Amp help.

[Dobber 0]

well i got my sub in today for my little mini build im doing and now i need to decide what amp i should go with to power it. the sub is a Fi SSD 12 D1 with BP cooling. I was thinking of running around 900-1000 rms to it at 2 ohms. So the question is what amp would you guys think would be good for this? The budget on this isn't much. probably around 200-225. thanks

[cheese20323 13]

When you bought the sub you should have got the D2 because 1. Wiring to 1 ohm. 2 . 1 ohm amps are cheaper.

Your best bet in amps would be a kicker 750.1 or some other 2 ohm stable amp.

Your not gonna get very far with just 200 $ budget look in F/S section for amps/

Edited July 28, 2010 by cheese20323

[Dobber 0]

i bought the sub used so i couldnt of really chose between d1 or d2. i would of went with d2 if i would of bought it new thought. i feel like i got a decent deal on the subs so its not going to bother me all that much. the guy i bought it from also has a kicker 750.1 that he was using to power it. i was thinking about picking that up, but its only 750 watts at 2ohm. thats a little below what i was looking to get, but would i really be able to tell the difference between 750 watts and 900 watts just by ear?

[KU40 173]

Definitely not. That would be about .5 decibel on the meter.

[cheese20323 13]

Definitely not. That would be about .5 decibel on the meter.

X2 and most kicker amps are underrated so out puts more power. My bros out putted 946 rms.

[Dobber 0]

was your brothers a zx750? im thinking i might go with that then..you think 150 is a good price for a used zx750? also is there anything else out there i could go with before i set my mind on the kicker in case it sells before i come up with the money?

[jcarter1885 995]

There are a lot of amps out there, if you dont plan on upgrading then go with the Kicker amp since it does its power at 2 ohms. Otherwise you will have to buy a more expensive amp that does most of its power at 1 ohm but the power you need at 2 ohms, this will be more costly but it gives you the advantage of upgrading you substage in the future and not worry about having to upgrade the amp.