Rockford P3D212 subs with rockford p1000-1bd amp?

Question

Hey, I have two (2) 12" Rockford Fosgate P3's (500 RMS each). Would it sound good with a Rockford P1000-1BD amp (1000W x 1 @ 1-Ohm RMS)? Or should I go with the MTX Thunder X1000D (1000W x 1 @ 2-Ohm RMS)?

Answer 1

EITHER ONE OF THOSE AMPS WOULD DO, SINCE YOUR SUBS ARE 2 ohm EACH BUT I PERSONALLY WOULD CHOOSE THE MTX THUNDER AMP. I'VE USED ONE SIMILAR BEFORE AND IT PUSHES MY ONE 12" L7  SUB HARD. ALSO I BELIVE THE MTX AMP IS A HIGHER GRADE THAN THE ROCKFORD ONE.

Answer 2

sub specs=

CEA-2031 Compliant  

Size 12"

Impedance 2-Ohm x 2

Power Handling 500 Watts RMS

1000 Watts Max

two 2ohm DVC subs can be wired to give you impedances of .5, 2, or 8ohms at the amp-- the lower the final impedance at the amp the lower the sound quality but the easier/cheaper it is to power

CEA-compliant amps are not stable below 1ohm so they would run hot and constantly go into protection, and at 8ohms it would cost an arm an a leg to power, so wire them up for a 2ohm final impedance at the amp (here's a diagram http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer...

the Fosgate amp would not work unless you used two of them- one on each sub because its 500watts RMS @ 2ohms

the MTX would be a perfect match

or you could go with any of these CEA-compliant brands with the correct specs

Alpine

Bazooka

Blaupunkt

Clarion

Eclipse

Infinity

JBL

JL Audio

JVC

Kenwood

Kicker

MTX

Pioneer

Polk Audio

PPI

Rockford Fosgate

Sony

here is a site with a wide selection and the best prices i have found on the web (from reputable sites) http://sonicelectronix.com/cat_i23_mono-...