Sound like overkill?
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Buddy of mine just ordered 2 Fi SSD custom spec'd 1400+rms subs and a HiFonics Brutus 1700.1D amp for his WS6...I know very basic things about audio setups but that sounds like complete overkill to me
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IMO, I think he's going to run into some issues with under-powering those subs depending on what enclosure he goes with. The volume available in a f-body isn't that much, and to be able to drive those speakers relatively well at higher volumes while in a small enclosure is going to take more umph than that single 1700.1 can dish out.
Personally, I think he's over-his-head on what he's doing. Unless he's going to do a 1500.1 or 1700.1 per sub, a massive custom alternator, and probably a Deep-Cycle large capacity battery he's just going to make noise and sound/perform like crap.
But to answer your origional question, I don't think it's too much. But I do think there's a lot of other stuff that needs to be taken into account and modified before those are just "dropped in".
Side note: I run a 10" Adire Audio Brahma off a Brutus 1500.1 in a ~1cF ported enclosure in my Jeep; it brutally strains the charging system; but I can dump all the amp has into the sub and the sub just asks for more. My single 10 in that TINY enclosure is louder than most multi-sub "thump machines" that trump the neighborhood; not to mention it sounds a TON cleaner.
Personally, I think he's over-his-head on what he's doing. Unless he's going to do a 1500.1 or 1700.1 per sub, a massive custom alternator, and probably a Deep-Cycle large capacity battery he's just going to make noise and sound/perform like crap.
But to answer your origional question, I don't think it's too much. But I do think there's a lot of other stuff that needs to be taken into account and modified before those are just "dropped in".
Side note: I run a 10" Adire Audio Brahma off a Brutus 1500.1 in a ~1cF ported enclosure in my Jeep; it brutally strains the charging system; but I can dump all the amp has into the sub and the sub just asks for more. My single 10 in that TINY enclosure is louder than most multi-sub "thump machines" that trump the neighborhood; not to mention it sounds a TON cleaner.