amount of power i need

hippiewithaplan
hippiewithaplan Posts: 3
edited August 2003 in Car Audio & Electronics
I have two 10" polk GNX104's and a 12" kicker comp. rms is 50-175 watts and peak is 400 watts. what size amp would work the best and what brand. i currently have a 500 watt four channel amp and a 180 watt jvc head unit.
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  • sntnsupermen131
    sntnsupermen131 Posts: 1,831
    edited August 2003
    sorry to break it to you, but using two different brands of subs will sound bad...and using 2 different sizes will sound worse...
    -Cody
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  • hippiewithaplan
    hippiewithaplan Posts: 3
    edited August 2003
    what if i take out the kicker? what size amp would i need for the tens for it to sound good and get the most out of them?(the rms and the peak were for each ten)
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited August 2003
    yes, do not mix the 10's and the 12... you'd need 2 amps to do it, or just the exact right power ratings / impedance subs and chances are i'm betting you don't as it would be tricky for me to even do if i could hand pick the stuff to use for it... and yes, it would probably sound like junk.

    the 500 watt 4 channel will probably work -- if it is 250 watts rms x 2 bridged at 4 ohms then that's fine for two 4 ohm GNX 10's.


    otherwise, if its not... then you need an amp that is either 200 or so by 2 RMS at 4 ohms (whether this is a bridged 4 channel or a stereo 2 channel) or a 400 x 1 watt rms at 2 ohm mono amp.


    suggestions... these are in no particular order... for the price, i'd buy the mtx 4250D -- its a good little amp, and it'll do the power you need -- its more than half off due to closeout... if not that, then the profile 600M -- mono's will be easier to use than 4 channels

    - Profile CA 600M: 400 x 1 at 2 ohms / $169 / www.crutchfield.com

    - Profile CA 650: 225 x 2 bridged at 4 ohms / $159 / www.crutchfield.com

    - Profile CA 440: 180 x 2 bridged at 4 ohms / $129 / www.crutchfield.com

    - Coustic 481QE: 225 x 2 bridged at 4 ohms / $289 / www.sounddomain.com

    - Lightning Bolt B2.400.4: 200 x 2 at 4 ohms / $179 / www.sounddomain.com

    - Hifonics Nemesis NX 440: 200 x 2 at 4 ohms / $205 after rebate / www.sounddomain.com

    - Coustic 401DB: 400 x 1 at 2 ohms / $209 after rebate / www.sounddomain.com

    - Rockford 351M: 350 x 1 at 2 ohms / $249 / www.sounddomain.com

    - Lightning Bolt B2.350.1: 350 x 1 at 2 ohms / $179 / www.sounddomain.com

    - MTX 4250D: 350 x 1 at 2 ohms (more like 400-ish) / $129 on closeout - last year's model) / www.sounddomain.com

    - MTX 421D: 450 x 1 at 2 ohms / $299 / www.sounddomain.com
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  • hippiewithaplan
    hippiewithaplan Posts: 3
    edited August 2003
    thanks for the help
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