Hi guys,
I need some assistance on this one…
I’m running a 12inch JL sub 12w0-4 125 watts subby.
I used to have it bridged of a 4 channel amp. But I have recently upgraded all my speakers and I’ am running them all off that amp now.
So now im thinking of getting a mono block amp to power the sub.
I was thinking of going for a JL amp. But with my current living expenses it’s just too much. So now im stuck for an amp.
Can any one recommend a good amp that won’t set me back to much. I was doing some reading and MTX RT251D road thunder amp seems pretty good. But im not to shore about amps :S
Can I get some ideas or recommendations?
Thanks guys
Nick
Also the specs for the mtx amp - > http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-MTX_RT251D
The sub is 4 ohm, mono blocks are made to run 2 and 1 ohm subs. They will still run a 4 ohm sub, but will only produce half their rated 2 ohm power.
You'll see in your link that it only makes 100W at 4 ohm. You would be better off buying a more powerful mono block that you can use for future subs, or just buy a 2 channel and bridge it because they're made to produce their maximum power into 4 ohm when bridged. Look at any 2x60Wrms up to 2x100Wrms should make enough when bridged.
ah ok thanks stonex. your help is very appreciated
so something like this would be much better http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-MTX_MTX_RT202 ?
thanks mate
Do you plan on upgrading, in time?
um
not for a while,
I just upgraded all my speakers last week and my sub seems fine and my head unit is not even a year old.
so i guess not.
That amp does 150Wrms x 1 at 4 ohm, so it will work for that sub. But if you do ever change your system, that amp will be pretty useless as it's such a low powered amp. If you don't plan to change subs, it'll be fine.
I prefer to have more power available than i'll need so that I don't run the amp too hard and in case I need to use the amp for something else in the future.
ah ok thanks for your help guys. ill keep u posted on what happens![]()
im running a 250w rms pioneer GM-7100m runnin my 15" mtx and its a gd mono it costs less then $300 if you shop round and should run ur sub nicely
yeah true. i got a RDO tomoz so im going to shop around... thanks guys