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skoldspuppy

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Posted: February 21, 2005 at 1:42 PM / IP Logged

wrathchild281 wrote:

what the hell is that? anyways so nobody has any input?

Actually I do

Look for a Hifonics Brutus BX1500D its a 1500 watt 1 ohm stable mono amp that will pound the hell out of your subs

you can pick one up on ebay for about 200-230 bucks or get one from a dealer from about 289.00

You now have input.. I hope it helps

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Posted: February 21, 2005 at 1:53 PM / IP Logged

wrathchild281 wrote:

ok so would you recommend a kx600.1 which i would only get 300 watts out of it or get like a kx1200.1 and get 600 watts out of it? and why would ppl want to get 4ohm subs if it cant be wired at 2ohms meaning im going to have to get an amp twice the size to get the equal amount of watts. By the way i have 2 8 inch kicker L7 subs which have 900 watts rms together.

Because people, correctly and intelligently, don't give a rip about the measly 3db max spl boost you gain by doubling the power. And what Haemphyst said.

What amp should you get? I'd buy the kx600.1 if those are my 2 choices. If you are hellbent on matching rms (woo hoo, good job) then buy the kx1200.1.

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Posted: February 21, 2005 at 10:08 PM / IP Logged

ok ya thanks alot for the help, now with the 1500 watt brutus amp at 1 ohm do u think that is a little over doing it for subs equalling only 900 watts rms?

skoldspuppy

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Posted: February 21, 2005 at 10:36 PM / IP Logged

wrathchild281 wrote:

ok ya thanks alot for the help, now with the 1500 watt brutus amp at 1 ohm do u think that is a little over doing it for subs equalling only 900 watts rms?

Naw..Just make sure you set your gains correctly and you'll have no problems, plus the amp gives you room to upgrade at a later time

If you really think its to much look at the BX1000D its a 1000 watt 1 ohm amp, you can get for about 25-35 bucks cheaper than the BX1500D

also Hifonics just released a BX1205D and yep you guessed it its a 1205 watt 1 ohm amp

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Posted: February 22, 2005 at 2:12 PM / IP Logged

ok thanks for the input. i think im gonna get the jbl 600.1 should i wire it at 1 ohm and get 600 watts or wire it at 4 ohms and get 300? and oh ya i am a little bit worried about it overheating.

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Posted: February 22, 2005 at 6:29 PM / IP Logged

I have my 600.1 running at 1-ohm. I have never had a problem with it overheating, but then again it is the middle of winter.

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Posted: February 22, 2005 at 8:33 PM / IP Logged

No brainer. Run it at 4-ohms.

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Posted: February 23, 2005 at 2:06 PM / IP Logged

ok ya im gonna run it at 4ohms for sure but now do u guys think i would be underpowering it to much if i were to get the kicker kx400.1 ? running it at 4ohms gettin 100 rms to each sub instead of 150 rms if i was to get the 600 watt amp. Is the 50 rms each sub worth the 100 extra bucks? thanks.

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Posted: February 23, 2005 at 2:23 PM / IP Logged

As long as you set your input gain properly and don't drive it into clipping it will be fine. There is no such thng as "underpowering." That is a salesman's myth. There is no appreciable difference between 100 watts and 150 watts except headroom.

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wrathchild281

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Posted: February 23, 2005 at 2:37 PM / IP Logged

alrite great thanks alot man. and now couldnt i turn everything up on the amp like the bass boost and the gain without worrying about blowing the subs.

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