8 ohm house subwoofer in car?

 

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Username: Abuckley1290

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Hey this is my first post and would like to know what type of amp (watts/voltage/etc) would be needed to drive a 8ohm 350w rms 700w max amp in a car? thankyou
 

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Username: James1115

Ct

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ebay, ppi a600.2 fits the mold nicely.
 

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Username: Juliob

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audiobahn a8002T and bridge it
 

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Username: James1115

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I would take the ppi twice every day of the weekk ad 10 times on sunday over that audiobahn.
 

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ok...but does it matter b.c its an 8 ohm sub compared to a 2ohm or 4ohm car sub?
 

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Username: James1115

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nope
 

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Username: N2audio

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"does it matter b.c its an 8 ohm sub compared to a 2ohm or 4ohm car sub?"

You should just understand that being 8 ohms the amp will be reduced to about 1/2 its 4 ohm power.

The a80002t, for example that produces ~800w into 4 ohms bridged will only do about 400w into 8 ohms bridged. Should be great for a 350w 8 ohm sub.
 

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Username: Mikechec9

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"You should just understand that being 8 ohms the amp will be reduced to about 1/2 its 4 ohm power."

The effects of which will depend on the driver.

Right off the bat, increased resistance means a longer coil. Not all of this coil length can necessarily be adequately utilized however...unless it is within the gap.
But how do you get these increased windings to fit within the gap?

http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/X_68_Motor_Assy.avi
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/mikechec9/SpeakerCrossSection.gif

You can make these windings thinner...the VC gauge, or thickness of the strands, could be decreased allowing you to pack more relatively thin windings around the former also reducing the m mass. This, indirectly resulting in greater efficiency.

So, these thinner strands could allow for increased windings (around the former) within the gap, potentially raising the strength of the motor/BL...*remember the additional windings means a greater Length of the VC. I.e., Length of the coil in the gap.* So, here, L is directly proportional to the efficiency of the driver. It depends.

From a quantitative perspective...
Power=V^2/r
Power = Voltage^2 / resistance

and since most speakers are rated at 2.83v...

for an 8ohm speaker:
x= 2.83vx2.83v/r
x= 8v/8ohms
x=1watt

similarly, for a 4ohm speaker:
x= 2.83vx2.83v/r
x= 8v/4ohms
x=2watts

Recall that every doubling of power equates to a gain of 3dB.

So you could potentially power an 8ohm driver with less power, but bc of its increased efficiency it could be just as loud as that of 4ohms.

So it depends...
Primarily on the efficiency of that 8ohm driver...
which, itself, is determined by the speaker's BL and m mass.

a very basic tool around with which to play and fiddle: http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-ohm.htm
 

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Username: Cadillacdb

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well i guess mike has this one covered
 

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Username: Cadillacdb

Houston , TX

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what kind of home stereo sub are you trying to use ?
 

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Username: Abuckley1290

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http://legion.madisonamps.com/products/subwoofers/emi-18.htm
 

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Username: Qbenjamin

Florida

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for that price you could get an Orion H2 12.4/2.....
 

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Username: Abuckley1290

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I already have them thats why i was looking for a good amp...thanks for all the replies
 

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Username: James1115

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Registered: Dec-04
the PPI does 300 @ 8 ohms and it is one of the best amps you can get:-) It will desimate the audiobahn!
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