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if you're going to go with rockford, then check out discountsjungle.com and look at the punch 801s amplifier. it puts out 400 watts rms x 2 at 2 ohms, which is more than enough for those type r's. the best part is the price. i usually recommend this amp at my store for a pair of 12" subs. this amp will push any pair of subs (with the exception of adire, resonant engineerings, and monster dbx subs).