subwoofer question
 

Ok, so i was wondering (cause i'm sure someone know's more than me:tup ) if my amp will be able to do what i want it too. I wanted to to put two 10" alpine type R subs where the Mach 1000 subs go. right now i have an Alpine Mono Amp just sittin here waitin to be used (MRP-M500). It was powering my one type S 12" in the camaro but that kinda blew on me... :( I also have an older amp (alpine MRP-M200) it's about three years old. can I bridge the two subs together on the one amp or do I have to use the other and hide it?
what would you suggest?

Is your sub(s) single or dual voice coil?

I haven't bought the subs yet. I asked the guys at the audio store and he said it would'nt be the best to run the both type r's so he was going to sell me 2 10" type s for $300. still thinking on it but still need a price on the enclousures. still sounding ok?

Alpine subs are pretty good. Make sure they are dual voice coil tho.

ok thx will do!:biggrin:

dual voice coil subwoofers give you the most flexibility in terms of setup.
Your amplifier will be able to supply all the power your speakers need because the powered subwoofer will not be taking anything from the amp.

You need to find out the minimum resistance your amp will run on, and what the resistance of your subs are. Then decide whether you are hooking them up in parallel or series.
Also you need a power, remote and signal source for the amps. If you are thinking of buying type r's they are probably dual voice coil. I know my type R15 is and they are both 4 ohms. I have them hooked up in parallel so the final resistance of the speaker is 2 ohms. And i know my alpine MRD M501 can safely handle 2 ohms with no problems. If you hook you voice coils or subs in parallel you give both speakers or voice coils the same wattage. In my subs case about 475 watts RMS to each voice coil. If you are interested in having 2 dual voice coil subs i would suggest buying subs that the voice coils are 8 ohms. This will let you hookup both voice coils in parallel then both subs in parallel to give you a final resistance of 2 ohms. Which will let you run a single amplifier that can handle 2 ohms and give all voice coils the same wattage. Hope that helps some.