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[mini30me1992]

what amp do i need for this sub.. its a alpine type s 10" subwoofer... like this one
http://www.dvbcaraud...roducts_id=3381
thanks

[Bungle]

a 300-250 watt amp that you can run on 1 channel bridged with low bass filter

[mini30me1992]

i also have 2 pioneer 6X9's under the seat 240w and 2 100w pioneer speakers on the parcel shelf does this make any difference to it.. thanks

[Bungle]

not if your running these of the amp built into the head unit

[mini30me1992]

none of its wired up yet.. dont know the best way to do it i have a pioneer deh 3900mp with mofset 50w X 4 aux in and 1 rca pre out whatever that means.. also says cs rds receiver :S confusing stuff all i know is at present i have the 2 speakers on the parcel shelf 100 w pioneer ones 2 under the seat pioneer 6X9's 240w and the alpine type s sub...

[mini30me1992]

also what does wired remote input mean?

[Matt]

Right okay lets start from the beginning...

you have 2 pioneer 6X9's under the seat 240w and 2 100w pioneer speakers on the parcel shelf.
and you want to run a alpine type s 10" subwoofer which is 300 Watt RMS.

but you only have 1 rca pre out (this is what we connect the amps to)

firstly you will need a splitter.... so that you have two rca sources.

you will then need 2 amps, 1 for the 6x9's and one for the sub.

around 350 rms for the sub (you dont want the amp working at full power all the time) and around 300rms for the 6x9s as well..

and run the parcel shelf speakers from the headunit as they are.

[Matt]

wired remote input means that you can often buy an optional remote to control the stereo. But its a wired remote as opposed to a wireless one.

[norwegianminiman]

I will be going for an alpine X-series 10" sub with an alpine PDX-1.600 amp...

[mini30me1992]

ah.. will this be too much for the car? like will i have a problem with the battery going dead or anything

[mini30me1992]

im confused at what amps i need now.. its hard to find the rms bit.. people are like yeah 300w amp here and its like 20w rms.... is this what im looking for


item number: 270186288681
http://cgi.ebay.co.u...1QQcmdZViewItem

and is this the splitter i need Item number: 170167887855
http://cgi.ebay.co.u...1QQcmdZViewItem

Edited by mini30me1992, 13 November 2007 - 04:23 PM.

[Matt]

neither of your pages are responding...

just get an uprated battery.. *use the search its been covered* and buy an uprated alternator from minispares..

[lemmingzappa]

just to let you know you dont HAVE to use an uprated alternator, I'm not it's fine running two full range speakers, sub & an amp.

but it's probably best that you do if you planning on running multiple amps, i'm not sure how much strain that would put on the standard alternator.

but you should DEFINATELY upgrade to a bigger battery !

[norwegianminiman]

would one have to change the battery contacts to fit an optima yellow top? the previos owner of my mini tried swapping the battery and the contacts were to small for the battery...

[mini30me1992]

the car its going to already had an uprated battery fitted so not sure about battery contacts i think the guy said he fitted the biggest battery he could fit in the battery box to the car... i think i will probaly go for a uprated alternator too then.. thanks guys..