Got 2 12" Alpine Type Xs, will this amp work?.....?

Question

Wussup audio enthusiast. I got 2 12" Alpine Type Xs, and a small buget. I have the chance to purchase 2 kicker ZX750s off Ebay for around $150-175 a piece...will these pust the Xs enuff for now? Heres the amps' specs:

* Mono subwoofer ZX Series car amplifier

* Class-D Design

* 375 watts RMS x 1 channel at 4 Ohm

* 750 watts RMS x 1 channel at 2 Ohm

* Three automatic turn on modes

* Removable top for easy customization

* Input gain control

* Variable Low-pass crossover

* Differential inputs eliminate noise and improve Factory radio capability

* Remote bass control

* KICKEQ™ Bass Boost

* Frequency response: 25-200 Hz

* Signal to noise: 95dB

They say they're 1500w @ 2ohm but thats the 'PEAK'...is there a way to really get that much out of it? Will 750w push the subs nicely? If I got the kicker ZX2500, how much power would it put into each sub?

Answer 1

Yea but the type x's are 3000 watt peak with like 1000 watt RMS. It will work but not be slammin as hard as it could be. You can push 1000 watts RMS or even like 1200 and be fine since those subs are great.

Answer 2

Using Both amps at 2 ohms you should be very happy. They should work fine with one amp at 1 ohm also if the amp is stable. I don't know whether it is or not though.

Answer 3

It's better to be more realistic and stay with the Root Mean Sqaure, RMS. The Peak is only going to happen if you turn it on full blast and wait for it to peak out, but more than likely it's be all distorted and sound like c**p. Peak is a term that is misleading and that only applies to an amplifier's max output, which could be very brief....like a few seconds. The amp will shut off for it's protection. You are better off bridging the amps into a 2 ohm load. Remember that you're going to be pulling a lot of current with 2 amps both bridged at 2 ohms at 750Watts RMS. You'll need to size your cables and fuses correctly or you'll be going through fuses like crazy.