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New member Username: Bunny34Post Number: 3 Registered: Feb-10 | someone please help me just was givin 2 9512 dual 2 ohm coils from my brother but no amp. i dont know much about car audio only what he tells me I need to know what amp to buy. dont need to know what brand but any info on power or ohms or anything like that would help me out. |
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Silver Member Username: Simple_smithLapeer, Michigan United States Post Number: 225 Registered: Dec-08 | for that ohm configuration, you'll want an amp that can do ~3k-4k @ .5 ohm or 2 ohm. or you could get two amps that will make ~1500watts @ 1 ohm each and you'll want to have an upgraded electrical system to handle that wattage. |
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New member Username: Bunny34Post Number: 4 Registered: Feb-10 | what do you mean upgraded electrical system? and what would be more cost effective 1 big one or 2 smaller ones? |
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Silver Member Username: Simple_smithLapeer, Michigan United States Post Number: 227 Registered: Dec-08 | Big 3 http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp~TID~73496~PN~1 High Output alternator Good battery and/or battery bank An Audioque 1200d is a strong budget amp for $249 and would work well for your application And generally 2 small amps is a lot cheaper than one large amp |
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Gold Member Username: Kingandsons07Www.kingmobi... Lincoln,NE Post Number: 1222 Registered: Aug-08 | A RD D5 be nice about 4,500+ rms @ .5 if i can recall |
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Silver Member Username: Simple_smithLapeer, Michigan United States Post Number: 229 Registered: Dec-08 | That would bang^^ |
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Gold Member Username: Philly306If youre going to give... Post Number: 1526 Registered: Apr-07 | ^^for maybe 10 seconds before the car shuts off since it lacks a proper electrical system for that amp. to run that daily you are going to need a new alternator which can range anywhere from $200 to 800. your brother gave you a really nice speaker but without the money to make it safe to run you're SOL |
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Gold Member Username: Kingandsons07Www.kingmobi... Lincoln,NE Post Number: 1223 Registered: Aug-08 | yeah you NEED a HO alt good batt up front and 3 or 4 in the back. HO alt look at Ohio Gen DC Batts look at Kinetik Power Master BatCap Wiring look at Shok 50' of 1/0 for $99 |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 152.5 DBs ...Trinidad & T... Post Number: 15932 Registered: Jul-05 | u need to post a max budget b4 ppl can post a list of choices .... |
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Gold Member Username: Hittin1TEAM REVOLUTION, La. Lake Charles... Post Number: 4286 Registered: May-07 | if you don't want to spend the 600-1000 for electrical upgrades, i would sell those subs (they are very valuable subs) and spend that nmoney on a sub/amp combo that doesn't require electrical upgrades. |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacPhnom PenhCambodia Post Number: 4816 Registered: Sep-04 | Just use 1 sub on 1000-1500rms amp @ 1ohm if thats the only amount of power you "need". If, down the road you need more power, you can add another amp since you already have the other sub. And upgrade your electrical from there. |
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Silver Member Username: Simple_smithLapeer, Michigan United States Post Number: 230 Registered: Dec-08 | ^ yeah i was going to suggest that or sell one of them and use that cash to buy a nice amp |
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New member Username: Bunny34Post Number: 5 Registered: Feb-10 | I think thats what I'm going to do BERNY just run with one with a 1500 watt amp on it and see if I'm happy with that. brother said I might go as high as 125 db if I use a big ported box so I might not even need the other sub. |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 152.5 DBs ...Trinidad & T... Post Number: 15933 Registered: Jul-05 | that is good advice to sell or trade 1 sub for a good amp 125dbs is nothing to do - can be done with a 6" expect low 140s with that amt of power - of course install & vehicle acoustic cud be even higher numbers i wud advise more than 1500wrms - audioque 2200d is a good budget choice ... |
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Platinum Member Username: Nd4spd18Philadelphia, PA Post Number: 10948 Registered: Jul-06 | hahaha you better score a lot higher than that with that sub. I used to do 145s in a daily box with a 9515 |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 152.5 DBs ...Trinidad & T... Post Number: 15934 Registered: Jul-05 | was thinking its 15s he had but i now rechecked to see its 12s 1 time i had my tested 9512 in a musical box tuned 38hz with 2 4" aeroports powered off 1 orion 2500d & it did 143.7DBs on the termlab meter ... |
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New member Username: Bunny34Post Number: 6 Registered: Feb-10 | now this may sound dumb but I never heard of any of these brands that people on this forum taik about, but when I was younger I had 2 15" super pros with a 2500 watt legacy amp and it was only doing in the low 120s your telling me with 2 12s with whatever power they will handle they can do more then the 15s that I had? |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 152.5 DBs ...Trinidad & T... Post Number: 15935 Registered: Jul-05 | size doesnt not matter : power & install does metered my 2 10" RE audio SE series in a sealed box powered with 1200wrms & it did 139.8dbs on the termlab meter ... |
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New member Username: Bunny34Post Number: 7 Registered: Feb-10 | I feel so stupid now I guess things change in 17 years. so here is my ? im willing to spend 700 on a amp for each sub or 1500 if i can run both off of 1 big amp. can I buy quality amps for that price or should I just use 1 sub and pay up to 1500 for just 1 good amp |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacPhnom PenhCambodia Post Number: 4820 Registered: Sep-04 | I say run it on 1500rms. A lot of these guys always tell you to run a lot of power. But that runs into its own problems with electrical. You can get a good quality 1500rms amp for $400 or less. No need to spend all of your $1500. The average price you'll pay for a High Output alternator is about $350 to $400. And then batteries, thats a whole different category. You have the money to run upwards of 3000rms. But why do that if you don't need to. |
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Bronze Member Username: Bunny34Post Number: 11 Registered: Feb-10 | thanks for the advice i wil shop around before I spend all my cash |
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Diamond Member Username: WingmanaliveWww.stainles... .ecrater.com Post Number: 22041 Registered: Jun-06 | Yes there are plenty of options today that didn't exist 10+ years ago. There are guys running 8" subs today doing crazy numbers with them too. Like the passage so many guys here are familiar with: "It's not the size of the wand but the magic in it."  |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 152.5 DBs ...Trinidad & T... Post Number: 15936 Registered: Jul-05 | 17yrs ago 50-500wrms was plenty but nowadays there are 10,000wrms amps & 5000wrms subs on the market if u have proper space for those 2 12s & if u have $700 budgeted for each sub IMO id get 2 AQ 2200D & spend what left of that $ of a high output alt & drycell battery like a kinetic \ oddessy \ power master xs power ... |
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