Ok, I am planning on having 3 12w3v2 subs and was thinking 2 1000 watt peak amps to go with em but figured didn't need that much power. What would yall suggest amp wise? And I'm no familiar with the running of mutli-amps and would appreciate it if someone could give me the lowdown on hooking it all up, appreciate it in advance!

~Green Civic EX

 

Two problems here...first, you shouldn't run two amps to 3 subs, unless the amps are strappable.

I guess you could wire one coil from each of the subs to one amp, then the second set of 3 coils to the other amp. But that's one hell of a hassle...

If you are looking at amps, I highly recommend that you entirely disregard any spec with the word "peak" next to it....generally, those numbers are fairly usless. Take a look at the RMS numbers.

I'm willing to bet that you will find a single 1000W RMS amp to be more then capable and easier to mount, setup and wire then a pair of smaller amps (this route is typically cheaper too!)

 

thanks man, appreciate it....have any 1000 rms amps in mind that don't cost out of the ass?

~Green Civic EX

 

Define the above term with a number....

 

JBL BP1200 will do ~1300 watts @ 2 or 1 ohms.

only $250.00 + shipping from www.ikesound.com

 

My price range is about $200-$350. ANd i need a multi-channel amp cause i'm gonna have it hooked up to one 12w3v2 for a while but then i'm getting two more so I'll need an amp that will be able to push three 12w3v2's. ANy more suggestions, bring em please!

~Green Civic EX

 

200- 350 isn't much if your looking for a good amp to push 1,000 w to them. You might find some good ones for cheap but im willing to bet you won't get a factory warrenty so it may be a bit risky. If you feel its worth it then go for it. I would figure about 500 for an good amp with that much power but thats just imo.

 

Ok, I was wondering if there was more than one variation of the JBL 300.1 amp cause my friend has one powering two JL Audio 12W3's in a vt box and it sounds incredibly well. I looked up the specs on the amp and just thought it weird such a small amp could make two 12's sound so good. If you can answer, thanks. I'm thinking about getting it for my sub.

~Green Civic EX

 

JBL makes 4 amps in that line if I remember correctly.

150.1
300.1
600.1
1200.1

Each make the power equivalent to their model number at either a 1 or 2 ohm mono load.

I'd run either the 600 or the 1200 - both are cheap and capable