i have been learning alot about car audio but one question i still have is, say if my amp has 2 50 amp fuses in it, should i run a 100 amp fuse in the fuse box or a 50? does the amps on the fuse matter when it comes to the fuse box? or would it take away from my system is my fuse isnt big enough??
he has 8 gauge power wire 8 gauge ground he is thinking about buying the zx750.1 but since his sub (10" cvx) is 600 rms at a 4 OHM LOAD and he will only be getting 375rms out of the amp (which does 375rms at 4ohms) will he need to upgrade his wiring to a thicker guage?
i thought he would only have to upgrade his wiring if he ran the amp at 2 ohms (750rms)?? am i right??
if that amp is ran at 2ohm it would be too much for the sub. i'm assuming it takes 4awg, so thats what you would if you were to do so. i don't understand why you would purchase that amp to run at a higher impendance either...
the CVX is 600 wrms no matter what load you have your sub wire too.. i'm assuming it is dual 2 ohm vc.. Find an amp that does around 500-750 wrms at 1 or 4 ohm.
either way I would upgrade to at least 4 ga. power and ground for a mono amp.
well he's a cheapskate and he just told me he is getting the amp for free and he's not into car audio like me so he doesnt understand the whole 375 @ 4 ohm load thing. He just wants to know if he hooks if up to the 8 guage wiring will it be ok and will it be a sound improvement over the zx300 (150 @ 4) he has now?
Truthfully, he would not likely have any problems with the 8 ga. and it would be louder with the zx750.1.. IMO, that setup would be ghetto, half-azzed, and ignorant..
possible solution, have him sell the zx750.1 and zx300.1. Use that money for a budget amp that does ~600-800 wrms @ 1 ohm. then kick in a few bux with the leftover amp money for the 4 ga wire.
if he wants better sounds than his current setup, then he should do it properly and at least get the best possible sound for the equipment he wants to run. That amp/ sub combo is not an ideal match.. if the sub was dual 4 ohm then it would be perfect.
depends on the 8 ga i have seen some 8 ga thats as thick as some 4 ga, and some 8 ga thinner then twisting 2 strans of speaker wire to geather. other wise i agree with post above.