Mono Amp question

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:48 pm

If you don't mind me asking... What did you pay for them :) . Just curious.

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:09 pm

bcz24, sorry I missed you on aim. I'll help to steer you twoards a suitable amp for those subs along with others from this forum. All I need to know is you're budget for the amp and we can help ya out.

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:44 pm

You will need to look for an amp that is either 1 ohm or 4 ohm stable mono. Because when you wire both subs together it will change the final impedance of them. It all depends on whether you wire them series (4 ohm) or parallel (1 ohm).

TEDD

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:50 pm

ridr4lif wrote:You will need to look for an amp that is either 1 ohm or 4 ohm stable mono. Because when you wire both subs together it will change the final impedance of them. It all depends on whether you wire them series (4 ohm) or parallel (1 ohm).

TEDD

Yep, forgot ya had two!

Mercedesbends69 · Post by **Mercedesbends69** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:53 pm

since your subs are dual 4, you're gonna want to look at either a mono amp that is stable down to 1 ohm, or a 2 channel amp that will go 2 ohms bridged.

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:35 am

Id look for a JBL 600.1 or 300.1. Either would give you good results in the right box. If you're planning on going sealed. Go for the 600.1. It's slightly more power than you actually need, but it's such a minimal amount of extra power that you should be fine with the gains set right. With a ported box you might as well go with the 300.1 which would give you less power than the subs are rated for, but should still reach full excursion. With the 300.1 and a ported box, you should go to http://www.partsexpress.com and pick up the 20hz F-mod since the JBL BP series amps lack a Subsonic Filter. Either choice would be perfect in your case. Look for some refurbs JBL's online. They're good quality dependable amps and can be had for cheap.

bcz24 · Post by **bcz24** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:34 pm

dmeyer07 wrote:If you don't mind me asking... What did you pay for them :) . Just curious.

I got the 2 subs, a bandpass box and an amp for $250... like i said the amp was bunk but the box itself cost more than $250 so I thought it was a steal... Ive never heard too much negative on JBL so I didnt want to pass it up

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 5:24 am

The first thing you will want to do is ditch that box ASAP.

Prefabbed bandpass boxes blow goat balls. Sorry to break it to you.

A properly build Sealed box will sound absolutely flawless to you when compared to the bandpass.

As for the Amp... I know the JBL BP series amps everyone is reccomending. They are good amps, but are becoming HARD to find.

What kind of head unit do yuo have?

Im going to start reccomending ALpine amps I think for people on a budget. THey dont look all to bad, its Alpine- and the price is decent.