Thread: Amps????????

Your deck might have a separate sub out, go and check.
Take a Sony Xplod (or any other) amp to fire the subs.

if the subs are rated at 1300 rms this means the subs can handle the 1300 watts all the time. Now if it is 1300 max, this means when sony tested the subs, they maxed out the subs just before they blew up and what number it maxed out at is your max. in this case would be 1300 watts. But if you read the manual you'll probably find that your subs might be rated at an rms of say 300 or 400 watts. With this all said, you are to get an amp that can handle your rms rating, and if your speakers are rated at 300, then i would put say 250 watts to them or a bit more.

Now hooking them to your system, on the back of your deck you should have two possible three rca out puts. if you have three, one will be a sub out. this is the one I would use. run a longer rca cable from this out put and plug it in on the amps input. wire the amp as normal 8 gage wire from battery, 10 gage to a chassie ground, and a remote turn on from the radio or remote switch. if you only have two rca out puts. I would run the rca from the deck out of the rear rca cable.

This should do it, have fun and let us know if you need further help.

Phil

so if i did not touch the speakers in my doors, and left them stock, but put 2 1300 w sony xplods in the trunk what kind of amp would i use? how many watts and how many channels.

it does not say that...all it says is 1300 max

What model sony is it then look it up online at crutchfield or sonys site

the rms is 380 on the subs.