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New member Username: Jmaahs07Post Number: 6 Registered: Sep-05 | I recieved 2 coustic 12" carbon fiber subs from my cousin and i want to get an amp for them here is a link with the specs http://www.coustic.com/products/subwoofers/CF124.cfm any idea for an amp would be great, i dont have to much money to spend so im trying to keep it 300 and below, but the cheaper the better.thanks jay |
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New member Username: Renegadetx513Post Number: 5 Registered: Sep-05 | alright jay..u need a 800watt 2 channel amp..profile would work pretty good for u to..its good quality and not that high of a price...http://www.millionbuy.com/prfcl800.html |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1221 Registered: Aug-05 | how many channels your amp has has absoltuely nothing to do with how many subs you can wire to it. |
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Silver Member Username: James_gTN Post Number: 211 Registered: Jul-05 | And you are usually better off with a mono amp since the 2-channel is more than likely an A/B Class amp and not as efficient as a Class D mono amp. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1222 Registered: Aug-05 | there are stereo and multi-channel amps so that the same sounds arent played in both the left and right channel, if both of the left and right channels are combined it plays as one channel a.k.a. mono. kinda like if you changed your bedroom cd player from mono to stereo, and the electric guitar comes out of the left speaker and the bass guitar comes out of the right speaker instead of both of the guitars playing in both speakers, it gives the music more depth. but when it comes to subs, it is better in my opinion to play them on a mono amp b/c otherwise the two channels are always fighting for power and one sub will always play louder than the other. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1223 Registered: Aug-05 | unless you get a high-power monoblock class a/b amp. like GW has running 2 to his 2 XXX's. |
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Silver Member Username: James_gTN Post Number: 213 Registered: Jul-05 | Unless Profile has dramatically improved their quality over the years, then they are definitely not good quality. I had a California Series A600 years ago and it was a joke. They claimed 300w X 2 at 2 ohms, but it was extremely weak. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1224 Registered: Aug-05 | and it is in almost every case better to go with a class d amp on your subs, b/c they can produce more power with less heat, and they produce more power for your $. |