Sub question
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Sub question
Ok I've got a regular cab and was wondering will a 1200 watt sub be enough to the feel bass or should I use two. I'm building a box to house the sub also goin have two 6x9s in the box. Can't fit em in door in stock spot so getting creative lol. Any suggestions??? This is a first for me building one. Also any amp suggestion. Like how many watts does it need to be. Thanks for any input.
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Lol audio 101: if something says "1200" watts or peak power, that means jack squat. You need to look at RMS.
Match your sub and amp rms. Amp can have lower ohm than sub but not the other way around. A 250rms sub would be plenty for a regular cab.
Edit: since you're building you box i assume you know each sub has a recommended volume (space) needed.
Match your sub and amp rms. Amp can have lower ohm than sub but not the other way around. A 250rms sub would be plenty for a regular cab.
Edit: since you're building you box i assume you know each sub has a recommended volume (space) needed.
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2015 F-150 3.5 ecoboost
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Lol audio 101: if something says "1200" watts or peak power, that means jack squat. You need to look at RMS. Match your sub and amp rms. Amp can have lower ohm than sub but not the other way around. A 250rms sub would be plenty for a regular cab. Edit: since you're building you box i assume you know each sub has a recommended volume (space) needed.
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This one? http://www.crutchfield.com/S-MQyw8W1...ml#details-tab
It's a 150w rms sub. 4ohm so you need an amp that can do 150 rms (class D amp - 1 channel) with at minimum support for 4 ohm. 2, 1 or 0 ohm stable is fine too. That is for 1 sub only. If you want to use 2 subs, you'll need to decide if you're going to wire them together or give them each a seperate channel. There are multiple ways to wire them so pick what you want. Ohms will change depending on how you wire them, so be aware you might need a lower ohm stable amp.
Or get a multiple channel amp for your speakers because I bet they are around 100w rms.
That is 100-150w rms PER CHANNEL on a multiple channel amp.
It's a 150w rms sub. 4ohm so you need an amp that can do 150 rms (class D amp - 1 channel) with at minimum support for 4 ohm. 2, 1 or 0 ohm stable is fine too. That is for 1 sub only. If you want to use 2 subs, you'll need to decide if you're going to wire them together or give them each a seperate channel. There are multiple ways to wire them so pick what you want. Ohms will change depending on how you wire them, so be aware you might need a lower ohm stable amp.
Or get a multiple channel amp for your speakers because I bet they are around 100w rms.
That is 100-150w rms PER CHANNEL on a multiple channel amp.
Last edited by Tackle; Nov 25, 2013 at 02:41 PM.
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This one? http://www.crutchfield.com/S-MQyw8W1...ml#details-tab It's a 150w rms sub. 4ohm so you need an amp that can do 150 rms (class D amp - 1 channel) with at minimum support for 4 ohm. 2, 1 or 0 ohm stable is fine too. That is for 1 sub only. If you want to use 2 subs, you'll need to decide if you're going to wire them together or give them each a seperate channel. There are multiple ways to wire them so pick what you want. Ohms will change depending on how you wire them, so be aware you might need a lower ohm stable amp. Or get a multiple channel amp for your speakers because I bet they are around 100w rms. That is 100-150w rms PER CHANNEL on a multiple channel amp.
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