witch amp to hook to this sub,Alpine 1022
witch amp to hook to this sub,Alpine 1022 Does any body know witch Alpine amp i need to hook up one SWR1022-10" duel voice cone sub woofer in a steilth box ,A mono amp ,can i use a single out put amp or do i need a duel output, just for the sub to get the 2 ohms or can it be done or can some body tell me how the safest way with out blowing it up
Not too hard to do. You would want either a 2channel, 4 channel, or mono amp. There is a couple of ways to wire the sub up for different Ohms. That is the load a amp can/would like to see. Anything from 200-300watts would be fine.
Here is the specs for the sub, and a few wiring diagrams to show you how to configure the amp for different uses.
Sub. Power from 5-300 watts.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-AXqi5r5...s&i=500SWS1022
How to wire up the subs. (Duel 2 ohm voice coils.)
http://www.sounddomain.com/shop/woof...dvc&x=138&y=10
http://www.jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/index.html
Are you going to use an amp to JUST power the Sub? Is so, look for a mono or 2ch. amplifier. Look for it to have good power output into either a 1 ohm load or 4 ohm load.
Just search for some good brands and you'll find alot that can do 250-300 in a 4 ohm load. Just choose one that looks good to you and is a name brand.
Run a few past us and we'll let you know what's a good choice or a bad choice.
Here is a slide that shows the set-up of the signal chain.
Here is the specs for the sub, and a few wiring diagrams to show you how to configure the amp for different uses.
Sub. Power from 5-300 watts.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-AXqi5r5...s&i=500SWS1022
How to wire up the subs. (Duel 2 ohm voice coils.)
http://www.sounddomain.com/shop/woof...dvc&x=138&y=10
http://www.jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/index.html
Are you going to use an amp to JUST power the Sub? Is so, look for a mono or 2ch. amplifier. Look for it to have good power output into either a 1 ohm load or 4 ohm load.
Just search for some good brands and you'll find alot that can do 250-300 in a 4 ohm load. Just choose one that looks good to you and is a name brand.
Run a few past us and we'll let you know what's a good choice or a bad choice.
Here is a slide that shows the set-up of the signal chain.
Last edited by Richiec77; Jun 17, 2008 at 03:25 PM.
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First, peak or max ratings don't mean anything. You need to be looking at the RMS figure. RMS on the 10" Type-R is 500W.
Your going to want a 2-channel amp running in bridged mode (Or 4-channel using two of the channels in bridged, same thing) OR a 1-ohm stable single channel amp. That's it. Anything else would be a waste of money.
2-channel amp
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...786684376&rd=1
1-channel amp
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...787087107&rd=1
Use wiring diagrams above to wire to 4 ohms for 2-channel amp or 1 ohm for 1-channel amp.
Your going to want a 2-channel amp running in bridged mode (Or 4-channel using two of the channels in bridged, same thing) OR a 1-ohm stable single channel amp. That's it. Anything else would be a waste of money.
2-channel amp
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...786684376&rd=1
1-channel amp
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...787087107&rd=1
Use wiring diagrams above to wire to 4 ohms for 2-channel amp or 1 ohm for 1-channel amp.
Last edited by firebirdude; Jul 6, 2005 at 09:40 PM.
Originally Posted by Randy WS6
Thanks alot that helped alot,But my sub is a SWR-1022D 1500W max.
DOUH. Woops. 1 letter off. Oh well. 250-300 would work fine with this too. Max rms is 500w and 1500w peak. So look for up to a 500w amplifier. Everything else I posted follows along the same, the power handeling is the only different thing.
