ive got 2 eclipse 12's (88120 dvc's) which RMS at 500 and peak 1000 and two rochford fosgate amps (800x1 / 400x2), should i just use the one amp and bridge it to both subs? or hook up both?!! Is one amp enough power for both subs?!?! THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT GUYS!
-D-

 

The 800x1 Rockford is enough. The Rockford Power series puts out more power than they rate. You usually get a paper with Rockford amps telling you the exact output level of your amp and they are usually rated higher than say. An 800w amp may be putting out 900w+.

 

I would use two of them. You could set each voice coil on its own channel from the amps. This would leave you at 4 ohms instead of two. Your amps will run cooler and sound better. You will also get more clean power.

 

woodsdaddy, id love to go over this in more detail when ALL MY STUFF arrives! Do you seriously think keeping the second amp is worth it; i could sell it and buy another 4 channel and some components for the mids and highs!!!! hey, if you have AOL or AIM, im me at d5c5b and we can chat! KIT
lata playa!
-d-

 

It just depends on what you want to do. One of the amps could push both woofers, but I think it would sound better and hit harder if you used both. I would try it both ways and see which you like better. I had my woofers in 2 ohms and I didn't think it sounded as clear.

 

well, i dont know all the details...like how to hook up to each voice coil bla bla bla....but we'll seee. id like to sell the second amp in hopes of buying some new components and another amp for those.....running low on money

 

Those eclipse subs LOVE power. You would need to use both of them for the subs, to get the best performance.

spiro

 

Those subs do love power. I'm running a pair of those same ones off of a JBL 1200.1 and they could easily take one of those on each!! I went for SQ so this worked well for me, but if you want to really push those subs, you'll need to use both your amps.

 

ok guys, so now you got me hooked on keeping both amps.....soooooo, how can my car handle all this.....cause when i make a little more money ima get another amp and some components........whats the best way to handle 3 amps with out going extreme and upgrading the altenator...think a power cap and a yellow top optima would suffice? Thanks guys!

 

I would think so, but I don't deal with car audio that much. I mostly just do live sound.

 

You should at least Dynomat the trunk and then doors. I have not and I have a lot of rattling in the rear of my car.

 

The cap would help, but if you're running two Punch 800's and another amp, you almost have to get a new alternator.