Is this amp good enough for my 2 10's?, alpine amp / kicker subs Options

[ilmatic]

Hi, I recently bought two 10's kicker comp

http://www.kicker.com/comp

and I can get a deal on Alpine MRP-M500 500w RMS

http://www.electronixwholesale.com/details/?p=88


My question is will this amp be good enough for my subs?

[zonz540]

I like Alpine. I set a buddy up with that amp and a 12" Type-S for his Rolla a bit ago. It bumps pretty well. For two drivers, though, id look at a different amp, definitely not a multi-channel.
Like the Alpine, youll prob want a monoblock that is 2 ohm stable and run them in parallel. I lean towards overpowering drivers by a little more than undershooting or aiming for the recommended values. By the time you add in resistances from your wiring, turning the gain up on your amp till it most likely clips a ton, and most likely <4 or 5 v preouts, youll end up happier with more power because your amp wont have to work as hard in the long run. Youll get better sound and a little more bump as well. The drivers will be just fine as long as you dont push too much more. All the in-line resistance will pull down your actual output a little anyway. I run ~500 rms to my single 10" and its run well for a couple of years so far.

Try looking into this one:

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/pr...S&p_status=

This post has been edited by zonz540: May 25, 2011 - 4:42 AM