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Thread: Can I do this? |
    
Bronze Member Username: Tylermoncrief
Post Number: 19
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 07:05 pm: |
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Ok, Im reading up on amps and stuff...
And I was wondering if I could do this
Say I would have 2 kicker solo barics.
Dual 2 Ohm Voice Coils
and they are 2000 Watts RMS combined
and I had a 1800watt RMS Mono block amp
Is there a way I could wire that amp to power both subs at 900 watts?
Even tho the amp is mono |
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Silver Member Username: Pat_l
Tucson,
AZ
USA
Post Number: 560
Registered: Apr-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 07:36 pm: |
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Your saying you want to lower a RMS rating by 100W. Well thats not gonna happen, but you will only be underpowering your subs by 200W, so it may not make a huge differance. Try it and see but i would consider a bigger amp because 1000W RMS sub are big subs that dont like to be underpowered. |
Bronze Member Username: Tylermoncrief
Post Number: 20
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 08:19 pm: |
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Ok I found an amp that is 2200 RMS...Is that good enough |
Silver Member Username: Southernrebel
Louisiana
USA
Post Number: 160
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 08:21 pm: |
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yes, you can (and those subs will do pretty well w/ 900w each)
if you wire the subs to the 1800w amp each sub will get 900watts.
this is assuming that the amp puts out 1800 watts a 2 ohm and you wire teh subs in series-parrallel.
if the amp puts out 1800wrms at 1ohm the you would need DVC 4 ohm sub (wired parrallel)to get effect. |
Silver Member Username: Southernrebel
Louisiana
USA
Post Number: 161
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 08:22 pm: |
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what brand of amps are you looking at??? |
Silver Member Username: Caraudiofng
Houston,
TX
Post Number: 266
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 09:11 pm: |
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An amp that puts out 2200w RMS true will be around $1000 as Jonathan said, some approaching $2000. What is this amp you're refering to? |
Johnathan Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 07:51 pm: |
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i didnt say that |
Bronze Member Username: Tylermoncrief
Post Number: 21
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 03:08 pm: |
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This is the amp I seen...I could get 2 of these just to be on the safe side. and have them power each sub
http://cardiscountstereos.com/catalog%20page.asp?Product+%23=HTG264 |
Gold Member Username: Jonathan_f
GA
USA
Post Number: 1636
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 03:24 pm: |
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Cheap way to get that much is two JBL 1200.1, wire each sub for a 1 ohm load on each amp. A quality 2200W amp will be over $1000 usually, yes. There are amps for less, but not many good ones. Two Kicker 1200.1s would do it as well. |
Bronze Member Username: Tylermoncrief
Post Number: 22
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 04:23 pm: |
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But that Kicker 1200.1s say it only pumps out 1200 watts at 1 ohm...My Kickers are 2 Ohm Dual Voice Coils |
