jl a6450 with 10w3v2 d6 at 3 ohm

Absolutely.

I have an identical amplifer, the e6450...  the differences between the amplifiers are cosmetic.

This I wouldn't worry about.  JL's documentation is *exceptionally* conservative.. JL's equipment tends to perform better than they admit.  If the wiring was going to damage the amplifier the protection circuit in the amplifer would prevent it from turning on and the little red light on the side would light up. 

For several years I ran paralleled 4-ohm coaxials from the back channels of that amplifier... a 2-ohm load... with no problems what-so-ever.  The amplifer is still an exceptional performer to this day.

Looking at your system you're still barely asking the amplifer for half of what it can do.

Looking at that equipment, I bet.  Nice system.

This isn't really enough information to go on, but it certainly doesn't have anything to do with impedence.

Nice job on the links to the owners's PDF's.  No one ever does that without prodding.

tcss wrote: I don't know about that Jamie.  He said he was bridging the rear two channels while you were running 2 ohm loads in stereo.

Naww I was running the 4-ohm coaxials (VR series 6.5's, BTW, if I recall the DCR is a hair lower than 4-ohms) paralleled together, then bridged on the 5th & 6th channels of the amplifier for a net of 2-ohm mono, or 1-ohm stereo.

Actually, I never even caught that I hooked them up that way.  When I was removing the coaxials to accomodate some mid-basses that would match an EQ that haemph hooked me up with.... I noticed how I had them wired.  For two years the 6450 ran the beejezus out of these coaxials with nair a complaint at a lower impedence than our OP did.

I suppose if I were selling this stuff I probably would have done something for a net 4-ohm load on the rear-channels, but I still don't believe this would cause an issue with that amplifier.

"I'm finished!" - Daniel Plainview

Following up, I checked with JL tech support. The guy I talked to didn't seem concerned. He also mentioned the protection circuit.

Even so, considering the fact that I'm nowhere close to the power my sub can handle, I'm tempted to upgrade. I could get a dedicated amp for the sub and keep the A6450 for the other 4 speakers, but I like the idea of a single amp in my small car. The StealthBox takes up almost no room at all, and I have the amp mounted to the back seat. I could almost talk myself into the 500/5 (not sure what the suggested retail price is). Of course then I would probably talk myself into something else, like components in the front...

Any other good single amp solutions that would supply the 10W3v2-D6 closer to 250 watts? It sounds great with the existing amp, but I imagine the sub would sound even better with more power.

Steve

While the 500/5 is an *amazing* amp, I think this would be a fairly absurd upgrade in your position for about 20 reasons, the least of which is the $900 price tag.  Believe it or not, the extra 100 or so watts on the 5th channel is *not* going to sound much different than the setup your running now.  It *might* be ~1.5 - 2db louder..

Match the 6450 with the smaller JL monoblock.

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_amps.php?amp_id=399

Then bridge your front channels so your running 150x2 to your front speakers, and run the rears off the 5th and 6th channels. 

You have no idea how good JL componets sound running off 150 watts.  Do it.