Bronze Member Username: Buddyleee5Post Number: 20 Registered: May-05 | if i have 2 12" dvc 800wrms subs do i need an amp that pushes 800 watts at 2 ohms or at 4 ohms? |
Silver Member Username: Tdeaton1021Near Tampa, Florida USA Post Number: 521 Registered: Sep-04 | depends if its dual 2 ohm or dual 4 ohm |
Bronze Member Username: Buddyleee5Post Number: 21 Registered: May-05 | dual 4 ohm |
Silver Member Username: Mikechec9Chicago/atlanta Post Number: 147 Registered: May-05 | the amp should push that at either 4ohm or 1ohm (if your subs' ratings are accurate). |
Silver Member Username: AraknidBOCA , FL U.S. Post Number: 604 Registered: Nov-04 | A dual 4 ohm runs at 8 ohm series and 2 ohm parallel. your thinking of dual 2 ohm mikechec9 |
Silver Member Username: AraknidBOCA , FL U.S. Post Number: 605 Registered: Nov-04 | oh nvm didnt read the whole post. |
Silver Member Username: AraknidBOCA , FL U.S. Post Number: 606 Registered: Nov-04 | well actually it depends do you want to run them together on the same channel or on seperate channels. |
Silver Member Username: AraknidBOCA , FL U.S. Post Number: 607 Registered: Nov-04 | The easiest thing to do would to wire them in parallel to get a 1 ohm load then find an amp that puts out around 1600 watts x 1 at 1 ohm. Basically this http://www.woofersetc.com/product.asp?0=0&1=0&3=3575 |
Silver Member Username: Mikechec9Chicago/atlanta Post Number: 148 Registered: May-05 | whether you mean you have two subs with a total of 800w or you mean 800w/sub, you can either bridge an amp (like my soundstream vga 1600.2 if you can find one) at 4ohms, or run it at 1ohm. as i originally stated, your options are 4ohms or 1ohm. at such a low impedence of 1ohm, i would agree with mike and run a class D amp, unless you want all the changes that go with an a/b or a. |