ive got a a set of four type r 6.5"s and im wondering if the MRD-500 would be a good amp to power just the speakers and my IVA-D900?

 

Isn't that a monoblock amp?

 

There is no MRD-500, however there is a MRD-M500 a 500W into 2 ohms at 14.4V mono block sub amp. and unless you like your high-pass in mono it's not the amp you need 94

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fcm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There is no MRD-500, however there is a MRD-M500 a 500W into 2 ohms at 14.4V mono block sub amp. and unless you like your high-pass in mono it's not the amp you need 94</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok then what would be a good speaker amp to go with those speakers?

 

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ok then what would be a good speaker amp to go with those speakers?</TD></TR></TABLE>
If you want Alpine . . . . . . .
http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/p...-F250

 

Well I will assume they are SPR-17LP 6.5" 2way coax, a 50W rms speaker. so a 4x50W rms amp would be the way to go, like this http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/p...-F345 or maybe the MRP-F450 4x70W rms into 4ohms at 14.4V, a little extra power can't hurt. 94

 

That's more expensive then the one I picked for him

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by omega02379 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That's more expensive then the one I picked for him </TD></TR></TABLE> Also only 4x40W 94

 

The speakers are SPR-17LS, dunno if it makes a difference. whats a good place to find good deals on these amps?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fcm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Also only 4x40W 94 </TD></TR></TABLE>
I was playing it safe. You know the "good" companies always put out more then rated
He'll be back here in two months wondering why the speakers blew , even though he had the gains turned all the way up.


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Where do you live? E-bay , Best Buy?

 

socal, but i was just wondering if there were some good sites to check out. crutchfield.com seems to be pretty good.

 

Crutchfield is always good. They have excellent customer service. But why don't you try to find a dealer on the dealer locator?
http://direct.where2getit.com/...lpine

 

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I was playing it safe. You know the "good" companies always put out more then rated
He'll be back here in two months wondering why the speakers blew , even though he had the gains turned all the way up.</TD></TR></TABLE> Well you know how the saying goes "better to be overpowered then underpowered" and Alpine uses CEA-2006 power ratings.

I do agree, use an authorized dealer, and a local retail shop will give you the best service, this is also a good time to pick up some 05 product, dealers should be blowing it out the doors, with full warranty. 94

 

if i ran MRV-F450 for my speakers would i want to run another amp for say 2 10" type X subs?

 

UUUHHHHHMMMM , yeah.

 

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alright well throw me a bone here, i know absolutely nothing about audio stuff. just need some help here. what amp would be good to run 2 10" subs?

 

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alright well throw me a bone here, i know absolutely nothing about audio stuff. just need some help here. what amp would be good to run 2 10" subs?</TD></TR></TABLE>

OK. Let us answer some questions first.

1)what is your budget?
2)what is your primary focus? Bass , Sound Quality , a little of both?do you plan on competeing?
3)how much space do you need?or want to keep?
4)what kind of music do you listen to?
5)do you want it to be "showy" or "stealthy"?
6)are you looking to be brand coordinated?

Answer those and I could be more helpful. Or what do you have now?

 

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OK. Let us answer some questions first.

1)what is your budget?
2)what is your primary focus? Bass , Sound Quality , a little of both?do you plan on competeing?
3)how much space do you need?or want to keep?
4)what kind of music do you listen to?
5)do you want it to be "showy" or "stealthy"?
6)are you looking to be brand coordinated?

Answer those and I could be more helpful. Or what do you have now?</TD></TR></TABLE>

1)dont have a budget, but also dont want to spend an arm and a leg
2)little of both
3)basically gonna put this stuff in my trunk so doesnt matter
4)i mainly listen to hardcore with a lot of double bass, but do listen to hip hop and other stuff as well
5)prolly more or less showy
6)ya kinda lookin to stay alpine

 

mono block amps power subs. hence the one (mono) channel to power the subwoofers only.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by {Powered by R} &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive got a a set of four type r 6.5"s and im wondering if the MRD-500 would be a good amp to power just the speakers and my IVA-D900? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Your car powers your IVA-D900. Your IVA-D900 powers your speakers or sends that signal to an amp so the amp can power the spkrs. Your amp cannot power your headunit, it's kinda the other way around (almost)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by {Powered by R} &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if i ran MRV-F450 for my speakers would i want to run another amp for say 2 10" type X subs?</TD></TR></TABLE>
http://alpine-usa.com/en/produ...-M605

 

Take my word for it, two type X 10" subs is probably not what you want, the Alpine SWX-1042D are DVC 4 ohm 1000W rms subs you are going to need 2000W of rms power to drive them properly, and $1000 for subs and $1000 to $1700 for 2 Alpine amps to run them

If you are going to use an MRV-F450 an Alpine 04 amp, 4x50W rms into 4 ohms @ 14.4V, [good for your high-pass speakers] then a good balance for sub bass is 3 times the high-pass power, high-pass is 200W so sub bass should be around 600W rms, so a pr. of Alpine http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/p...1022D @ $150 US would be a better bet and drive them with an Alpine http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/p...-M605 @ $400 US 94

 

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I don't know why people insist on trying to power things to the max? What is the efficiency on those subs? How well does it use one watt to produce sound? I have 2 RF hx2's and they only got about 150 a piece and they were still amazingly loud. Just because he is not putting 1000 watts to them , does not mean they won't still "bump".


Modified by omega02379 at 4:58 PM 1/14/2006

 

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I don't know why people insist on trying to power things to the max? What is the efficiency on those subs? How well does it use one watt to produce sound? I have 2 RF hx2's and they only got about 150 a poece and they were still amazingly loud. Just because he is not putting 1000 watts to them , does not mean they won't still "bump". </TD></TR></TABLE> I would guess thats why he asked, he does not know.........
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alright well throw me a bone here, i know absolutely nothing about audio stuff. just need some help here. what amp would be good to run 2 10" subs?</TD></TR></TABLE> 94

 

Here , just get all this
http://alpine-usa.com/en/produ...-F250

http://alpine-usa.com/en/produ...-M650

http://alpine-usa.com/en/produ...-17LSx2

http://alpine-usa.com/en/produ...1242Dx2

http://alpine-usa.com/en/produ...-9856

AND YOUR GOOD TO "BUMP"!