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Posted: June 08, 2004 at 9:25 PM / IP Logged  
From the looks of it the amp will not support strapping (there aren't many that do).
IMO your best bet is to run 1 sub from each amp. You can either use (1) 4ohm SVC or (1) 2ohm DVC per amp for the 380 x 1 @ 4ohms mono/bridged rating.
A little side note, you wont get the full 380 watts. Pioneer based their ratings on a 14.4 volt setup, not the standard 12 volt setup. So unless you've upgraded your electrical system to 14.4 then you'll get a little under the 380 rating (probably no less than around 350 watts).
It will still sound good though. I used to run 500 x1 @ 2ohms using 2 SVC subs and it sounded good (that's apx. 250 watts per sub, you'll have another 100 watts on top of that).
Just make sure your subs can handle the wattage. You want subs that are around 300 to 350 RMS to best match that amp
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i already have all that setup i have 1 amp to each of my mtx thunder 8000 but i was thinking about getting like 1 mtx 9500 or something and running it off both amps oh well thanks for all the help
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Posted: June 08, 2004 at 9:46 PM / IP Logged  
No problem. Judging by the manual your amps will not support strapping. If you wanted to run a single higher power sub then I'd suggest getting a larger Class D amp to run it (instead of another Class AB).
You'll get more watts per dollar from a Class D amp since they usually sacrifice THD for more power. Class AB amps are usually cleaner with a lower THD rating (distortion ratio) since they are designed primarily for running internal speakers (lower THD ratio Class AB amps are generally more expensive because they are designed more for SQ than SPL, and internal speakers are rated a lot lower RMS wise than most high powerred subs). Class D amps are designed for one thing, running subs.
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