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Posted: August 03, 2004 at 4:06 PM / IP Logged

Hey guys , got a few questions.

I need a sq amp that will push some mid's at about 100 wattsx2. For my sub (brahama) I want 1100-1500watts at 4ohms, or would it make a big difference in sq if i just ran 1 ohm , becuase brahamas are 2ohmx2 .... no limit on money... my budget is about 450 for the Mid amp and about 1500 for the sub amp

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Posted: August 03, 2004 at 4:19 PM / IP Logged

It depends on the amp, but in general you want to run at higher impedences for SQ. Run your Brahama at 4 ohms. There are MANY amp choices, and you're sure to get a lot of different suggestions on here. Look at a Nakamichi PA-2004 for the mids. There are many other great quality amps in the 50 to 100 watt range, but I really like Nak's quality. (Or Eclipse or Zapco.) For the sub try a Memphis 16-MC2000D or a JBL BPX-1100.1.

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Posted: August 03, 2004 at 7:22 PM / IP Logged

thanx alot dyon, funny thing is right after posting this , i looked around some more and all those amps came up in my final stage of deciding.. but what about arc audio??

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Posted: August 03, 2004 at 9:26 PM / IP Logged

I don't know anything about Arc Audio.

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Posted: August 03, 2004 at 9:36 PM / IP Logged

As I understand it Arc is a high quality amp but I personally havent used them before. I am a big supporter of the Nak suggestion though. As far as sub goes, the jbl is a good amp but probally not enough power for you, mabye look at a pair of amps that are strapable like kicker. You can buy a pair in your price range and than strap em together being that they are then optimized for 4 ohm mono operation. You can also look at zappco amps, they used to make some tanks.

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Posted: August 03, 2004 at 10:54 PM / IP Logged

What size enclosure are you using? That will let us know how much power you really need for the sub.

I use an Arc 1500dr on my Brahma and it seems to work just fine. That is until I reinstalled the amp and had 34 volts DC on one of the outputs. The Brahma didn't like that much, but survived. It's at Arc now getting fixed.

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Posted: August 03, 2004 at 11:10 PM / IP Logged

Nak is a great choice as is Zapco. The thing I like about Zapco for me is that there head quarters is about one hour away from where I live, and they have been very supportive in getting faulty units fixed for me in the past.

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Posted: August 04, 2004 at 2:40 AM / IP Logged

its a ten in a ported enclosure..... and about those kicker amps... are they any good when it comes to sq, i dont have any experience with them...

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Posted: August 04, 2004 at 2:45 AM / IP Logged

I've been using kicker 300.4 and 1200.1's for about 1.5 years and they sound great! The fans run but no thermal shutdown. Even when I am really putting monoblock to work.

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Posted: August 04, 2004 at 11:08 AM / IP Logged

mobile E wrote:

its a ten in a ported enclosure..... and about those kicker amps... are they any good when it comes to sq, i dont have any experience with them...

What size ported enclosure and what tuning frequency?

Steven Kephart

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