Whats more important for deep bass. the sub or the amp.?
Well... I'd have to say they are both equally important. As you cannot run a sub without an amp. And an amp by itself just sitting there is quite useless without a sub...
WHICH AMP TO USE FOR MY SUBWOOFERS. IMPORTANT?
Also I want to know how/what wires are need to hook up this capacitor I have. Subs: 2 12" Kicker 10DC122 Believe this is the specs The Peak and RMS on the subs are, ◦Peak: 600 watts total / 300 watts each ◦RMS: 300 watts total / 150 watts each I have two amps to choose Amp: Kenwood KAC-9105D mono subwoofer amplifier 500 watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms (900 watts x 1 at 2 ohms) 1-ohm stable (output regulated to 900 watts) CEA-2006 compliant variable low-pass filter (50-200 Hz at 24 dB per octave) bass boost (0-18 dB at 40 Hz ) subsonic filter (15/25 Hz, 18 dB/octave ) Or Amp: VM Audio SRA1000.2 Type: Mosfet Channels: 2 Total Power 1000W RMS Power @ 4 Ohm: 200Wx2 Peak Power @ 2 Ohm: 500Wx2 Peak Power @ 4 Ohm Bridged: 1000Wx1 Minimum Impedance Unbridged: 2 Minimum Impedance Bridged: 4 Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz Single to Noise Ratio: 105dB Circuit Type: A/B Capacitor: Scosche 500K micro farad I have a 1995 Mustang Gt with a Kenwood Head Unit. The battery an alternator are stock in the car. I use to have an old 10 inch kicker hooked up to the kenwood amp, and when I played really bassy songs which is what I used it for my lights would dim a little bit, so I bought the kicker subs and in comes the new 1000w amp and cap. Basically I want to know what amp I should be using to hook up the subs, will it dim my light still, and would this cap help ? Thanks!
How do I know which amp to get for my subwoofer?
First check how much RMS power your sub is rated at. Lets say its 500 watts RMS @ 4 ohms. Then get an amp that is rated at same power at 4 ohms. A bit less than 500 would be okay and a bit more than 500 would also be okay. But in case if you get a big amp lets say a 1000 watts amp, then you have a lot of head room to spare. Also you will need to set gains properly to limit the 1000 watt amp’s output to 500 watts as mostly damage is done when overpowering a sub.Also to make sure you get the power that is mentioned on the amp, go for a CEA compliant amp or search for amp dyno reviews for the amp you are going to buy.P.S. For a sub to sound good, a proper enclosure is of prime importance, the amps come in second. Hope it helped. let me know if you have more questions.
What size amps should I get for a 15-inch subwoofer?
The most important part of this question is that it’s a subwoofer. You don’t need a lot of power to move a lot of air with a 15″, but it also depends on your subwoofer’s frequency response, and your required frequency response.In a sealed box, the woofer will roll off I think at -6dB per octave, while in a ported box, it will roll off much steeper. However, if it is a ported box, you don’t want to push the woofer hard below the box frequency. In this case, enough power is what you need. Average power will likely be 10 W or so, but when the large transients hit, you don’t want distortion, so for 15″, I would guess you’re looking for high SPL, so I would recommend no less than 200 W (quoted RMS amplifier rating).For a sealed enclosure, things become interesting. You can compensate the roll-off below the woofer’s low frequency response using a simple 2nd order low-pass filter on the input. So your LPF will have a -3dB frequency of, say, 2 octaves below Fb of the woofer (the woofer’s -3dB frequency on the low side). For example, if your woofer goes down to 40 Hz (-3dB), you can make a LPF at 10 Hz (-3dB). This will compensate the woofer, but you then need a lot more power, and the woofer driver needs to be able to handle that power. The further your filter frequency from your woofer frequency, the more power you need, but the lower (frequency) your response will be.To illustrate:As you can see, the -3dB frequency response of the woofer with the filter is 10 Hz, and it will respond down to about 5.5 Hz. But you need a huge amount more power (roughly 30 times more). For reasonable output, you need 16 W for a 93 dB sensitivity woofer (let’s assume sensitivity is accurately measured at 1 W). For the same power with the above filter, you therefore need 480 W. So there’s your answer - for a sealed woofer box with a -3 dB low frequency of 40 Hz, if you compensate this to respond as above, and the woofer can handle it, you need a 500 W amplifier. :) And know something for sure - that woofer excursion is going to be something crazy! And if it can manage the excursion and power, you’ll have one very thunderous woofer!Verdict: 200 - 500 W
How do I install BP1204 Dual Subwoofers and amp into my '07 Civic?
ok, its very important to decide if your going to run a stock radio or a new radio if its Stock: Line Out Converter running off the back of the radio. around 20-50$ New radio: you wont need anything other than an amplifier wiring kit-30$ for 1200 watts 6 gauge or bigger with 80 amp fuse its not hard to install really if you have a new radio. you can get your subs in it in 30 minutes. i could type it all out but heres just an informational page on how to install an amp http://www.crutchfield.com/learn/learningcenter/car/amplifier_installation_guide.html
Whats most important in amp watts? rms power watts peak power or what? im super confused?
If an amp is 6000 watts 4 channel but has RMS Power @ 4 Ohms: 4x200 W and RMS Power @ 2 Ohms: 4x320 W IS this good? i know 6000 whats is alot but whats all this other stuff because the 1200 watt amp i have doesnt bump anywhere near as hard as my friends 800 watt amp. Please help! i just need some examples and stuff. Thanks!
What is the difference between watts and rms?? why is it important to find the rms of the subs and speakers?
Watt's are the power ratings that the subs can handle for short durations at different Ohms (meaning when you first power the subs they'll hit really hard a few times then settle down and bump lower). And RMS is how many watts the subs can handle continuously (how hard they bump all the time. For instance: 1 1500 Watt Subwoofer (that probably means peak power output) RMS power output is probably 1/3 of that so 500 Watts RMS 1 1500 Watt Amp (again probably peak power, probably @ 1 Ohm) Amps work like this: 1500 Watts Peak @ 1 Ohm 700 Watts @ 2 Ohms 350 Watts @ 4 Ohms You see it depends on how many Ohms your subs are. If they are 4 Ohms then that's 500 Watts RMS. And your amp is probably powering them 350 Watts RMS @ 4 Ohms. So that's probably 175 Watts per sub, which is fine. My friend has two kenwood 12's 300 RMS each and he's only got 150 watts through each and it bumps. If your subs are 500 RMS then you can get a 1000 RMS amp to power them. Try Power Acoustik. They have good prices. I have two Alpine PDX-1.1000's and two Pioneer Premier TS-W3001D2|D4's. Needless to say my system bumps. Oh another tip try getting some dynamat extreme for your trunk.