sub and amp question for ranger

[--weezl--]

I just picked up 2 infinity kappa 12.1s and a pyramid 2000 watt amp

he's got 2 12's and a 2000w amp... 90% of amps you're going to find are dual channel or more, so there is no reason to be hooking the subs up in parallel or series... hook each sub up to it's own channel...

... is a series of 3 periods, btw... it's a period WITH a pause

 

[Scotty J.]

he's got 2 12's and a 2000w amp... 90% of amps you're going to find are dual channel or more, so there is no reason to be hooking the subs up in parallel or series... hook each sub up to it's own channel...

Myself, especially if it's a closed enclosure, would bridge the two channels and wire the subs so they are out of phase... but that's just me.

 

[--weezl--]

if you're getting into that though, you need to do a lot more calculations on dimensions of the box, what you're doing by doing that, is similar to an active/passive speaker setup, and the passive speaker (or your reverse polarity speaker) would work similar to a port on the box, which means now you have to recalculate the dimensions of the box, because it's not truly ported, but it's not truly sealed either... so the proper specs for a box, will not work as intended...

 

[4x4fun]

... is a series of 3 periods, btw... it's a period WITH a pause

thats called an ellipsis wikipedia its correct useage.

90% of amps you're going to find are dual channel or more, so there is no reason to be hooking the subs up in parallel or series... hook each sub up to it's own channel...

maybe, but 2000w is prolly a max power. not an rms rating. and if it is 2000w it prolly gonna be a class "D" not to mention. that theres a good chance that the subs are DVC then parallel or series comes into play. and if there already sealed in a box,then they might be pre wired.

again we need more info from the OP to help him.

 

[--weezl--]

maybe, but 2000w is prolly a max power. not an rms rating. and if it is 2000w it prolly gonna be a class "D" not to mention. that theres a good chance that the subs are DVC then parallel or series comes into play. and if there already sealed in a box,then they might be pre wired.

again we need more info from the OP to help him.

i really don't think you're the one i should be learning the proper use of periods from...

that being said, 30 seconds of googling i'm sure would produce the fact that the infinity kappa 12.1 subs are NOT dual voice coil, and because they may already be in a box, does not mean that you can't pull out several screws, and wire them correctly, for the amp that you are going to be using, as it sounds, based on the original query, about if that amp is too much power for the subs, they were not bought as a set, they were bought separately...

to answer the question, no, a 2000w amp will not blow a sub, regardless of the size of the sub, if it's tuned properly and no, those subs will not cause any glass to break in your vehicle. There is actually debate, if ANY sub can cause it, regardless of number of times it has happened in the past and been video taped

as for the kenwoods with the pyramid, well, your subs are probably 200w RMS, which means their peak will probably be in the 500w+ range and your pyramid amp is 800w peak TOTAL, for all channels, seeing as it's most likely a dual channel, you're looking at 400w peak per channel, which means, it's running a lot less than that, not to mention pyramid, a brand that, if i remember correctly, used to be sold exclusively at London Drugs, all of their products are entry level, and i would not run them at more than probably 40% power, anything over that and you are going to get a lot of distortion out of them...

 

[lpdizzydawg]

Actually the whole sub busting glass thing can go both ways lol. Please dont anyone take this to offence to this post im not sayin anyone is right/wrong im simply stating facts of temperd glass. But the glass in vehicles are a temperd saftey glass (All except for the windsheild which is Laminate) that being said temped glass is known to be tempermental per say meaning it is more durable than your laminate and single strength glass (AKA Window pane) yet its edges are the most weakest spots, therefor a sub its self will not ''Blow up'' the window but if there was to be debris inside the track or weatherstripping of the glass the sub will aggervate the situation thus causing the window to blow out. So 9 times out of ten if you have seen windows blow because of a sub its really not.... it could very well have happend by just shuttin the door itself. also the ambeint temp. has alot to do with temperd glass as well. if its freezing outside and has been that way a while and you go up to a window in a car with it halfway down and grab the edges, the sudden tempature change will cause it to blow at times. trust me i have had plenty commercial storefront glass blow up in my hands loading them from the shop to the truck.