My RE 12.1s
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New member Username: Johnatin_smitPost Number: 10 Registered: Nov-07 | well, for right now i just have one set up and its hooked up to two 2ohm dvc 15" cvrs, and the RE 12.1 does 700rms at 2 ohms...i have everything wired right, but i get hardly any power from the amp at all, i got like 90% more from my zx750.1 but my question is to owners (or former owners) of this amp...do u have to have the external bass knob to get a good amount of power? because when i bougt the amps off ebay they didnt come with any, so i was just wondering if that was the case...help is much appreciated |
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Silver Member Username: KaerfplSpencerport, NY USA Post Number: 772 Registered: Jun-06 | Bass knobs do not give out any extra power. If anything they mess with the amp and make it worse, IMO. |
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Bronze Member Username: Johnatin_smitPost Number: 11 Registered: Nov-07 | then how come my amp is putting out hardly any power? it doesnt make any sence, i even turned up the gain all the way for a couple seconds and it doesnt push them at all |
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Silver Member Username: BoomtankRochester, NY USA Post Number: 427 Registered: Oct-06 | How do you have the subs wired... are you getting proper voltage to the amp? Are the subs moving at all? is the amp on? are you recieving a good signal from the neadunit? Is your Head unit set up correctly? |
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Bronze Member Username: Johnatin_smitPost Number: 13 Registered: Nov-07 | everythings wired perfect, cause it all worked when i had the kicker amp before...but im pretty sure ive just fried my remote turn on output (2 amps were hooked up to it for about 3 weeks) and i also think my decks just screwed up permanently, cause its pretty old (03 i think) |
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Bronze Member Username: Derick06Rio Grande City, Texas United States Post Number: 86 Registered: Nov-05 | I had the same problem with my RE 12.1, it wouldn't move the sub at all. I even sent it back to RE two times and they said it was working but everytime I would get it back it would be the same thing. Everything was right because I swapped it with an orion amp without switching any wiring and it worked perfectly. |
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Bronze Member Username: Johnatin_smitPost Number: 14 Registered: Nov-07 | mine plays bass, not to its full potential though, and on the deck i have to turn the bass up to +7, sub +15 and then it sounds horrible and shuts off after about 10 seconds of playing... but when it pushes the cvrs, it sounds incredible, just not loud in any way |
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Gold Member Username: JuliobSanto DomingoDominican Re... Post Number: 5067 Registered: Dec-05 | open it and smell it too |
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Silver Member Username: CblazeRock island, Tenesssee Us Post Number: 851 Registered: Sep-07 | oh god dont say re's amps are crapping out,i just bout a 35.1 |
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Bronze Member Username: Johnatin_smitPost Number: 15 Registered: Nov-07 | i just bought mine too (off ebay)...bad first impression of re  ...still want to try out some subs though sometime |
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Silver Member Username: CblazeRock island, Tenesssee Us Post Number: 854 Registered: Sep-07 | the subs dont crap out that i kno of,alot of ppl run them,but the amps i dont really have much info on besides they are all old school since they quit making them,and ppl seem to want them |
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Bronze Member Username: Johnatin_smitPost Number: 17 Registered: Nov-07 | hmm...ohh well, ill just save up and buy some new amps, and hopefully two 18" sx's...what amp(s) would u suggest for that chris? |
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Silver Member Username: CblazeRock island, Tenesssee Us Post Number: 856 Registered: Sep-07 | sx's will take the power i suggest 1500-2000watts rms each,and u dont want 2 of the 18 sx's unless u wann tear your car apart lol,i would put a saz1500d on one sx tho,if u got 2 get the saz3000d |
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Silver Member Username: CblazeRock island, Tenesssee Us Post Number: 857 Registered: Sep-07 | there pretty cheap compared to most amps that have quality,that are underrated and give u that amount of power |
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Bronze Member Username: Johnatin_smitPost Number: 18 Registered: Nov-07 | that does look like a sick amp, how much do they normally run for? i saw the msrp but normally (i think) stuffs cheaper then that? |
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Silver Member Username: CblazeRock island, Tenesssee Us Post Number: 860 Registered: Sep-07 | 600 msrp is all,it depends,if u know the guy on the link im about to give u,he will get it cheaper,or if u just know somebody that is friends with him ,the 1500 d would actually give u over 2000 watts,if u had two dvc 2 ohm subs to give it a .5 ohm load,but u would have to have a high output alt or u would prolly fry the amp,but the sx's like more than 1000 watts rms like there recomended,ppl are giving them 2000 watts daily each http://www.low-hz.com/commerce/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_22&products_id= 31 |
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Silver Member Username: CblazeRock island, Tenesssee Us Post Number: 861 Registered: Sep-07 | usually 475 shipped new with warrenty,but its all about who u know |
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Bronze Member Username: Johnatin_smitPost Number: 19 Registered: Nov-07 | u dont think the amp would fry at .5 ohms? or after a while of playing at least (on a good power system) |
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Silver Member Username: CblazeRock island, Tenesssee Us Post Number: 864 Registered: Sep-07 | ppl are playing them at .35 ohms burps,they used to have a warranty on them all the way down to .5 ohms but they had to change it to 1 ohm.cuz people that didnt know what they was doing where frying them at ,5 ohm,imo i would run a 200 amp alternater for just one,but u could prolly get away with a 160 amp alt.or a 300 amp alt for 2,u need it a lil high cuz idle is lower,id get dual 200 amp alternaters if u had 2 going,just to be sure |
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Gold Member Username: JuliobSanto DomingoDominican Re... Post Number: 5074 Registered: Dec-05 | if you can satisfy current demands, there won't be any problem running lower loads |
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Bronze Member Username: Johnatin_smitPost Number: 20 Registered: Nov-07 | then im probably gonna end up getting one of those amps lol, sound like they'll perform verrry well...and im new to high(er) end car audio, so can someone explain what the phase dial/knob is for please? |
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Silver Member Username: CblazeRock island, Tenesssee Us Post Number: 902 Registered: Sep-07 | phase knob is for when a speaker or a sub,is cancelling out the other one.if u dont have this prob dont use the knob |
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