i've got two 15" pioneer subs, and looking for a good amp for a reaonable price. preferablly above 800w. woes any one have any ideas? does anyone else have 15's? thanks :cool: ill post some pics once they are in

 

1. What's the final ohm load of the subs?
2. Is your electrical system setup to handle that many watts?
3. What's your budget?

 

ive got now a sony 200w, running at 2ohm. i want to drop it to 1 ohm. right now its in my daily driver and wanting to transfer it to the vette. the only difference is that the daily car has an 85amp output on the alt., and the vette has like 55amp output. i was asking a friend of mine and he was telling me about getting a capasiter. he was explaning it but lost me. anyways.... im looking to spend about $250 to $350.

 

Are you sure the subs can be wired into a 1 ohm load?

you don't need a cap... you will need to upgrade your big 3 wires, new alt and possibly a new batt.

 

(Metal Wulf) is right. check out http://www.salesco.com you can find cheep quality amps, wires, batterys ect....

 

that site has some good deals. ive been looking on ebay for like two weeks and can't find anything. BTW, my subs can handle 1 ohm...thats why im looking for a amp that will do 1 ohm

 

this is a kick azz amp :cool:

http://www.betteraudio.com/products/1600m1.htm

 

nice

 

now for the real question... where you going to put 2 15's, in the passenger seat ?? I'd barely have enough room in '78 that's got the larger hatch space to work with... I don't know how you're going to fit them in :crazy:

 

Ry, Where exactly are you planning to put them? What year vette?
I have a pair of 10" subs in the back of my '68 vert using a false panel. I was not going to get anything bigger there so I settled for those. I also hid the amp behind the panel and had room to put the Mid/Highs. Carpeted the panel and it is a real neat installation. It is only 300W but in such a small space it is plenty.
What impedance are the speakers? 8, 4, or 2 Ohm. If the amp can go down to 1 Ohm you can parallel the 2 Ohm. If the amp is 2 Ohm you can parallel 4 Ohm but you have to series the 2 Ohm or run them from each side of the amp.
:cheers:

 

[QUOTE]Ry, Where exactly are you planning to put them? What year vette?
I have a pair of 10" subs in the back of my '68 vert using a false panel. I was not going to get anything bigger there so I settled for those. I also hid the amp behind the panel and had room to put the Mid/Highs. Carpeted the panel and it is a real neat installation. It is only 300W but in such a small space it is plenty.

James
Do you have any pics of your set up I want to do my 68 vert and yours sounds like what I would like to do. :cheers:


[Modified by 73Stingraycoupe, 10:24 PM 6/7/2003]

 

73Stingraycoupe,
I have pictures at my club website but I cannot post them (the site is secure) but you can look at them at http://www.chevcarclubvic.org.au/vic...eature_car.htm
regards,
James
:cheers:
Oops!
Just checked the pictures and the one of the stereo installation is missing!

:banghead:
I will IM you with the pics


[Modified by RHD '68 L89, 4:08 AM 6/8/2003]

 

i have a 73 coupe. me and some buddies of mine are gonna custom build the box. ill be sure to post picks when i get it built. my plans are 2 15s in the rear, 2 4x6 dash, and 5 1/4's in the kicks.

 

what model pioneers are they?

 

unless you have dual 4 ohm voice coils I don't see how you could wire 2 subs at 1 ohm, anyway running an amp at 1 ohm produces more distortion and an awful amount of heat. And the truth of stereo's is you get what you paid for unless your getting a great deal or used equipment a $300 amp rated at 200w and a $300 amp rated at 1200w will perform very similiar, I uesd to work on the philosphy if I had $400 in subs I would get an amp worth $400( I never pay full price, floor models are a great idea). I only buy equiptment with a good reputation, only Alpine head units, boston acoustic highs, jl subs, and alpine, or jl amps(I buy all my stuff from Tweeter). Kenwood also makes a decent amp for the cost, but just be weary of the numbers manufactors inflate their numbers( especially like profile, power acoustik, Autobhaun, etc) Also you'll pay more for an amp that is rated to run stable at 1 ohm then for an amp that gives you similar performance at 4 ohms stereoplus it won't have heating problems and run cleaner. Jl and alpine both make very good single channel amps that should be plenty of power to run 2 15" pioneers especially in a vette( I take it your not going for sound quality)and as far as a capasiter is concerned it's not a bad idea and would relieve a lot of stress on your alternator and cars 20+ year old electrical system(plus a cap is said to add 1 or 2 more dbl and add to the bass response, which your 15's will need all the help they can get)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=1498
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=18797

these are 2 amps I would consider they should both provide more then enough power

 

I'm very curious to see your setup; I've got two 12" speakers in my car now, and there's not a whole lot of room. But then, I made sure I could still use the privacy shade (put my ttops on top of it) and I can still open the rear compartments.

Also, I've had great results with a Cadence amp.

 

100% Correct-a-mundo.

Capacitor will not make up extra current not being produced by the alternator. (Unless it is the size of Volkswagon and charged overnight.) Caps can help smooth out instantaneous spikes in demand but don't have the capacity to store anything more than a fraction of a second's worth of power. Also consider that an alternator rated at 55 amps means 55 amps MAX. At idle you may only be getting 20 out of it. Output curve depends entirely on model. I fully second Metal Wulf's suggestions of replacing the alternator and upgrading the wires to heavier gauge. Battery really only if you plan on running it at high levels with the car off.


[Modified by Cookwithvette, 7:04 PM 6/8/2003]

 

im building a fiberglass box with 2 10s with room on the top to for the t-tops

 

hmm... so where can i get a alt. with a large output?

 

what is the min. cubic foot size for the box for each sub?