good picks?
09-30-2011, 01:01 AM
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the best solution ideally is to run enough alternator power that it will fully support your amps and all other current draw of your car. But this isnt really practical for a lot of people.
On a budget however, you cant really do it all at once. A HO alt is pricey. Ive used stock alts lots in the past and never had problems. Infact the only alts Ive ever burned out were a 280 amp iraggi and a 300 amp excessive amperage.
Running a stereo without your 2nd batt wont allow you to supply the needed current to the amp and may starve it of current and fry it. Or at the very least will overwork your alt. Whereas running your 2nd batt will allow your amp to have enough current and your alt will be overworked to recharge 2 batts. But really, Id rather blow up a $120 alt and replace it with one that has lifetime warranty than risk blowing up your $120 alt and your $several hundred amp
On a budget however, you cant really do it all at once. A HO alt is pricey. Ive used stock alts lots in the past and never had problems. Infact the only alts Ive ever burned out were a 280 amp iraggi and a 300 amp excessive amperage.
Running a stereo without your 2nd batt wont allow you to supply the needed current to the amp and may starve it of current and fry it. Or at the very least will overwork your alt. Whereas running your 2nd batt will allow your amp to have enough current and your alt will be overworked to recharge 2 batts. But really, Id rather blow up a $120 alt and replace it with one that has lifetime warranty than risk blowing up your $120 alt and your $several hundred amp
09-30-2011, 07:23 AM
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Running a stereo without your 2nd batt wont allow you to supply the needed current to the amp and may starve it of current and fry it. Or at the very least will overwork your alt. Whereas running your 2nd batt will allow your amp to have enough current and your alt will be overworked to recharge 2 batts.
Do you have any evidence that someone has ever "fried" an amp by starving it of current (whatever that means)?
To cbuts
Were you running the 2 MTX 12s? Are you upgrading them because they weren't loud enough? If you were running them, what amp?
I am asking because the general mood these days is that you need 2kW of bass to be happy. It's just so unnecessary. You aren't posting this in the SPL forum, so what is your goal? You can make your ears bleed and your windows rattle with a 250W system. I know this for a fact, because that is what I had in my '94 Sunbird. ADS P40 for the Infinity components and a Zapco AG200 for the Orion XTR10
09-30-2011, 12:22 PM
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09-30-2011, 01:06 PM
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im looking for (2) 1000 rms subs, and a amp that will power them to their full capacity ( or atleast in the future )
all i want to do is spend 500 or something on some nice decent LOUDDD<!! subs, and run them to their full capicity
Here is a reasonable option from Crutchfield.com
12" Kicker CompVR
MTX Thunder Elite 601D
$300 for the amp, $70 for each sub leaves you with $60 to get it running (assuming the box you have works out)
Your 2 statements are mutually exclusive, you can't expect a stock electrical system to handle a 2kW amp, so you either need to spend more money, or buy equipment that will run on your stock electrical system.
I can't shake the feeling that you are convinced that you need 2kW of bass to be happy, good luck with that for <$1000
09-30-2011, 04:19 PM
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This statement is really confusing and you are contradicting yourself. On the one hand you say he will overwork the alt if he doesn't use a 2nd battery, and then you say he will overwork the alt if he uses a 2nd battery.
Do you have any evidence that someone has ever "fried" an amp by starving it of current (whatever that means)?
To cbuts
Were you running the 2 MTX 12s? Are you upgrading them because they weren't loud enough? If you were running them, what amp?
I am asking because the general mood these days is that you need 2kW of bass to be happy. It's just so unnecessary. You aren't posting this in the SPL forum, so what is your goal? You can make your ears bleed and your windows rattle with a 250W system. I know this for a fact, because that is what I had in my '94 Sunbird. ADS P40 for the Infinity components and a Zapco AG200 for the Orion XTR10
Do you have any evidence that someone has ever "fried" an amp by starving it of current (whatever that means)?
To cbuts
Were you running the 2 MTX 12s? Are you upgrading them because they weren't loud enough? If you were running them, what amp?
I am asking because the general mood these days is that you need 2kW of bass to be happy. It's just so unnecessary. You aren't posting this in the SPL forum, so what is your goal? You can make your ears bleed and your windows rattle with a 250W system. I know this for a fact, because that is what I had in my '94 Sunbird. ADS P40 for the Infinity components and a Zapco AG200 for the Orion XTR10
Starving an amp of current--meaning if the amp tries to pull from an empty battery bank it will fry. Some may be lucky if they protect first.
A 250 watt system has very little chance of getting that loud. Without a wall. 250 watt setups are very rare to break 140 db.
Everyones definitely of loud is different though i suppose
09-30-2011, 04:59 PM
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if the amp tries to pull from an empty battery bank it will fry.
A 250 watt system has very little chance of getting that loud. Without a wall. 250 watt setups are very rare to break 140 db.
