Do these make a cute couple?

 

Jacob 28
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I'm kinda new at this. Just getting into it.

I purchased a 12 inch Kicker Comp Sub. It is 4 ohms and it total wattage is 300 and its R.M.S is 150. With a dual voice coil

I have selected the sub already, I am now looking at a new amp I had this one in mind.
Its a Pyramid 2 Channel, 240 watt max. Its 120 x 2 output. I am wondering is this amp will be suitable enough to power my Kicker.

If its not, Please give me some specific amps that will work great with my sub. My price range is around $125.00, I know it aint much but hopefully I can get a decent one.

Thanks alot for your help
 

Gold Member
Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 4072
Registered: Jul-05
go to www.ikesound.com

also look at this

http://pub14.ezboard.com/fcaraudiotalkfrm27.showMessage?topicID=27.topic
 

Gold Member
Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 4085
Registered: Jul-05
pyramid sux, so bad
 

Silver Member
Username: N2audio

Lawrence, Ks USA

Post Number: 245
Registered: Mar-04
Car Audio rule #1 - do NOT pay ANY attention to any power number that has the word "MAX" associated with it. 95% of the time it is completely meaningless, and the other 5% it doesn't mean much.

Pyramid is one of the worst companies as far as over-rating their amps. Looking at the manual of a PB101 (240w max - 120x2) I found its maximum current draw is 5A. It is not physically possible for that amp to make more than about 50w of "real" power.

For that sub, being a dual 4 ohm voice coil I would recommend a mono amp that will give you 150-200w at 2 ohms.
Check out the 400MSX at profilecaraudio.com. It is rated at 300w at 2 ohms, but with a conservatively set gain it would do a great job.

Phoenix gold - Solid amp, 200w at 2 ohms
http://ikesound.com/product-product_id/3402

Directed Audio - plenty of power
http://ikesound.com/product-product_id/2280

Viper -
http://ikesound.com/product-product_id/2469
 

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Username: Stamant

Pensacola, FL USA

Post Number: 55
Registered: Sep-04
Hey Chauncey, How much credability can we put to the good/bad website you posted? Thanks.
 

Gold Member
Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 4110
Registered: Jul-05
Its about 90-95% true
 

Silver Member
Username: N2audio

Lawrence, Ks USA

Post Number: 258
Registered: Mar-04
I find it pretty misleading.

 

Silver Member
Username: Redliner

Wilmington, Ma

Post Number: 510
Registered: Jun-05
they should make a updated version of it
 

Silver Member
Username: N2audio

Lawrence, Ks USA

Post Number: 261
Registered: Mar-04
For starters - Profile is considered by many to be the best budget amp you can get. Accurate, or close on power ratings, reliable, and generally good to look at too. Jensen and Power Acoustik could fit into that category as well. US Acoustics is right in line with them but, strangely, is listed 2 categories better in "good".

Visonk and Planet Audio both make some BIG SPL subwoofer amps that are good enough to have success in the competition circuit.

Seems to me that list, for the most part breaks stuff down by price w/o much consideration to anything else.
 

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Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 4147
Registered: Jul-05
there is an updated version, of it, at least thats what rovin told me
 

Gold Member
Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 4669
Registered: Jul-05
oh there really is !

on http://caraudiocentral.net/
which i'm also a member of(u have 2 b a member 2 access it) but they asked that members NOT plagarise it into other sites & i respect that .

So go sign up & look 4 it - but i have 2 say that ecoustics is undisputedly the no1 forum , period ! .......
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