Need car audio advice...

[malbojah]

I came into possession today of a pair of MTX Thunder 3000 sub w/enclosers from a friend. It's either a T384 or a T388 model. Sorry, no other label on the back of the sub. I'm looking for an amp to match up to it and my Kenwood KDC-MP225 HU I bought last year (Black Friday Best Buy deal). I'm trying to keep this on the inexpensive side as I'm, well, broke at the moment. (Under $125 preferred). I'm going to mount them on the tool rack behind the seats on my 98 F150 regular cab

Suggestion?

 

[malbojah]

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[malbojah]

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[TUKIN18S]

You won't get an amp that will last and a wiring kit for 125. If you want to stay cheap get this and a wiring kit http://www.crutchfield.com/S-av59BKURRgR/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=120&I=113KAC6202.

200x1 should be plenty in a truck. Make sure you get a decent box for them too. Depending on what ohm your subs are, is going to be how you wire them up. The amp can only handle no lower than a 4ohm setup.

 

[malbojah]

Thanks for the suggestion. I meant the cost of the amp by itself should be around $125 (little more or less is not a problem)

 

[TonyG]

You might look into this amp, as it is cheap and a pretty good amp, built by the same company (DEI) that builds the orion amps, and a couple of other brands.
http://ikesound.com/product-product_id/2280
It would be about right to run the both of the subs, without having to worry about if they are 4 or 8 ohm subs.

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

when i was really into car audio a few years ago, i always bought new amps on ebay for atleast half their msrp. Get a nice efficient class D amp. Also if you got friends that work at CC or BB, they get major discounts off car audio items.

 

[malbojah]

Does anybody have a How-to guide to amp selection?

 

[malbojah]

Common, somebody give me some love

 

[blahblah99]

JL class-d mono channel amp. Efficient, does the job, and reliable.

 

[uo7]

Originally posted by: malbojah
Common, somebody give me some love

Try asking here. If you can get a deal on a good Class D amp that would be the way to go. Or a used ESX amp if you can still find one.

http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2

 

[shortspanishguy]

I really would wait until you can save up another $100 until you can afford something better.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MEMPHIS-...QcategoryZ38638QQitemZ8025735414QQrdZ1

Just curious, what is the voltage of your HU preouts?