About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers - Page 3

lcurle · 06-17-2009, 10:16 AM

go with a name brand amp, it will save you in the long run. Rockford Fosgte, JL Audio, Vibe, SoundStream all good stuff, and I have ran most of it in my vehicles for R&D

rvpr4 · 06-17-2009, 06:08 PM

okay i think i finally made up my mind with JL Audio....well actually TMA...but they are made and designed by JL Audio so they shud be good right? its a 1000 watt rms TMA amp made by JL Audio and its on sale at woofersetc.com

TMA's have good quality rightt?

rvpr4 · 06-17-2009, 07:57 PM

if not im gunna go with memphis or soundstream...they're good right:0

lcurle · 06-18-2009, 06:42 AM

unsure how soundstream compares to memphis, I think SS has been around a while longer though. I got a 1600 RMS watt SS amp for a pretty good price, but they are all on backorder. Check out SS tarantula line.

rvpr4 · 06-18-2009, 08:50 AM

okay i found a tarantula soundstream mono 1000 watt RMS for $280...the THD is 0.50%...isnt that bad...isnt the THD on other amps usually 0.05%?

rvpr4 · 06-21-2009, 07:28 PM

how are US amps?

lcurle · 06-21-2009, 07:34 PM

the same as any other ones??? They are stricly enforced by the Consumer Electronics Association so the manuf. can't say am amp is 100000 watts when it only puts out 50.

rvpr4 · 06-22-2009, 05:19 PM

i have a kinda random question....what if i have my stock alternator charging my red top battery....and i have a yellow top in the trunk...can i hook up another alternator to charge it?

lcurle · 06-23-2009, 09:30 AM

yes, they make dual, triple and quad alternator kits. If your under 1000 watts ten you would not need another alternator

rvpr4 · 06-26-2009, 05:58 PM

hey lee i want your opinion....im styll looking for an amp....if an amp is CEA-2006 approved...doesnt that mean it has to put out what is advertised? im looking at an infinity amp and it is CEA-2006 compliant and i did some research on infinity monoblock amps and people say they suck...but how can they suck if they are cea compliant...?

lcurle · 06-29-2009, 07:14 AM

they can burn up quickly...have shorts in the circuitry, anything. Most people do a self install and hook it up wrong and end up with half the power or the wrong Ohms and are not getting what they had hoped for. I have heard some cars come to me with nothing but Dual and Boss Audio set ups and sound better and perform better then someone who tried to put together their own JL Audio or Memphis system. It is all in the wiring. Think of a car stereo wiring job like your veins, and since electricity moves like water, it has the same restrictions.

06-17-2009, 10:16 AM	#41 (permalink)
lcurle TSF Gearhead (Audio) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newton, Kansas Posts: 587 OS: Xp Pro SP3	Re: About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers go with a name brand amp, it will save you in the long run. Rockford Fosgte, JL Audio, Vibe, SoundStream all good stuff, and I have ran most of it in my vehicles for R&D __________________ Lee - MECP Certified "Any advice given on this forum is intended for helping and assisting the end user with their issue at hand. Personal saftey is important when working on any vehicle."

06-17-2009, 06:08 PM	#42 (permalink)
rvpr4 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 30 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers okay i think i finally made up my mind with JL Audio....well actually TMA...but they are made and designed by JL Audio so they shud be good right? its a 1000 watt rms TMA amp made by JL Audio and its on sale at woofersetc.com TMA's have good quality rightt?

06-17-2009, 07:57 PM	#43 (permalink)
rvpr4 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 30 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers if not im gunna go with memphis or soundstream...they're good right:0

06-18-2009, 06:42 AM	#44 (permalink)
lcurle TSF Gearhead (Audio) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newton, Kansas Posts: 587 OS: Xp Pro SP3	Re: About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers unsure how soundstream compares to memphis, I think SS has been around a while longer though. I got a 1600 RMS watt SS amp for a pretty good price, but they are all on backorder. Check out SS tarantula line. __________________ Lee - MECP Certified "Any advice given on this forum is intended for helping and assisting the end user with their issue at hand. Personal saftey is important when working on any vehicle."

06-18-2009, 08:50 AM	#45 (permalink)
rvpr4 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 30 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers okay i found a tarantula soundstream mono 1000 watt RMS for $280...the THD is 0.50%...isnt that bad...isnt the THD on other amps usually 0.05%?

06-21-2009, 07:28 PM	#46 (permalink)
rvpr4 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 30 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers how are US amps?

06-21-2009, 07:34 PM	#47 (permalink)
lcurle TSF Gearhead (Audio) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newton, Kansas Posts: 587 OS: Xp Pro SP3	Re: About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers the same as any other ones??? They are stricly enforced by the Consumer Electronics Association so the manuf. can't say am amp is 100000 watts when it only puts out 50. __________________ Lee - MECP Certified "Any advice given on this forum is intended for helping and assisting the end user with their issue at hand. Personal saftey is important when working on any vehicle."

06-22-2009, 05:19 PM	#48 (permalink)
rvpr4 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 30 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers i have a kinda random question....what if i have my stock alternator charging my red top battery....and i have a yellow top in the trunk...can i hook up another alternator to charge it?

06-23-2009, 09:30 AM	#49 (permalink)
lcurle TSF Gearhead (Audio) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newton, Kansas Posts: 587 OS: Xp Pro SP3	Re: About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers yes, they make dual, triple and quad alternator kits. If your under 1000 watts ten you would not need another alternator __________________ Lee - MECP Certified "Any advice given on this forum is intended for helping and assisting the end user with their issue at hand. Personal saftey is important when working on any vehicle."

06-26-2009, 05:58 PM	#50 (permalink)
rvpr4 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 30 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers hey lee i want your opinion....im styll looking for an amp....if an amp is CEA-2006 approved...doesnt that mean it has to put out what is advertised? im looking at an infinity amp and it is CEA-2006 compliant and i did some research on infinity monoblock amps and people say they suck...but how can they suck if they are cea compliant...?

06-29-2009, 07:14 AM	#51 (permalink)
lcurle TSF Gearhead (Audio) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newton, Kansas Posts: 587 OS: Xp Pro SP3	Re: About installing big Amplifiers and Subwoofers they can burn up quickly...have shorts in the circuitry, anything. Most people do a self install and hook it up wrong and end up with half the power or the wrong Ohms and are not getting what they had hoped for. I have heard some cars come to me with nothing but Dual and Boss Audio set ups and sound better and perform better then someone who tried to put together their own JL Audio or Memphis system. It is all in the wiring. Think of a car stereo wiring job like your veins, and since electricity moves like water, it has the same restrictions. __________________ Lee - MECP Certified "Any advice given on this forum is intended for helping and assisting the end user with their issue at hand. Personal saftey is important when working on any vehicle."