getting new single subwoofer setup and this amp is sketchy. also general car audio thread.
I'm planning to get this power acoustik bamf2600/1d amp and a soundstream t5.122 subwoofer I trust this sub to put out a solid 1000watts at 2 ohms but this amp says it can do 1100w rms at 2 ohms and I wanna know if anyone knows thats complete bullshit coming from this company or not. my car is wired in a pretty thin guage but i can upgrade that if i need to. my budget is 300$ and i can go over a bit.
tldr: is this amp actually going to get at least 1000 watts like it says? ive been looking only at ohm ratings and rms wattage. max wattage ratings are going to give me a stroke if i see another
this is the sub, going with a single 12" in a box. most likely vented cause I like to bean out sometimes.
Adam Ross
No. 90% of amp ratings are overrated and with stock electrical its hard to top 1500w on most vehicles. That being said, it should be plenty of power, i run a 75w rms x2 amp on two 10s and its plenty loud.
Nicholas Ortiz
yeah I assume the rms numbers are a bit more accurate though cause the max of these are 2600 for the amp and 2000 for the sub. my main concern is if this amp is actually a lot less than 1100 and might be underpowered for the soundstream sub.
I wasnt aware of that 1500w detail you mentioned, if both the sub and amp will be around 600-800 or so then I assume theyll work together well enough
Alexander Myers
Buy used JL. It's easy to find and will actually put out what it's supposed to. Also soundstream is a shit and if you actually put the power it is supposedly rated for, it'll blow
John Hughes
Generally getting a more powerful amp doesnt hurt anything as long as you dont go crazy with the volume. Go for class d amps and look at the input wire gauge and fuse size on the amp as they are a good indication of power. I ran two cheap 15s rated at about 200-500rms i think on a bamf5500 amp claiming 5500w and did the "big 3" (google it) upgrade and also boosted alternator voltage a bit and it was pretty good, didnt blow anything, no overheating and little to no voltage drop since the amp probably never actually put out above 1000w
Liam Bailey
also this was in a Mitsubishi vehicle, and when i was looking over the schematics of how the alternator worked, i found a wire that allowed the ecu to lower alternator output (to prevent rpm drops on sudden loads such as turning on headlights), and after i removed that wire going to the ecu it eliminated most voltage drop issues at the cost of some rpm drop (50-150rpm at idle) when bass hit. Your vehicle may have something similar that you could do that could help it cope with increased electrical load.
Henry Gray
note taken, ill ditch the soundstream probably and find something with around 800w, so JL is an option, i'll likely stick with the amp just cause it can do 2 ohms like i've been looking for. I expect it to do around 900 based on all its ratings and such, do you think the amp will be able to use an 800w rms sub (likely a more trusted brand than soundstream) to its full potential? I intend to get an amp capable of pushing the sub. I just want to make sure the amp has more or equal wattage with the sub.
Chase Rogers
I'll look into it if I get any electrical issues. i ran two really low power 12" subs from a """1200watt""" set of west coast customs i got for 90$ on ebay lmao. I have a 1994 volvo wagon and from what Ive heard this amp will do 1000watts at most. should be okay
Evan King
>I trust this sub to put out a solid 1000watts at 2 ohms but this amp says it can do 1100w rms at 2 ohms
Chinese made shit always has ultra high impossible values. And when it says RMS they are really laying on the lies thick. RMS is not peak power. It is the continuous average power.
So, let's say your car is powering the lower value of 1000 watts continuous. At 12.6 volts, that is over 79 amperes of continuous current. care fuses have triggered to prevent your wires from melting. But since it's more likely drawing from your alternator's 13.3 volts, that is 75 amperes which means your alternator is ruined.
>yeah I assume the rms numbers are a bit more accurate though cause the max of these are 2600 for the amp and 2000 for the sub 2500 watts. hmm. Made in China
