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2001EclipseGT

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Posted: November 16, 2004 at 9:02 PM / IP Logged

Is this a good brand?

would a Phoenix Gold Octane-R 5.0:4 amp push a pair of Ifinity 6000cs components well?

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Posted: November 16, 2004 at 9:09 PM / IP Logged

Yes, a good brand. Even the Octane line, which is the mass market line of the bunch, is rated properly. The RMS of the components should equal or be more than the per channel output of the amplifier at 4 ohms, so just read the specs.

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2001EclipseGT

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Posted: November 16, 2004 at 9:11 PM / IP Logged

stevdart wrote:

so 50w x 4 @ 4 ohms is enough to push a 90w rms component set?

stevdart

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Posted: November 16, 2004 at 9:30 PM / IP Logged

That will just be 50 watts to each side, so a bit more power should be the way to go, and with a two-channel amp. A 50W X 4 four channel amp would run a set of 50 RMS components or coaxials, and a pair for the rear. Try to match RMS as closely as you can, and be sure to go no lower than 4 ohms impedance to the components. That is, don't try to run a pair of components with a four channel amp by bridging because the sound quality will suffer.

Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

2001EclipseGT

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Posted: November 16, 2004 at 9:32 PM / IP Logged

stevdart wrote:

you're a genius, i am in your debt.

one last thing, what do you think about Visonik subs?

2001EclipseGT

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Posted: November 16, 2004 at 9:33 PM / IP Logged

stevdart wrote:

can you have the amp give more RMS than the speaker is? Like can i have 100w RMS @ 4ohms from the amp going to a 90W RMS speaker?

and one last thing, what do you think about Visonik subs?

stevdart

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Posted: November 16, 2004 at 9:47 PM / IP Logged

Yes, absolutely fine for the first question, because that is very close. Stay away from that crap sub, it's not a real subwoofer, it's just a name that sounds like a real subwoofer. Read through a bunch of these threads here and soon you will have a good idea of good sub brands.

And you must not have read my sig line........

Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

2001EclipseGT

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Posted: November 16, 2004 at 9:50 PM / IP Logged

haha actually i did read ur sig.

but damn i've already got visonik subs, so i guess i'm gonna have to wait until i get some more $$$ to buy some different ones.

dragonrage

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Posted: November 17, 2004 at 3:21 AM / IP Logged

I'm going to have to swim upstream here and say that PG sucks. They seem to blow up pretty often.

2009 Pontiac G8 in planning stage

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Rxzruby

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Posted: November 22, 2004 at 2:42 AM / IP Logged

phoenix gold subs suck?

how are their amps?

it has been 10 years since i installed a system and back then they were the king, are they still?

Rxzruby

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