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Old 10-02-2010, 06:02 PM
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What amp should i get for my 2 JBLs

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I got two 12inch jbl subs with these specs
Description 12" Die-Cast Dual-Voice-Coil Subwoofer
Series Grand Touring
Power handling, RMS 350W
Power handling, peak 1400W
Frequency Response 23Hz - 400Hz
Sensitivity 93dB
Impedance 2 or 8 Ohms
Cone Polypropylene woofer cone
Coil Dual 4-ohm voice coils
Mounting Depth 6-5/16"






What Amp should I get or what are the ratings i should get for these subs?
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Old 10-02-2010, 06:38 PM
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you are looking for an amp that does around 800rms @ either 1 ohm or 4 ohm
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Old 10-02-2010, 10:37 PM
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How many channels? or is it mono? And also How will my car speakers in the doors be powered? Can you give me an example of the amp that would power them?
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Old 10-03-2010, 12:11 AM
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A mono/single channel amp that does 800rms at 1ohm. Your door speakers will continue to be poorly powered by the head unit (15-18RMS)... Not sure the model but I remember seeing a Diamond audio amp that makes that power at 1ohm... most amps that put out 800rms at 4 ohm will put out more power at a lower impedance... the jbl gto 1201.1 will put out 800rms at 4 ohm, though it does its maximum power at 2 ohm... so by not getting a proper sub/amp match you would miss out on 1/3 of it's power...
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is this for daily driving or for comps? 800 watts rms at 1 ohm will rattle some teeth thats for sure. you might not want it that loud?
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Originally Posted by madwarrior
is this for daily driving or for comps? 800 watts rms at 1 ohm will rattle some teeth thats for sure. you might not want it that loud?

800rms is softer than baby poop.
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It will be for a daily driver, So are your sayin I should shed some rms?....Would mind getting the most bang for my buck too Audiosavings.com best site ive ever seen
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Originally Posted by cg1987
It will be for a daily driver, So are your sayin I should shed some rms?....Would mind getting the most bang for my buck too Audiosavings.com best site ive ever seen
Bigger is better.. 800w is not too much for a daily driver... it's good for daily

Find a amp that has 700-800w RMS of power to offer at 1 ohm and don't look back.
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