Lost on amps
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Lost on amps
I want to get a MTX amp and eventually get MTX thunderforms to hook up to it. However, i am completely lost on amps. How are they installed? I see people with all these wires coming out of them what the hell? What exactly do they do? Like i said above, i am completely lost on this so any info will help.
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From: Laporte, IN USA
Basically an amp takes an audio signal and makes it bigger, enough to drive the speakers.
All the wires you see on the amp
+ to batttery
- to ground
remote turn on (usaually blue)
speaker outputs
RCA inputs
Speaker outputs and RCA inputs will vary depending on the number of inputs the amp has (mono, 2ch, 4ch, 5ch)
I am a real fan of MTX subs and amps. I haven't used the thunderform myself, but have heard it and its hard to beat the price on it. If you do go with the thunderform, I would use a 2ch amp and run it in its bridged mono mode.
All the wires you see on the amp
+ to batttery
- to ground
remote turn on (usaually blue)
speaker outputs
RCA inputs
Speaker outputs and RCA inputs will vary depending on the number of inputs the amp has (mono, 2ch, 4ch, 5ch)
I am a real fan of MTX subs and amps. I haven't used the thunderform myself, but have heard it and its hard to beat the price on it. If you do go with the thunderform, I would use a 2ch amp and run it in its bridged mono mode.
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From: Grand Rapids, MI USA
I'm not a big fan of MTX subs, but I am running an MTX 81000d mono block amp. I am pushing a Polk Momo 12 with that and it sounds great. Just to let you know, I replaced my Soundstream Reference Class A 10.0 with the MTX 81000d. The Soundstream didn't output enough power at the impedance I was running. However, the Soundstream is a better overall amp. I am selling it by the way. 