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Thread: Three 10 inch L5's to one amp???? |
    
New member Username: Rancid
Stockton,
Ca
Us
Post Number: 6
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 06:29 pm: |
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i have two 10 inch kicker L5's and was thinkin about getting another one. I have a fosgate P5002 and wanted to know if the amp can power all three subs |
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Silver Member Username: Taylor17
Kopperl,
Texas
Post Number: 136
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 06:40 pm: |
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Aren't the l5's like 450 rms? With that amp, with 2 subs, you will only git 250 watt's rms to each! So 3 would really be underpowering them!
What ohms are the subs? |
New member Username: Rancid
Stockton,
Ca
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Post Number: 9
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 06:54 pm: |
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4 ohm dvc |
Silver Member Username: Taylor17
Kopperl,
Texas
Post Number: 138
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 07:03 pm: |
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Ya, you are underpowering your sub's now!
Each sub is only gitting around 250 watt's each! To power 3 of them, you will need a bigger amp. |
Bronze Member Username: Rancid
Stockton,
Ca
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Post Number: 11
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 07:19 pm: |
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what do you recommend for the three subs |
Bronze Member Username: Krijgy
Smithfield,
Virginia
United states
Post Number: 39
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 09:44 am: |
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yeah each sub needs at LEAST 450 watts for it to perform well. if you are getting another subwoofer for more bass don't just in vest you money in a 1000 wass (rms) mono block amp. if you liked how your subs sounded before think how they will sound when you actually got the prower they need behind it. if you want to stick with fosgate get the T10001bd it runs 1000 watts rms at one ohm, so make sure your subs are wired up to produce a 1 ohm circuit. i.e. assuming that your subs are 4 ohms a peice wire as such. from the mono amp run a parallel connection (positive from the amp going to both postitves the the box. and do the sme for negatives.)this will reduce your ohm load from 4 to 2. Then inside the box run it parallel again according to hte manual that came with the subs, it should be positive to positive and negative to negative. REMEMBER THIS is assuming that your subs are 4 ohms, find out first. but anyway, all you need is a bigger better amp before buying more subwoofers. i KNOW that you'll like the proformance. and if the fosgate amp i suggested ia a bit too pricy you can find others a little cheaper. just remember either find a 1 ohm stable 1000 watt RMS if your subs are 4 ohms, but if your subs are two ohms buy a 2 ohm stable amp 1000 watt RMS. one last thing if you do have 2 ohm subs you will need to wire it in series from the amp to the box and then parallel inside the box. |
Bronze Member Username: Krijgy
Smithfield,
Virginia
United states
Post Number: 40
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 09:46 am: |
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sry. the second line should say
" subwoofer for more bass don't, you just need to invest your mone in a 1000 watt rms mono block amp." sry 'bout the typo. hope you still understand what i was talking about. |
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