Amp turns off after a couple minutes of playing

4000 watt amp that was 2-channel with 2000 watts peak and 1000 watts RMS per channel, when wired as 4-ohm, which is what the sub's ratings are based on. therefore the amp and sub configuration were a perfect match, however approximately 1/2 an hour into driving with them i noticed a plastic/rubber burning smell and immediately shut off power to them. upon inspection both subs were blown and completely unusable. this leads to the conclusion that they were poorly rated and of poor quality materials, and i hereby advise that unless your going to run way under the limits, they are no good!

You do not need to buy an amp, the only reason to buy one is if you do not think it is loud enough when you turn up the volume to max. The speakers you have can take more power than your stereo can provide, but you only need to add an amp to get more power if you want it to play louder than it does now.

1000watts RMS and 2000 peak

Most likely cause is heat. The clearances behind the radio are often not sufficient to provde the proper air coolling that the higher power radios need. The heat sinks on the rear of the radio require a certain amount of air flow to dissipate the heat generated under high load conditions. If you add summer heat to the equation, you can have the radio going into thermal cutout to protect it circuity.

this bandpass enclosure is rated peak power at 1200 watts . what this means is that each subwoofer in the is peaked at 600watts to make 1200 watts . what your looking for is to power up the subs with rms continuous wattage . you need an amp that will put out 400 to 500 rms a channel to run this sub enclosure at 800 to 1000 watts rms to keep the speaker from blowing


audiopipe apf1801
this amp will give you 1 channel @ 4 ohm x1 350 watts 1 channel @ 2 ohm x1 900 wats 1 channel @ 1 ohm x1 1800 watts you would have extra power for better subs with more power later but you get 900 watts which when connected right would mean 450 watts per sub be perfect for you . i sell this for $320.99 in my store can shipp any where in usa to contact me [email protected]

No it will sound good if you can put an amplifier with 500 watts rms it will sound better

Description One of the oldest and most respected names in automotive sound is also one of the most consistent winners on the competition circuit. Lanzar offers a wide range of high performance subwoofers, from the pounding OptiDrive Series to the rugged MAX Series. The MAX12 dual-coil subwoofer offers high power handling, great bass response, an economical price, and a 3 year warranty. Specifications: *Power handling: 500 watts RMS/1000 watts peak *VCdia: 2" *Impedance: 4 ohms per coil *Magnet weight: 130 oz. *Fs: 33.6 *SPL: 88 dB 1W/1m *Vas: 3.19 cu. ft. *Qts: 0.47 *Xmax: 10mm *Dimensions: A: 12.09" B: 11.15" C: 6.42"

12In Kicker CVRs
are Dual Voice Coil, and You can run each voice coil around 200 Watts RMS

So each sub will have a 400 Watt RMS and 800 Watts peak.

Now since you have 2, Your total will be 800 Watts RMS and 1600 Watts Peak.

I would get really any amp that sits at around 800-1000 Watts RMS.

These are kicker but they are low end so i wouldnt push them to the extreme.

1000-1200 Watts RMS Max and but keep the Gain down on the amp. They will hit no doubt but i wouldnt push these subs or you will be disapointed in the long run.

I would get a Fosgate or MTX amp.

You can get any amp really but find something right around 1000 Watts RMS and it will push those well.

You can go mono block or a 2 channel, just depends on how you want to wire them.

Be careful though. If your running them bridged right now with your mono block, do not run them parallel bridged on a 1000w RMS Amp, you will blow them so fast lol

(RMS = Root Mean Square. Or in other words is the continuous wattage being sent from the amplifier to the subwoffers)

While I don't have any first-hand experience with either Bazooka amps or Memphis subs, this review pretty much says what I initial thoughts were. The amp will do the job without much fuss, so it mainly depends on whether you can get it for a good price.
BUT........
There could be a issue with your sub. According to Memphis, your sub (assuming it's the single voice coil version) is only good for about 250W RMS (let's ignore peak power for now). The ELA500.1, on the other hand, puts out 375W RMS at 4 ohms. You could very easily overpower your sub with that amp.

The advertised wattage for your amp is:
300 watts RMS X 2 @ 4 ohms
600 watts RMS X 2 @ 2 ohms
The actual wattage you will be using will depend on what type/impedence speakers you are using, and how they are wired. Here's a link to some more of the specs of your amp:
http://www.bazooka.com/productAutoAmplifiersRS.asp?id=199
I hope this helps.