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Help please
I really need some help. Some of you might not know but my father is deployed in Afghanistan and he is due home in three weeks. He was supposed to come back two days ago but issues came up. The last thing i want to surprise him with is some Sub Woofers and Im getting an excellent deal on a 12"WV33 JL Sub.First question 2ohm or 4 ohm. Second, what is the best AMP i can get for this woofer? And is it possible to connect two AMPS to one subwoofer or is that not even possible? Im planning on ordering this exact setup because my father fell in love with it before he was deployed: http://www.supervettes.com/c6-corvet...r-box-z06.html
It has spaces for two amps and i don't want to leave one space empty. I want it to be as clean as possible. If there are other boxes that are as clean, please suggest. 2 Amps to one 12" to make sound better would be bad a**. Please note that this will be hooked up to stock Navi head unit. Not worth spending $1500. Looking for crisp clean bass. Thanks for all your help. Hopefully he comes back home safe to enjoy his Black beauty. GOD BLESS AMERICA
It has spaces for two amps and i don't want to leave one space empty. I want it to be as clean as possible. If there are other boxes that are as clean, please suggest. 2 Amps to one 12" to make sound better would be bad a**. Please note that this will be hooked up to stock Navi head unit. Not worth spending $1500. Looking for crisp clean bass. Thanks for all your help. Hopefully he comes back home safe to enjoy his Black beauty. GOD BLESS AMERICA
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Yes, it's possible but not recommended. Normally a box like that is setup like that for a sub amp and a main amp for the rest of the speakers. If you have no intentions on replacing the front speakers and running them on an amp, then I would recommend getting a box designed and built for that.
There are forum vendors here that can help you with that... you might want to shoot them a message and see what they can come up with. Talk to Marc at Vettenuts.net and/or Dennis at DD Mods. They can probably get you hooked up with something nice, and at a good price, too.
Nice of you to do this for your dad.
Mark
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There are forum vendors here that can help you with that... you might want to shoot them a message and see what they can come up with. Talk to Marc at Vettenuts.net and/or Dennis at DD Mods. They can probably get you hooked up with something nice, and at a good price, too.
Nice of you to do this for your dad.
Mark
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Last edited by Fasthotrod; Dec 18, 2012 at 05:44 AM.
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2 ohm vs. 4 depends on the amp you'll be using. Both are rated for 150-500w RMS with peak of 1000w.
If I were you I'd look for an amp that fits in the hole that has 400-500w RMS and see what ohm rating that's for. Be aware that many amps advertise xxx watts RMS, but that rating is for a 2 ohm load, if you had a 4 ohm speaker the output rating is about cut in half but the amp tends to stay cooler and last longer in my experience. Once you find an amp that fits your requirements, then pick the sub ohm rating.
Just something to be aware of.... A 12" sub pumping out 400+ watts of bass that's sitting 12" behind the driver will easily blow away the other stock speakers. That second amp hole may come in handy next year when dad wants to upgrade the other speakers
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If I were you I'd look for an amp that fits in the hole that has 400-500w RMS and see what ohm rating that's for. Be aware that many amps advertise xxx watts RMS, but that rating is for a 2 ohm load, if you had a 4 ohm speaker the output rating is about cut in half but the amp tends to stay cooler and last longer in my experience. Once you find an amp that fits your requirements, then pick the sub ohm rating.
Just something to be aware of.... A 12" sub pumping out 400+ watts of bass that's sitting 12" behind the driver will easily blow away the other stock speakers. That second amp hole may come in handy next year when dad wants to upgrade the other speakers
BTW, linky no worky, try this one
Another vet here too, 8 wonderful years in USN
