subs and amp help

[JStumpalump150]

http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/...Detail.do#tabs
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TESTE...QQcmdZViewItem
these are the subs and amp im getting and i need help on getting a wiring diagram on how to wire my subs and amp, i would google it but when i do i get like 10 different ways to do it and each way is ment for a specific application, and i dont know which application i am doing? help!

and is this amp ok for for the subs im getting? or do i need to get a 2 channel instead of a mono?

[Young Chuck D]

Originally Posted by JStumpalump150

http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/...Detail.do#tabs
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TESTE...QQcmdZViewItem
these are the subs and amp im getting and i need help on getting a wiring diagram on how to wire my subs and amp, i would google it but when i do i get like 10 different ways to do it and each way is ment for a specific application, and i dont know which application i am doing? help!

and is this amp ok for for the subs im getting? or do i need to get a 2 channel instead of a mono?

get a better amp. look how cheap it is compared to your subs...

[JStumpalump150]

i thought bazooka was a good name brand?

[Derk_eliso]

i've never heard of it. and honestly if you're getting subs that rate 675 watts peak (1350) then you could use that amp on just one speaker and not even exceeded it's limits... If i were you, and I were getting those MTX subs, I would go for an amp with a higher output, like 1000watts or even 1500. I'm pushing 800 watts through two subs designed for 500 max. Sounds great by the way.

[JStumpalump150]

well....if i understand what ive been told by circuit city, you go by watts RMS which is 450 on those and not peak power cuz you will never go to the peak power and RMS is the amount of power the subs can output constantly so if they are constantly producing about 450 than 500 would be about what i want maybe even a little more but getting an amp that produces 1000 is twice as much as needed and also much more money

[Derk_eliso]

gimme a minute to draw and I'll explain it to you. It doens't work like that.

[Derk_eliso]

that's how you hook your amp up....

this is what you have, and how you'd hook it up.
this is how a stereo (2 channel amp works)
and that's if you bridge it...


You see, theres two types of wattage when describing sound. Theres the peak and the rms. The peak an amp produces is called it's rating, If an amp is rated at 1000w then it usually (depending on brand, theres your kicker) pushes about half that RMS. Speakers are the same way, they handle like that. Your 1350 watt box (2x 750w speakers) handles that much at peak. If you push MAX 1000 watts (2 channels = 500w per channel) to 2 750W speakers then you're really only receiving 250 watts PEAK per speaker..if you hook it up normal. That's another thing, amps are always rated for their bridged capacity......did anybody understand that..cuz it made sense in my head, lol.

[Cavalier2000]

Originally Posted by Derk_eliso

that's how you hook your amp up....

this is what you have, and how you'd hook it up.
this is how a stereo (2 channel amp works)
and that's if you bridge it...


You see, theres two types of wattage when describing sound. Theres the peak and the rms. The peak an amp produces is called it's rating, If an amp is rated at 1000w then it usually (depending on brand, theres your kicker) pushes about half that RMS. Speakers are the same way, they handle like that. Your 1350 watt box (2x 750w speakers) handles that much at peak. If you push MAX 1000 watts (2 channels = 500w per channel) to 2 750W speakers then you're really only receiving 250 watts PEAK per speaker..if you hook it up normal. That's another thing, amps are always rated for their bridged capacity......did anybody understand that..cuz it made sense in my head, lol.

your way is 2 ohm my friend

[my99cavy]

Bazooka=Junk.

Derk- In the diagram do you have the ground running from the front strut to the amp??


*EDIT* If you really want some good help then post your questions about audio here http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...play.php?f=675

[Young Chuck D]

Originally Posted by my99cavy

Bazooka=Junk.

Derk- In the diagram do you have the ground running from the front strut to the amp??


*EDIT* If you really want some good help then post your questions about audio here http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...play.php?f=675

that has to be the rear strut...

[Derk_eliso]

thank you, rear. and hey I didn't see you draw a diagram, lol

[Cavalier2000]

all you have to do is ground it somewere just make sure it is bare metal

[Derk_eliso]

yeah but the strut, is like the best place cuz all you gotta do it like unscrew the thing and you already have your metal. You don't have to sand anything down and drill any holes..

[my99cavy]

I just ran my ground from my seat bracket.