Alpine Amp
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Printed Date: April 26, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Topic: Alpine Amp
Posted By: bigjerman
Subject: Alpine Amp
Date Posted: November 04, 2003 at 9:08 PM
Replies:
Posted By: peteacher
Date Posted: November 04, 2003 at 9:18 PM
Posted By: Ketel22
Date Posted: November 04, 2003 at 11:44 PM
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: November 05, 2003 at 12:53 PM
Posted By: bigjerman
Date Posted: November 05, 2003 at 2:29 PM
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: November 05, 2003 at 2:40 PM
The sub you have is a dual 4ohm driver, this means that in series it is 8ohm (not what we want if you only have one sub) or 2 ohm if wired in parallel. If you parallel wire the sub to the Alpine amp, you will be able to use it for a little while, but eventually the prolonged draw on the power supply will cause it to fail, which it will. Hook up your amp is stereo to the sub or even better yet, get yourself a new amplifier that will do what this big nasty sub
is designed to do. The worst thing in the world for you to do to a sub is underpower it, with the alpine amp this is the case, sorry for the bad news.
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Posted By: bigjerman
Date Posted: November 05, 2003 at 6:19 PM
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: November 05, 2003 at 6:57 PM
Here are some great possibilities for you to explore
Planet Audio AP500.2 a 2 channel amp stable and engineered to 2 ohm mono. A little more power than you may need.
Planet Audio TT2250D a dedicated mono sub amp that would probably run 2 of your subs properly.
Audiobahn A1500hct a 2 channel amp stable and engineered to 1 ohm mono, this amp is a powerhouse.
Audiobahn !18001dt a dedicated mono sub amp just right for power at 2 ohm mono, stable and engineered to 1 ohm mono.
The all mighty Orion 2500d. enough said!
The (personal favorite) Eclipse DA7122
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There are obviousely a whole pile of really goos amps out there. The best of them are American made , the others may be made in Singakoreatiawanapore. The American amps are more $ but generally sound better, have bigger power supplies and do a nicer all around job. Do some research and get back to me. I'll check on this when I have the time.
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Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: bigjerman
Date Posted: November 05, 2003 at 11:17 PM
Posted By: Ketel22
Date Posted: November 05, 2003 at 11:25 PM
Posted By: bfog99
Date Posted: November 05, 2003 at 11:29 PM
Posted By: Ketel22
Date Posted: November 05, 2003 at 11:44 PM
Posted By: bigjerman
Date Posted: November 06, 2003 at 2:58 PM
Posted By: dcgc
Date Posted: November 07, 2003 at 7:43 AM