a question for you stereo experts?

i have 2 alpine type r 10s dual 2 ohm all that good stuff and they are 1000 watt max im thinking of a 1600 watt amp,would being that close to the max damage the speaker if so how would a 1200 watt amp do?

Which 1600 watt amp are you looking at?

Look at the RMS ratings. They matter the most. Match the RMS rating of the amp to the RMS rating of the sub and you'll be fine.

being that they are dual 2 ohm you need to be careful what amp you choose. alot of the bigger class d amps look like a 2 channel but are internally bridged... and with 2 dual 2 ohms. you wire them togeather and that brings them both down to 1 then the amp will see a 1/2 ohm load... or you can bring them both up to for and then the amp will see 2 ohms whis wont get the power out of a 1 ohm stable amp.

its a digital car audio amp its like 100 dollars thats why im getting it its just i cant afford to mess up 500$ worth of subs for a 100$ amp

heres the link for the amp tell me what you guys think. http://www.choicecaraudio.com/Catalog_Page.asp?Product+%23=DAB2800X

if you dont wire it right youll fry the amp, the subs will be fine. you need to run it i think its called series parrallel where the endohm load will for 4 ohm instead of half

wire the subs in series will make them each 4 ohms. then you can wire them parallel to the amp which will give you a 2 ohm load at the amp

1st off there is no way that an amp that is $106 is actually putting out that kind of power.

You have Alpine R-type subs with a ridged rubber surround then they are rated at 500watts RMS. If they are the R-types with the smooth rubber surround then they are 300watts RMS



So you're going to want an amp that has either 600watts RMS or 1000watts RMS(NOT PEAK/MAX POWER).



It's ok to go with an amp that Has more RMS power than recommended because it's not necessarily too much power that will burn out a speaker. It's distortion from a lack of power that will harm your subs and cause them to have a short life span.



In your case I would also recommend going with a 1ch mono block amp instead of a 2ch amp like you're looking at. A mono amp will most often give you max power at a 2ohm load, which is how you would want to wire you're 2 subs in peticular. By running each sub in series to itself and then running the 2 subs in parallel together. You can't bridge a mono amp so it will accept the 2ohm load you show it. Most 2ch amps can't handle a bridged 2ohm load esp. if they cost $106.



My personal opinion would be to save you money and hook your nice subs up properly the 1st time without worry. Or buy some cheep dual 4ohm subs to go along with the amp you're looking at.



A TRUE 1600watt RMS amp will run you around $700-900. For your subs I'd plan on spending $350-550.

its not 1600 rms its 1600 peak and the crunch amp from the same place looks better and its a better name brand http://www.choicecaraudio.com/Catalog_Page.asp?Product+%23=PZI3252