Looking for car amp

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Brian, I have been into car audio for car audio for nearly five years now, the last two of which i have spend alot of time on very knowledgeable car audio forums. From my time spent on there as well as my own research into the subject from writing my 40 page technical report on upgrading a vehicles stock car audio gear I have found that majority of people who I would say really know what they are talking about capacitors for the car audio industry are for the most part a a gimick, and there are virtually no real advantages to using a capacitor. What are used intead in competition rigs (ones that use tens of thousands of watts and have an enormous appetite for electrical power) are power cells (from company's like kinetic and batcap) which basically combine the storage of a battery with the quick discharge of a capacitor.

Im not and electrical engineer (im on of those mechanical guys), but from what i heard from the most knowledgeable guys on the forum the problem with capacitors is their high resistance that for the most part negates there quick discharging capabilities as well as the fact that they cant keep up with the near constant draw comes with some systems.

For the most part what needs to be done for a high end audio system running more power is an updated charging system. this includes a high output alternator, the rating of which depends on your install, but anywhere from 200 to 300 amps is what to shoot for. Also the battery should be upgraded as well as possible additional batteries or preferably the power cells that i mentioned above. Additionally the Big 3 is recommended, this is a process that upgrades the wiring in three areas. the first is the connection from the alternator (presumably a high output unit), second is the ground from the engine to chassis, and the third is the wiring used for hooking up the amplifiers.

Now my car audio setup that i posted a link of in an earlier post isn't what i would call an extreme setup, Im running a total of 1300 watts RMS, but to give my gear what it needs for optimal performance im using the following:

-I have replaced the stock alternator with a unit from Ohio Generators that puts out about 220 amps.
- I have upgraded the stock battery to an optima yellow top as well as added an additional power cell from batcap for my 1000 watt amp for my sub
-I have done the Big 3 with large gauge quality copper wiring (stay away from the cheaper aluminum ones)