500.1 will be ok for 2 mm2124? or i need 2 amps?

SamSagaZ · March 2005

everything asked in the title

exalted512 · March 2005

well theyre 400 watt subs and youll only be giving them 250 watts each...youd be better off going with a non polk amp...
-Cody

Systems · March 2005

wow man, ur an idiot. first of all, he could be getting all FIVE HUNDRED watts to his subs. its called a SERIES CIRCUIT. go take a physics class or sumptin.

and to answer the question :
it might. im not sure wut the 12s RMS at. check the RMS of the sub. and the max and if the 2 numbers arent too much higher than that, then u MIGHT b ok. but u can always play it safe n go up an amp

Systems · March 2005

the 12" momos rms at 400 and max at 800. ud def. need a bigger amp.

swerve · March 2005

GO with a different amp. I had this setup and 250 to each sub isn't enough.

neomagus00 · March 2005

hey ****, if you read your own post you'd realise that 500 watts to 2 subs is... DINGDINGDINGDING! 250 WATTS! which is exactly what cody said. and if we're talking about classes, why don't you try basic spelling, see how that goes... someday you might move up to basic typing!

in any case, i'll go with swerve on this one. if you had the 10s it'd be cool, but you want an amp that can output 800 watts at 1 or 2 or 4 ohms, doesn't matter which.

AustinKP · March 2005

Originally posted by Trppedunr = ****
wow man, ur an idiot. first of all, he could be getting all FIVE HUNDRED watts to his subs. its called a SERIES CIRCUIT. go take a physics class or sumptin.

and to answer the question :
it might. im not sure wut the 12s RMS at. check the RMS of the sub. and the max and if the 2 numbers arent too much higher than that, then u MIGHT b ok. but u can always play it safe n go up an amp

Ok, is this guy joking around, or is he truly that stupid?
First, cody said the subs would get 250 watts EACH. 2nd grade math teaches us that 250+250=500... so what was your grand enlightenment? Cody also recommended that he go with a non-polk amp -- indicating that it (the 500.1) wouldn't be enough. Then you come up with this genius response basically restating what cody just said. You really are amazing, besides being an anonymous coward.

SamSagaZ · March 2005

ok guys, thank ill try to get an non polk amp for my subs, and maybe an polk for my mmc6500

Thom · March 2005

We run C500.1's to pairs of MM2124's all the time and it's fine. Remember that the amp is putting out more than 500 watts in reality. More power is almost always a good thing, but the C500.1 is plenty for our woofers.

MacLeod · March 2005

Thom's right. The 500.1 puts out a little over 600 watts RMS and 300 to each 2124 would be fine. 600 watts aint nothing to snicker at. Thats some pretty solid grunt.

SamSagaZ · March 2005

well i just asking that because have problems to get an MTX amp in my country i just found some polks

US$625 c.400.4 can use that in bridged mode for the mmc6500

and found an US$600 c.500.1 but ill try to get an bigger amp.

the c400.4 will be ok for the mmc6500, right?

btw.. the mtx (MTX Audio Thunder502) will work better than the c400.4?

exalted512 · March 2005

Originally posted by Trppedunr = ****
wow man, ur an idiot. first of all, he could be getting all FIVE HUNDRED watts to his subs. its called a SERIES CIRCUIT. go take a physics class or sumptin.

and to answer the question :
it might. im not sure wut the 12s RMS at. check the RMS of the sub. and the max and if the 2 numbers arent too much higher than that, then u MIGHT b ok. but u can always play it safe n go up an amp

dude, shut up. ive forgotten more about car audio than youll ever know. STFU GTFO.
that being said, id get the 400.4 over the MTX. Its a better amp. BUT if youre going to go with another brand of amp for your subs, since i like things to look the same, id probably go with whatever brand of amp youre going to go with for the subs. if you wanted to, you could get 2 300.2s, one for each sub, but that gets expensive. if it was me, id look into a different brand of amps like HiFonics or something along those lines
-Cody

SamSagaZ · March 2005

impossible to get hifonics here... im talking with an guy from ebay. he looks legit, at least have 98% of rating and more than 10.000 sales...

but he dont have the 502 in stock, just have the 801d.

maybe ill buy the 801d for the subs and the 400.4 for the mmcs.

i can use diferents brands, because the subs ar 100% diferent sound from the mmcs

...

exalted512 · March 2005

youre correct, theres no harm in mixing amps, its purely cosmetic;)
-Cody

SamSagaZ · March 2005

well ill put the amps under the back seats so noone will see that are diferents

MacLeod · March 2005

Personally I would go with the 500.1 Im big on having the same amps and as stated above, it would power the 12's fine. But ya cant go wrong with the MTX either.

PoweredByDodge · March 2005

Oh lord - I can't believe you guys didn't nail him for the obvious...

"series circuit" and "physics class"...

geeze...

if you series two SVC 12's - you're going to put an 8 ohm load on that amp - and get 125 - 150 per sub instead of 250 each sub. (Read as: "Jackass")

I've failed more physics classes than you've signed up for kid.

Anywho... my 2 cents -- I don't think 250 to each sub is a bad thing.

It depends on your listening habits.

I had always been of the belief that "more power was essential" - but then i realized that there comes a point where it actually IS loud enough - but your ears are just so beaten that you can't hear it anyways.

Robin runs about 225 per 10" polk DX sub and it sounds great in the trunk of her car. If you're doing sealed boxes inside of a pickup truck, you might want some more power though - odd thing - it seems that when you put a sub in a trunk of a car, "less power goes further" ... probably due to echoing and bouncing aroudn in there and what not - I don't know. Haven't thought about it that much.

ANYWAY - in short - the C500.1 will do. but rest assured, it's not the "biggest and best" that you could do. An 800 watt amp would be my choice, but I don't know if I'd even dump all 400 on each sub - 350 or so would be my personal target.

Whatever you end up with - Polk or MTX - both companies are reputable and high quality - you'll be allright.

SamSagaZ · March 2005

ok dude, thanks, ill try to get the mtx amp

and maybe an polk for the mmcs

MacLeod · March 2005

Well Vinnie, thats kind of what I was thinking.

The MTX 801D, as you well know, is waaay more than 800 watts and Im very leary of overpowering things. The 500.1 I think would be a better match with its 300x2.

SamSagaZ · March 2005

so macleod you think that the best choice is the 500.1?

Systems · March 2005

guys the c500.1 is a great amp, ive been running it for over a year now and i can tell u it pounds my bazooka 12" subs a lot better than even the high end rockford fosgate amps but i have been offered a kicker kx600.1 so i am having a debate with my self as well to keep or go with the kicker, i guess i should open a new thread

MacLeod · March 2005

Yes. The Polk amps are excellent amp. When they first came out I thought they were too expensive but now that Ive read a few reviews and checked them out for myself I think they are among the best on the market. If I could afford them I would have them.

PoweredByDodge · March 2005

polk amps are leagues above rockford amps - mtx amps are leagues above rockford amps - this little 3 watt crystal radio setup that i got for 13.95 at radio shack and showed my buddy's toddler how to hook up is leagues above rockford amp design...

in short - rockford is very poor.

500.1 will be ok for 2 mm2124? or i need 2 amps?

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