Car Subwoofer and amp question?

Question

I have a alpine 12in type E sub with a 220 watt alpine mono amp if the max power for the sub is 750 watt is this an ok setup.. I also have it in a bandpass box and I am looking to add another 12in sub would i have to get a new amp to?

Answer 1

dont worry bout looking at peak power,jus focus on rms.

Answer 2

It all depends if your talking about peak power or RMS.  If you are looking at peak power it's ok.  even if your looking at rms.

Answer 3

Don't bother looking at the MAX power rating when determining if a sub is best suited to an amp.  Always look at the RMS ratings of both.

The Alpine 12" Type E's have a 250W RMS power rating.  Your Alpine amp has a 220W x 1 rating at 4 ohms.  That's a good match.  Should you add a second sub, your amp is rated at 400W x 1 at 2 ohms, so you won't really need a new amp to run that pair.  Your amp will power both just fine - just wire the subs in parallel to your Alpine mono amp.