$300 new amp that can run 2 12"TC sounds 1000's

zulustypes · Post by **zulustypes** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:52 pm

I know I dont have much budget to play with, but was wondering what could you guys suggest to drive these 2 subs that I am thinking about buying.
Here are the specs for the subs.
60 Newtons2/watt Motor Force
• 400 Watts Sustained Power
• 2" Anodized Aluminum Voice Coil
• 24mm XMax
• Single Dish Aluminum Cone
• High Excursion 1" NBR Surround
• 135 Ounce Magnet Structure
• Copper Shorting Ring
• Cast Aluminum Frame
• 8.0" Diameter Suspension System

The reason why I am going with these subs is because they are cheap ($100 a piece). Im open to suggestions for subs as well.
My total budget for the amp and subs is $500.
thanks in advance

zulustypes · Post by **zulustypes** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:05 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROCKFORD-FOSGATE-P6 ... dZViewItem

will this puch these fine? it says that they are 1500max power and -600 RMS-
will it make 2 of these 12 inch subs sound really good?

swimmerdude · Post by **swimmerdude** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:15 pm

Those are pretty ok amps. You could get a little more wattage for those tc sounds subs, but that would be fine. And FYI, dont even look at max ratings, they mean nothing. Only look at rms ratings. For amps, the rms means the amount of watts the amp will put out full tilt with no distortion. For subs, rms means the amount of watts it can be fed continuously and not burn up.

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:36 pm

I have on thing to add on to what Mike said.

Amps don't make the speaker sound good. All they do is supply the power to move the speaker. What really makes a speaker sound good is the enclosure, and then the speaker design.

swimmerdude · Post by **swimmerdude** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:45 pm

yea, i forgot to say enclosure. and lately i have been saying enclosure is everything!! So yea, totally agree with what Jeremy said, enclosure is key. TC Sounds has enclosure sizes and things all on their website, so you have part of it done already.

solacedagony · Post by **solacedagony** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:56 pm

JeremyC wrote:I have on thing to add on to what Mike said.
Amps don't make the speaker sound good. All they do is supply the power to move the speaker. What really makes a speaker sound good is the enclosure, and then the speaker design.

x2. Even more especially at sub bass frequencies. As long as you're not trying to push way more power than your amp is capable, you'll be fine.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:57 pm

dont tell joey that lol he spent lots of money on expesnive gensis amps HAHAHAH

solacedagony · Post by **solacedagony** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:17 pm

He probably gets the added benefit of better parts, service, reliability, etc, etc. There's always that point of diminishing returns tho

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:04 pm

depends on what ohm youll have id probaly would go with a zed audio mono if you can get it to 1ohm.