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Thread: What amp for alpine or shiva? |
    
Bronze Member Username: Tips
Post Number: 34
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 07:32 pm: |
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what kind of amp would i need for an alpine 12" type r? 12" adire shiva? what would you recommend? |
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Silver Member Username: Rzarector
Coquitlam,
Bc
Canada
Post Number: 129
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 07:54 pm: |
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i dont know the rms of the shiva
u could use an Alpine Mrd m301 = 350w rms 14.4 volts
or Mrd m501 550w rms at 14.4
these are just Alpines there many are amps out there for cheaper however |
Silver Member Username: Deathshadow
Post Number: 388
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 09:03 pm: |
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I have the MRD-M501 V12 - great amp!! |
Bronze Member Username: Tips
Post Number: 39
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 09:05 pm: |
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does it make a big difference in considering amp brand as long as the rms output is the same? will the sq be lower in a cheaper brand?
shiva - 650w rms
what amp would i use to power 2 shivas? one shiva?
what about buying one shiva, connecting it to an amp, and then buying another shiva later...? i kno that connection only one shiva isnt that great because its dual 8. but wont in the long run 2 shivas be better than 2 type r's? |
Silver Member Username: Rzarector
Coquitlam,
Bc
Canada
Post Number: 139
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 09:26 pm: |
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dual 8 ohm? wtf
are u sure?
cant tell u which would be better i havent used shivas . all il say is im happy with the way my type R's sound.
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Bronze Member Username: Tips
Post Number: 42
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 10:00 pm: |
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"the shiv[a] has dual 8 ohm coils, that could be a problem. maybe adire will have them with dual 4 ohm coils some day." -Hunter Warren
from one of my other forums....
how do you think one type r would sound? |
Silver Member Username: Hdubb
Farmington,
Nm
Usa
Post Number: 393
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 10:15 pm: |
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thats me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Silver Member Username: Hdubb
Farmington,
Nm
Usa
Post Number: 394
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 10:20 pm: |
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quote from adireaudio.com
they some of the best costumer service ever. |
Bronze Member Username: Tips
Post Number: 46
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 10:32 pm: |
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lol, yea thatz you.
does it make a big difference in considering amp brand as long as the rms output is the same? will the sq be lower in a cheaper brand? |
Bronze Member Username: Tips
Post Number: 47
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 10:33 pm: |
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or spl (i know what that is now!) ? |
Silver Member Username: Rzarector
Coquitlam,
Bc
Canada
Post Number: 146
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 10:49 pm: |
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the sq will likely be worse generally the worse the amp u get the less tuning ability and lower grade materials its made of |
Silver Member Username: Hdubb
Farmington,
Nm
Usa
Post Number: 397
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 10:53 pm: |
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i think so....a cheaper amp will have a hard time putting out clean undistorted power as opposed to a higher end amp that will have no problem putting out clean power at say 600 watts rms. a good amp will easily give you clean 600 watts rms and a cheaper amp will give you 600 watts with distotion. that works with sq and spl |
Bronze Member Username: Tips
Post Number: 54
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 08:44 pm: |
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if the alpine type x is 4x4ohm, and i get a 300rms @4 ohms mono amp, the sub will get 300 rms. when i add another 4x4ohm subwoofer, then the amp will supply 600rms @2ohms, which equals out to 300rms to each sub.
if the alpine type x is 2x2 ohms, then i only have to get a 300rms @2Ohm to get the same result as above. and when i had another 2x2ohms sub, it becomse 600rms @2ohms, giving each sub 300watts @1 ohm.
does any of what i just said make any sense at all... or am i way off? |
