sub and amp question for ranger

[91rangerstx]

I just picked up 2 infinity kappa 12.1s and a pyramid 2000 watt amp at a local police auction today for cheap and thinking about changing out my system but wondering if thats too much power for a ext cab ranger?? i dont wanna be blowing out windows or anything.

 

[407Link]

hah thats not even close to blowing out windows but either way subs will rattle stuff apart

 

[--weezl--]

you won't blow windows out of any vehicle, with anything you will ever fit in any vehicle... while it is potentially possible to do it, and i have seen videos, it's not really a likely scenario... if you were to try to break out the windows, best case scenario, you would cause serious damage to your ears, long before you did any damage to the glass in your truck...

the possibility of rattling things loose is there though...

 

[91rangerstx]

ok im new to subs and what not figured i be ok but seemed like a lot of watts for a small space but one more question i got a pair of kenwood 12s rated at 200 watts and 800 peak that pyramind amp would be too much for those correct??

 

[--weezl--]

dont' worry about the wattage of speakers... just hook it up... if you are putting too much power through it, you will hear it... if that happens, just turn the gain on the amp down

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Wattage really doesn't have anything to do with blowing the windows, its mostly the vibration the sub causes either by the frequency or the travel of the woofer.

I only had one 12" 250W sub in my truck and it gave me a good amount of bass, little bit of rattle but it hit well and wasn't over powering.

 

[91rangerstx]

i just didnt wanna blow those subs cause there like brand new

 

[--weezl--]

you won't just blow them... there will be warning signs before you blow, normally you'll bottom them out several times, which sounds like a snap, or any long fast hitting tones, will heat the coil up, and can cause it to burn up, literally... and when that's happening, you might be lucky enough to smell it starting to get hot, before any serious damage happens... but most likely, if you use them at a reasonable volume in the truck, they will be fine... i have my MTX 10" cranked, and i've had no issues with it

 

[clvanhorn]

you will definitely not blow out the windows of your ranger with only 2000 watts and 2 subs. one of my buddies is running nearly 4 to his 3 w7's and another 1500 to his 4 speakers. the rear glass flexes visibly but hasn't broke yet, and he has been running it like that for years.

 

[4x4fun]

first two much is all up to the user. i have ran everything from twin tens to a 15 in the back of a ranger. with both solid, and split glass no worries on breaking a window. thats from to much DB which your not creating, or the subs ratting two much and the movement physically breaks the window. not from a sound wave.

second, there is some bad info on this thread i aim to fix.


just dont hook them up and listen to see if its done wrong. and your gain is not is not is not, a volume control. the gain is a slope shit in the power curve.

ok now your amp and subs have a ratings three to be exact. your max power, your rms and your ohms.....first forget the max power.. its all bull shit and hype. to sell stuff. the two you need are your ohms and rms. these two ratings need to match. as close as you can. or you can break stuff.

your amp will have a "set rms" of watts at a given ohm, you need to find out what the ohms for your subs are then wire them correctly so that your amp and subs match.

so a question for the OP is what are the settings for your amp and speakers (both sets) and we can see were you stand on making a system.

 

[lpdizzydawg]

I used to have 2 12'' punch p1's in the back of my 99 ext cab ranger on a 2000w 2 ch amp and 2 infinity 3 way 6x9s in the rear with 2 way infinitys in the doors on a 4ch small amp and 2 tweets and all was fine (I love a system that is all equall with all ranges), best thing to do is adjust the amp and head at low levels and slowly increase the volume and the gain on the amp(s). so that in case you get a grabby buddy with your radio, it prevents him from ''accadently'' blowin equipment from turning it too high. i also noticed when at higher volumes to at least crack a window to help with the pressure in the cab. to me too much is never enough but that is all up to the owner

 

[Surrey]

If the rms on your amp exceeds the RMS on your speakers, you can destroy them.
edit- done right, you can load up the whole back seat with subs. My friend used to run 4000 watts into 6 subs in the back of an extended cab nissan pickup.

 

[407Link]

its better to have more rms and run the amp at the lowest gain you can for best sound imo. just mach the ohms, if your amp has a higher ohm rating than the speaker you can wire the speaker wire different to bring it down you just can't up the ohms. also those infinity's don't have a high spl rating so you shouldn't break anything unless its already cracked or something

 

[--weezl--]

first two much is all up to the user. i have ran everything from twin tens to a 15 in the back of a ranger. with both solid, and split glass no worries on breaking a window. thats from to much DB which your not creating, or the subs ratting two much and the movement physically breaks the window. not from a sound wave.

second, there is some bad info on this thread i aim to fix.


just dont hook them up and listen to see if its done wrong. and your gain is not is not is not, a volume control. the gain is a slope shit in the power curve.

ok now your amp and subs have a ratings three to be exact. your max power, your rms and your ohms.....first forget the max power.. its all bull shit and hype. to sell stuff. the two you need are your ohms and rms. these two ratings need to match. as close as you can. or you can break stuff.

your amp will have a "set rms" of watts at a given ohm, you need to find out what the ohms for your subs are then wire them correctly so that your amp and subs match.

so a question for the OP is what are the settings for your amp and speakers (both sets) and we can see were you stand on making a system.

i did not say gain was a volume control, and did not just say "wire it up and listen to see if it's done wrong" so don't go giving me negative rep, like you did, for something that i DO know about, based off of being a foreman for a professional sound and lighting company, who does major raves and concerts, for 5+ years

get off your high horse and learn to read, i said wire it up (period, start of new thought) and if you are putting too much power through the subs, you will most likely hear it... you can safely power a 20w speaker with a 2000w amp, if done correctly

 

[4x4fun]

get off your high horse and learn to read, i said wire it up (period, start of new thought) and if you are putting too much power through the subs, you will most likely hear it

dont' worry about the wattage of speakers... just hook it up... if you are putting too much power through it, you will hear it... if that happens, just turn the gain on the amp down

I did read it. and there are no periods at all. Not even at the end of your sentence. There are a few ellipses. which is just a pause in a speech. so no new ideas. Just one long run on idea.

you can wire the speaker wire different to bring it down you just can't up the ohms

wiring the subs in parallel will drop your ohms load.

wiring the subs in series will up your ohms load.


this thread can only continue to be useful, if the OP can tell us what he has.