I want to put one on the driver side and one on the passenger side seats. What amp would be the best / cost effective option? Thanks.
794806
Just select a stereo amp for them as you would for any 50W 4 ohm speaker but; you're going to have to make sure they are fastened to the frames in the seats to transmit the most vibration to the occupant. I think putting them in the back would be best if you've room. Be really happening with one in the bottom as well. That way it would be impossible to realize where the vibration emanates from. Crazy out-of-the-box idea man. The kind I like the best!
794807
I use these at home in my couch. With that said an amp that is 50w with a low pass filter will work. It doesn't have to be super high end because you probably won't play any frequencies 500hz tops.
794808
The cheapest amp possible will work fine. It is only activated by current to vibrate. Sound quality isn't important. Just have the proper amperage and a crossover.
2145914
Make sure you have high capacity alternator, 4gauge wire or bigger, and that your subs can be wired to 1ohm. I have mines running 2 alpine type-x 12's at 1ohm fine all day long. Great amp for the price. Best money I've ever spent on an amp.
959806
Its sounds great. But it's always better better with 1000watts or more. Mines is only 800watts. The dash radio plays an important role aswell as the amplifier. My amp is 3000watt and i have all 4 car speakers 250w each and 2 subs at 800w each all connected on my 5 channel amp.
1894888
i read some other guys doing it, but i think you will be a little weak on power, and i had a problum over heating when used at 90% gain. i had to back down to 60%to solve the over heating auto shut down, its a nice clean amp and at 60% it will push my 4 polk audio db651s very very loud and clear....i have 2 8in subs that will shake the car using a boss R1100m amp .....myself ,go with 2 amps, or just one on the subs and the fullrange off the head. the boss is low cost ,and has been getting thrashed 2 hrs a day 6 days a week for almost a year and every thing in the car works as new...... hope this helped
801095
A lot of mosfet head unit amps are cleaner than your factory car amp (depending mostly on how old your car/truck is) and you will want to bypass the factory amp. In some cases, factory amps are nice but most (toyota..) are junk.
950605
If you are only running one sub I would get the DVC 2 ohm sub and wire it down to run a 1 ohm load instead of the DVC 4 ohm sub you have listed. That sub when wired singlely will produce a 2 ohm load. It is easier to find a reasonibly priced 1 ohm 600+ watt 1 ohm amp than a 2 ohm amp. Personally I wouldn't run much more than 800 watts RMS to that sub, it can handle more but it is rated at 600 watts. The difference in actual sound difference in 600 watts and say 1000 watts isn't very much, doubling the wattage doesn't double the output like a lot of people think. When you start running 1000+ watts you need to strait upgrading your electrical in your car. For a daily driver 600-800 watts RMS of clean power is all you will need.
2183410
Umm Look at nominal wattage and max wattage allowed by this type of woofer. your Amp wattage should be in between nominal and max.. I installed this woofer in two diff vehicles. I hooked up my amp-woofer via bridgable. One amp was a Pioneer 720 watt amp. ($55-65) And the other was a Boss 600 watt amp. ($50-60) Both perform well. See if you can find little more wattage for less money based on researching online. More power to the woofer the better, but you know, with common sense, your not going to turn it all the way up maxxxx..
109074
Yes, if you configure your amp to work as a three channel amp only!the first two channels will be your front and rear and your third will be the sub!now, keep in mind that you will not have a lot of base - it will sound loud enough only to you and your passengers - you will not impress anyone with this setup.
195718
Good luck. I put it in the house. You could always clip the wire and hard wire it in, but I'm not going to recommend it. I have no idea why they advertise it as a car amp.
192857
The rms on the infinity is 300w, 150 is not enough to push that sub, especially if your putting the sub in the trunk of your car that has a gas tank separating the cabin from the trunk. I would go with a stronger amp, JL Audio Jx 500/1 is a great amp. I have this amp and it hits HARD! One more note do not install your sub in a cheap box, a good sub box makes a big difference.
1660425
I purchased the "Dual LU43PB" indoor/outdoor speakers to go with this amp. They work well and relatively inexpensive. They are currently available at Amazon for the price of $38.85. The 40 watts is ample to fill the room with audio without breaking the windows. Hope this info is some help. Les----
802733
I'll preface that I'm no pro-audio expert, but based on how much this powers my 1 sub, I think this will be plenty of power for 2 subs, and still leave you 4 channels for the rest of your speakers. I would recommend shooting a call to your local best buy and just ask the geek squad car audio reps...they helped me even though I didn't buy it from them...they are actually the ones who recommended this amp versus one of they sell.
1894887
i read some other guys doing it, but i think you will be a little weak on power, and i had a problum over heating when used at 90% gain. i had to back down to 60%to solve the over heating auto shut down, its a nice clean amp and at 60% it will push my 4 polk audio db651s very very loud and clear....i have 2 8in subs that will shake the car using a boss R1100m amp .....myself ,go with 2 amps, or just one on the subs and the fullrange off the head. the boss is low cost ,and has been getting thrashed 2 hrs a day 6 days a week for almost a year and every thing in the car works as new...... hope this helped i read some other guys doing it, but i think you will be a little weak on power, and i had a problum over heating when used at 90% gain. i had to back down to 60%to solve the over heating auto shut down, its a nice clean amp and at 60% it will push my 4 polk audio db651s very very loud and clear....i have 2 8in subs that will shake the car using a boss R1100m amp .....myself ,go with 2 amps, or just one on the subs and the fullrange off the head. the boss is low cost ,and has been getting thrashed 2 hrs a day 6 days a week for almost a year and every thing in the car works as new...... hope... » Read More i read some other guys doing it, but i think you will be a little weak on power, and i had a problum over heating when used at 90% gain. i had to back down to 60%to solve the over heating auto shut down, its a nice clean amp and at 60% it will push my 4 polk audio db651s very very loud and clear....i have 2 8in subs that will shake the car using a boss R1100m amp .....myself ,go with 2 amps, or just one on the subs and the fullrange off the head. the boss is low cost ,and has been getting thrashed 2 hrs a day 6 days a week for almost a year and every thing in the car works as new...... hope this helped « Show Less
941278
Thats exactly what I did on my 2010 f150 stock radio. Use the blue wire as your remote power for your mono sub. I installed this guy hid behind my dash (check out youtube vids for your vehicle) and had my amp and sub hooked up working within 30min. Cheapeat and best option i've seen for newer vehicles. I used to install aftermarket radios with sub/amp but I really wanted to keep stock radio mainly because sync intergration and this is the best option. You won't be disappointed if you do it right.
1232114
The amp choice is really up to you and how many subs and how are you going to wire them up. I have one 12" Type R 4ohm sub wired to 2ohm. Using a Hifonics Zeus 1800 watt mono amp. Assuming that the amp is "actually" capable of pushing 1800w at 1ohm. It should be pushing 900w to the Type R. It sounds amazing in the trunk of my 96 Impala SS. Go with the 4ohm sub if youre going to use two subs, wire them down to 2ohm and find an amp capable of pushing a solid 2000w. Amps will state total power at 1ohm, 2ohm will be half that.
602605
I used a boss 4000 watts hits hard for a cheap amp... Always have more power on amp then subs so you can hit hard it wont harm anything. Forget capacitors ... you need deep cycle batteries red optima .. one for alternator and one in trunk .. one amp per 12" .. Dobt forget to wrap ya doors and trunk with sound and heat barriers helps rattle .. Enclosed box best... for deep bass or open box for mid level
916156
Yes it provide one but It's up to you I run another because I didn't want my amp to come on when the ACC Switch is turn, I think it's better that way meaning the amp only comes on when the car is crunk or the switch is turn all the way.