Amp people

[m3incorp]

Sounds great.

If you stick with Class D amps to drive your speakers and sub, you shouldn't have any problem with the big three.

I know you just got a new battery; hopefully, it is an AGM type. When I upgrade audio in my cars, I always upgrade batteries from stock unless it came with a great AGM battery and is relatively new. If trying to stick to a certain budget, I recommend a good AGM battery from any of the major manufacturers. If looking for something designed to start your car and run an upgraded audio system, there are a many to choose from, such as Optima, XS Power, Stinger, Odyssey, and others. Hopefully, I am not coming across as being negative/assuming because that is not my intention.

I got a kenwood, jl audio 6s, skar sub, and amp. The amp is 800 watts rms class d. The easy way to find out amps rms is write bench test, brand, model number, and video in the search engine. I understand exactly what you are saying. Many amp manufacturers write peak power into fooling new people so they will buy their amps.
I haven't looked up the amp I'm thinking about. It's a jl audio 500 used for $75.

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[S550HPP]

Keep on mind the amp rating is max then at 4ohm at max vol it's half that your ears will bleed and you'll be dead before need to upgrade alternator or battery.

I'm running total max RMS 1,280 W with no issues at all can't even listen to it at max it's so loud even with top down.

 

[Samiamthemustangman]

Your cool m3incorp thanks for the advice. Unfortunately all I could get was a regular battery. They had one that wasn't even agm but added 10 cranking amps for $100 more. If it was agm I would have paid. The good thing is autozone gave me a 3 year warranty.
S550hpp my amp pushes the 800 watts at 1 ohm. I have a 2 ohm duel voice coil 12. It's perfect to push the amp at max power. I use to have an Orion 225 and 250 hcca amps and 2 Orion duel voice coil 12"s. They are cheater amps. I couldn't listen to them at full power because I was afraid of my ears bleeding.
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[m3incorp]

Thanks. I can understand the battery situation. Hint; just in case in the future you should need another battery. Costco sells this Interstate AGM for $187. Interstate batteries are considered to be really good. The size of an H5 and 95R is very, very, very similar; it fits.

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Quality wire for amp wiring will make a difference.

What are the model numbers of the amps that you are going to use in your system?

Your cool m3incorp thanks for the advice. Unfortunately all I could get was a regular battery. They had one that wasn't even agm but added 10 cranking amps for $100 more. If it was agm I would have paid. The good thing is autozone gave me a 3 year warranty.
S550hpp my amp pushes the 800 watts at 1 ohm. I have a 2 ohm duel voice coil 12. It's perfect to push the amp at max power. I use to have an Orion 225 and 250 hcca amps and 2 Orion duel voice coil 12"s. They are cheater amps. I couldn't listen to them at full power because I was afraid of my ears bleeding.
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[S550HPP]

Yeah need the max gua your amp will take and a good preexisting ground like one in driver OE amp and trunk rear panel locations....you know they are solid.

 

[Samiamthemustangman]

I have a skar rp 800.1 d. The jl I was looking at sold. I found a newer 500 watt punch amp that I am thinking about. punch has a great reputation. I had several different setup up when I w a s young. I got two punch 45 and a150 before I was old enough to drive. They banged but the dude who gave me rides 2 school blew them. My best setup was orion reds. They didn't make cheap trash when I was a kid. There hccas are awesome.
I have skar 4 gage. It isn't the best but it isn't the worst wiring.
S550hppa what is a gua? I have 2 grounds. One 2 ' away and one piggy backed to that 2' away. They work but I'm afraid if drilling and hitting the fuel pump. People who do the big 3 recommend adding an additional ground from the alternator to the rear so it has an engine ground.

 

[S550HPP]

You can buy very cheap no name brand sub amps that are very good. Names are vastly overpriced. See diymobileaudio for some tips on the no names.

 

[Samiamthemustangman]

I have a jl w3 12" 3.4 it doest do good in this prefab box it sucks. I got a skar 12. It's a duel 2 ohm speaker. That jl speaker also partially sucked because of at 3.4 ohms. the jl doesn't compare to the skar 800 watts at 1 ohm. It sounds better now since I had some fun with the 13 ban deck eq. and ajusted a few other things in the media reciver. Skar is good for the price. It doesn't compare to orion hcca, alpine, or rockford fosgate but it does jam for the price.

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