I got an enclosure that gives 2.25 to each one of my soon to be arriving avalanches, what amp would you suggest to run 1 of them or possibly 2 that is not too expensive???
I am thinking about just going with 1 amp for one of the subs and possibly just add another one later on because i have not upgraded any of my electrical system.
I was think about getting a hifonics BX2005D, which would give the subs 650 apeice or just one 650 watts, then i thought about getting just one BX605 which would give one sub 600 and then maybe add another one later after i get my electrical upgraded down the road. Then i thought that 600 might not be enough so i though about getting an NX750D which would give one of them 750 watts. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!
Wont it only put 500 watts to each sub though??? Wont that be underpowering them??? I would love to just upgrade from my Zapco Ref 500.1 to the 1100.1 but at the moment i cant afford to do it.
I dont know though, is there anything that would work even better and be possibly cheaper or around the same price. What are the Zapco Reference 1100.1 going for these days??
I just dont know about MTX, maybe i should just keep the 500.1 for a lil while until i get more money saved up. I would like to have ALL HIGH QUALITY components in my car. I currently have DLS Iridium 6.1's powered by a Zapco Ref amp and the Ref 500.1 was powering TDX's (Way underpowering) Do you think that 500.1 would sound pretty good with the AVA's???
It is not really how much i have to spend, it is how much i wanna spend at the moment. I would like to pay off alot of my credit card before anotehr big purchase, i just built a 1400 dollar comp.
I could probobally get a Zapco reference from anywhere between 500-600 dollars, but i havent checked with "my guy" yet. If i put that much wattage i will have to upgrade the big 3 and a HO alt so that owuld be like 200 more?? Do you know of any really efficient amps that would work good for my situation and still pound and have good SQ.
then do this, run one of the ava's off of the 500.1 and wait till you get the money to get something bigger. that zapco will prob run about 500 watts at 4ohms since it is rated at 12 and you will most likely be giving it 13.5-14.0 depending on your charging system.
I know this is a bad answer, but i guess it would depend on the situation. I dont wanna buy an OK amp right now and waste my money. I kind of decided to change my train of thought from the beginning of the thread. I am thinking about doing what James said to do and hook up just one sub and then 2 just to see how they sound. They have got to be more efficient then those TDX's, so i am expecting big results.
Another though would be, if it does sound really good with one hooked up i could just get another 500.1 for like 250-275 shipped. I was allready getting slight dimming with my previous setup, altough before i even had an audio system if you pressed the power window button down it would cause my Headlights to dim.
sounds like the one amp is the winner to me too. And i understand your reasonings on amplifier choices and i agree if you want to go full tilt. (with the zapcos) Going with any more amplifier would be asking for problems an upgrade would definately be my choice before any more power but keep in mind an alternator is only so effiecient at idle.
Thanks for you all of you help guys. I just wanted to make sure i made a good choice and not waste my money. Does anyone know how much it would cost to upgrade my electrical (big 3 and alt)????
This is why im looking for a good compromise in a daily user system good sq and good spl because replacing alternators and such is expesive plus how loud do i need it to be for a daily driver ill save the big three for my competition days when im not in the car and do the most i can within those limits. My ears are important to me so it will do me no harm there either. Im not knocking anyone I just wanted to throw out some food for thought.
The only reason why i will be giving up the Ava's is because i was underpowering the TDX's because i got a good deal on them and was told they were efficient. That was a crock. I was looking to sell them but was offered a trade for new Ava's and some cash so i took the deal. If i dont use both i will atleast have an extra one left over just in case. I Also dont wanna upgrade my electrical if i dont have to because i dont wanna change anything on my car.
Doesnt look like i will be getting the Ava's after all. There was a problem with the shipping so i am getting my TDX's returned. Does anyone wanna buy them from me????