Few questions for a total audio n00b

[whiney]

alright good. im assuming the amp you posted would do fine.

is there any point i might need to worry about this (i.e. adding a second sub?)

also if I'm understanding this all correctly I need a dual 2 sub if I'm just hooking one sub up to the amp... is this right or wrong?

With that wiring, you could either go in series, which would bring it up to 4 ohms. Or parallel down to 1 ohm, as long as your amp is stable at 1 ohm you will not have any problems at all. If you add another sub you could wire the coils in series then wire the subs in parallel witch you would end up with a 2 ohm load.

Now as for the headunits, the kenwood I posted has a lot better interface, way more features, 4 volt pre-outs... Overall if it was me i'd gladly spend the $50 or whatever it is to upgrade to that.

[Rkrajnov]

With that wiring, you could either go in series, which would bring it up to 4 ohms. Or parallel down to 1 ohm, as long as your amp is stable at 1 ohm you will not have any problems at all. If you add another sub you could wire the coils in series then wire the subs in parallel witch you would end up with a 2 ohm load.

Now as for the headunits, the kenwood I posted has a lot better interface, way more features, 4 volt pre-outs... Overall if it was me i'd gladly spend the $50 or whatever it is to upgrade to that.

Thanks a lot for the help. I think I will spend that extra 50 and get the more expensive one. Maybe crutchfield will offer some deals on black friday so I'm holding out till then to make any purchases.

Back to the other question though, you were referring to the dual 2 ohm option in your post I'm guessing. Cause to the best of my understanding, if I did the dual 1 in parallel I would be at 0.5 ohms which obviously would not be good. I suppose I could wire the sub in series with the speakers, but that seems like more work than I want to get involved in at the moment. Would you suggest just going with the dual 2 option wired in parallel to the sub (which is stable at a 1 ohm load) for best sound? or does it even really make a huge difference? The amp is rated at 3200 rms at 1 ohm, 2500 at 2, and 1700 at 4, if that helps.

[Rkrajnov]

Alright thanks. I checked it out and the reviews for that seem very positive. Also I found some in the mid 300s rated at 1000 rms at 1 ohm. Hoping I might be able to find a little cheaper with some searching.

This was it by the way
Rockford Fosgate T1000-1bd (09-t1000-1bd) - Sonic Electronix

Is that what you were referring to?

And also, since I'm somewhat car audio impaired, do you mind explaining to me what a birth sheet is (in the briefest way possible) and why this amp would be a better choice over the other? I'm just trying to understand what makes one amp better than another other than power.

Also, back on the subject of a high output alternator.... do you think my car may need one after adding another amp to speakers (that have yet to be determined). Or will capacitors and/or anything else do the trick? I'm just wondering when I might want to think about my vehicles power supply. Sorry for so many questions. Feel free to answer whenever its convenient.

[Rkrajnov]

Alright, now I just need to figure out front and rear speakers... i decided I'm gonna get them all at once because I won't be satisfied with the sound unless I do. I think I already got an amp picked out which is the JBL GTO1004. May decide to change it. Anyone know anything about this one though? Or any good deals on some good speakers. I want to get something pretty good to balance out the sub nicely.