Gdiddy13

I'm planning on putting this speaker between the front and rear seats, and I need an amp that will fit under the passenger seat.

I'm going for quality over volume here.

aaaaaannnnddd GO!

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...=scsho3799041&

Erager09

Do they have dual 4 ohm versions? Dual 2 gives you 1 ohm and 4 ohm wiring possibilities with a mono-block amp. I guess you could do a 2 channel but I'd rather do a mono if it were me.

http://www.alpine-usa.com/product/view/mrv-m250

150w x1 @4ohm. Wire voice coils in series then to amp. 300w max

I personally really like alpine amps so that's where I went first. But dual 4 ohm speaker would be a better design if possible. Most amps are designed to run at 2 ohm

Gdiddy13

Well I'm ok with a different sub if it has to be. I'm not the expert by any means. I just know I want an 8" shallow mount that will give me good quality over rattling my ball sack around, and also I'm not looking to spend a ton of cash either. So if you have a better idea for a speaker let me know!

Erager09

No no kicker is decent. Don't get me wrong. Just dual 4 ohm would be a little easier to wire usually to a mono block amp. 4 ohm wired in parallel gives you 2ohm going to the amp. That's where most amps are happy. The amp I linked would work well for you. Dunno how that fits into your budget

Now that I think about it, your speaker and a mono-block amp at 4ohm would have less distortion if your going for quality not volume. 4 ohm won't pull as much power from amp but its a small 8in do your not looking to set off car alarms. 2ohm tends to have a higher THD or total harmonic distortion(I think that's it) than the same amp at 4 ohm. Basically the music coming out of the amp is more accurate to the original unamplified sound when running at 4ohm than 2ohm but I dunno if that is really noticeable to the human ear.

Gdiddy13

Ok, well if you know of a good 4-ohm I'm all for it. I'm pretty open to ideas but just thought I would start with the basics of 8" and shallow but quality. Thanks again!

Also I just realized that particular speaker is a 6-3/4" speaker. WRONG! I meant this

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_2064CWR...-40CWRT81.html

Erager09

That one will work perfect. That speaker in parallel will put 2 ohm to the amp

I can look to see what kicker offers to make everything match brands if you'd prefer that.

Gdiddy13

Sure, I don't really have a preference but sometimes it's good to stick with all one brand. Let me know whatcha got.

And now I'm thinking possibly this speaker? It's 4-ohm, and personally I like the price. But if the Kicker is that much better than that's what I'll do.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...TS-SW841D.html

pfdumigan

My personal experiences have shown better output and overall life out of kicker. Pioneer speakers are hit or miss from what I have seen.

pfdumigan

I run this amplifier at 1 ohm for my 15" memphis c3.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...FSJlMgodfXsAbw

If you found a dual 2 ohm version of the sub you're looking at, you could wire it to 4 ohms and have this amp push 500 rms to it. Slightly overpowered but considerably better than underpowering it.

EDIT:
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...-40CWRT82.html

Annndddd there's your sub.

Gdiddy13

So I'm sure this is getting old at this point. But let's start all over, you guys obviously know more than I know. I like JBL and I found this for a good price.


Now let's match an amp for that. Thanks again!

pfdumigan

Perfect with the amp I already recommended.