best amp for my subs

[paulw 10+ year member]

i picked up two 10" mtx thunder subs last night, unfortunatly i've discovered that my older alpine mrv-t707 dosn't have enough power to puch them the way i'd like. if i bought two MTX TC2002 amps (one for each sub) do you think i'd have enough power, or should i go bigger?? the subs are 225 watts rtms, and mtx rates that amp at 200 rms. seems like a perfect match to me. or should i just go bigger?

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[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

just get 1 amp that does 500 rms. it'll be easier and cheaper.

 

[DePratt 10+ year member]

why buy 2 amps for 2 cheap subs??

buy one nice 2 channel amp.

or a small class D (kicker zx400.1)

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

are those dual 4 ohm subs or single 4 ohm?

 

[paulw 10+ year member]

they're single voice coil 4 ohm subs, do you think the alpine is 2 ohm stable bridged?

 

[paulw 10+ year member]

i was just going to use 2 mtx amps because they're only like 75 bucks on ebay

 

[paulw 10+ year member]

would the mtx 3401 be a better option? mono sub amp

 

[Bigbear 10+ year member]

yea use a mono amp if you can....

 

[paulw 10+ year member]

yea use a mono amp if you can....

i think that will be my best option

 

[paulw 10+ year member]

think i'll fry my alpine if i go 2 ohm mono?

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

think i'll fry my alpine if i go 2 ohm mono?

what model?

 

[paulw 10+ year member]

what model?

older mrv-t707

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

older mrv-t707

you can bridge it. it'll put out 340 watts x 1 at 2 ohms. that's at 14.4 volts.

 

[paulw 10+ year member]

you can bridge it. it'll put out 340 watts x 1 at 2 ohms. that's at 14.4 volts.

i have it bridged into 4 ohms now, i say the hell with it if it fries then it fries and gives me an excuse to upgrade //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

i have it bridged into 4 ohms now, i say the hell with it if it fries then it fries and gives me an excuse to upgrade //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

if you are using both subs, you can't be at 4 ohms.