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Printed Date: May 03, 2024 at 2:59 PM


Topic: setup question

Posted By: jaymes
Subject: setup question
Date Posted: March 18, 2004 at 2:03 PM

I have some q's and any help would be appreciated. so heres what i have for the bass in my car.

Lanzar vibe 1600 watt amp

  • 2 x 400 Watts RMS at 4 Ohms
  • 2 x 800 Watts Max at 4 Ohms
  • 1 x 1600 Watts Max at 4 Ohms Bridged
  • 2 x 650 Watts at 2 Ohms
  • Electronic Crossover Network
  • Bass Boost Circuit
  • Bridgeable at 4 Ohms
  • 2 Ohms Stereo Stable
  • Tri-Mode Capable
  • Gold RCA Inputs
  • Line Outs For Left & Right Channels.
  • Power & Protection LED Indicators
  • Advanced Protection Circuitry
  • Soft Turn On/Off
  • Remote Control Bass Booster
  • I know i will not get full effencicy from this amp but how how many watts do you think it will actually put out? I am thinking to run it at 4 ohms briged because i have 2 of these:

    Bazooka 12" dual voice coil

    How do you think i should wire this up? Should i go ported or sealed? i am fiberglassing these into the trunk. What guage wire do i need to run from the amp to the subs? is regular speaker wire ok?

    Although the amp it 2 ohm stereo stable, would it make sense to run it in 4 ohm briged to not work it as hard. Finally do you think this will pound?




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    Posted By: Teamrf
    Date Posted: March 18, 2004 at 2:58 PM

    Ported will be louder and deeper....sealed will be tighter. Get some 16 awg wire that should be fine.  I don't think you will be breaking any spl records but you may get something out of this setup.



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    Posted By: forbidden
    Date Posted: March 18, 2004 at 3:09 PM
    I would build it as a sealed box and see how it sounds. It can always be made into a larger ported enclosure if need be. 12 - 16 gauge for speaker wire should be fine. 4 ohm mono is a good way to run the amp when two subs are sharing the same airspace. 

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    Posted By: jaymes
    Date Posted: March 18, 2004 at 6:09 PM
    so 4 ohm briged. anyone agree/disagree?




    Posted By: jaymes
    Date Posted: March 19, 2004 at 9:16 AM
    when i port it do i make a wall in the middle or do i just have 2 ports in the same area? I guess 4 ohm is what i am going to do.





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