1) With an amp that small, you should probably stick to one sub. IMO 2 subs are overkill anyway.
2) If you spend that $200 on one sub, you can get a fairly nice, good quality one. If you split that same money into 2 subs, you will be limiting yourself to cheaper much muddier sounding/ lower quality subs.
3) I can't answer your question about what size wire you should use until I know how many subs you are going to use and how you will be wiring them.
My recommendation with that amp would be to use a single 12" 4 ohm sub, and run the amp bridged. The RMS output of the amp is "500 watts" bridged, but it's not a CEA compliant amp so that number is bullsh!t, and the real output is more than likely significantly lower than that. That said, a sub in the 400-500 watt RMS power handling range is probably still your best bet, but you could still probably run a 350 watt RMS sub off of it without issues.
You're not totally sunk, I've still got an old "crunch" amp that I used for years without issue sitting in my garage. They are made by Rockford and are decent for the price, just don't believe their power output numbers or attempt to drive anything other than a sub with them. Their SQ isn't that great as they can create some nasty distortion that smaller speakers can pick up, but it's much less of an issue with a sub.
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Originally Posted by indylude18
Grrrr....Now it looks like I'm talking to myself.
Or maybe I am?
Haha sorry about that. Nope you're not talking to yourself. I'm definitely wanting to run a single sub so a nice 12" 350RMS at 4 OHMS sub would be perfect for me to run?
I'd go with a single 12" sub that is either SVC 4 ohm or DVC 2 ohm with anywhere in the ~350-500 watt power handling range. $200 should be more than enough to get a nice sub in that power range.
If you are going to run the amp bridged, you should probably go with a 6AWG or 4AWG power/ground cable. 8AWG would be pushing your luck.
What do you plan to use for an enclosure? Pre-made or custom?
I'd go with a single 12" sub that is either SVC 4 ohm or DVC 2 ohm with anywhere in the ~350-500 watt power handling range. $200 should be more than enough to get a nice sub in that power range.
If you are going to run the amp bridged, you should probably go with a 6AWG or 4AWG power/ground cable. 8AWG would be pushing your luck.
What do you plan to use for an enclosure? Pre-made or custom?
Alight sounds awesome. I'll go for some 4awg. Probably premade enclosure.
I just read through this entire thread, and I pretty much agree with everything you have said to a "t". I couldn't have said it better. Just wanted to toss that out there in case anybody else tries to give you crap.
just recently got a rockford fosgate P3 subwoofer, love it. i also got a rockford fosgate p1000-1bd amp connected at 2 ohms. and i got a Alpine CDA117.
i got a MTX amp connected to my alpine 6X9s at the rear and to my alpine door speakers
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