using 2000 watt amp for deck speakers
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: July 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Topic: using 2000 watt amp for deck speakers
Posted By: nychris2004
Subject: using 2000 watt amp for deck speakers
Date Posted: July 14, 2004 at 12:12 PM
is it at any way possible for me to use my new 2000w 4 channell amp to power my 6.5's and my 6 X 9's safely until i get my subs?
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Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: July 14, 2004 at 12:30 PM
yes and no...if you only turn to 1/10th volume then yes..... not something i'd recommend.......
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: July 14, 2004 at 12:47 PM
What amp and what speakers? ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: Teamrf
Date Posted: July 14, 2004 at 10:29 PM
I disagree with kgerry on this topic. You can get some really good speakers and a legacy amp and they won't blow.
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Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: July 15, 2004 at 9:59 AM
OK.... when he said 2000 watt amp i thought he meant a real 2000 watts, not the legacy 200 watt amps they say will do 2000 watts at 97% THD
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Posted By: defective
Date Posted: July 15, 2004 at 10:06 AM
ya right..... i bet you'll barely get 400 watts out of it.....seems like a permanent solution, get a REAL amp for your subs -------------
Posted By: nychris2004
Date Posted: July 15, 2004 at 12:08 PM
well thanks for assuming i have a legacy amp lol, no its actually a boss amp, i bought it off a friend and it actually hits pretty hard for a boss amp, its like 2 feet long, and if u bridge each channel to a speaker u can actually get about 700w rms.. now i have a bullsh*t speaker in a tube, its a rockford fosgate, the speakers pretty good its a 1000w rms dual coil woofer, cant i get the most power out of it by bridging 2 channels for each coil to run the single woofer? CAN SOME1 tell me the best way to wire it to get the most power that the amp can safely handle, because i the sub is definitely strong enough to take the amp at full power. IF SOME1 COULD MAKE A DIAGRAM THAT'd BE WONDERFUL!!!!!
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: July 15, 2004 at 12:16 PM
Please post model numbers. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: July 15, 2004 at 1:21 PM
sorry.... i'm confused ( it happens ).... wasnt the question you posted whether or not you could safely use this " 2000 watt" amp for your satellite speakers? are you still wanting to know this or has the question now morphed into whether or not you can use it for your DVC sub? we'll assume that this Boss amp is mono stable at a 4 ohm load... what is the impedence of the sub per VC? ------------- Kevin Gerry
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MECP First Class Installer
Owner/Installer
Classic Car Audio
since 1979
Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: July 15, 2004 at 6:18 PM
Boss, Legacy....same crap pile I believe.
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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: July 15, 2004 at 10:00 PM
2000watts of raw power compacted all into 2 feet of amp hahahaahha thats some revolutionary technology, , only if those tiny little brands like alpine, eclipse, jl and such could keep up. Darn, , better go get me one of those bad actors. ------------- 2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.
Posted By: defective
Date Posted: July 15, 2004 at 11:07 PM
some people think you actually pay over three times the price for the name (Alpine, Eclipse, etc.) That would be legal robery and us real audiophiles would have stood up for ourselves by now. The terrible truth is that it's actually WORTH the three times the price. Who'd a thunk it? -------------
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: July 15, 2004 at 11:10 PM
I hate to say this but I think it was funny that in the previous post someone laughed at the fact that it was suggested that his amp was a legacy, after he finished laughing he informed us that it was a boss amp. I hate to say it but those are in the same league man, the boss is just marketed better. I believe the term is same sh*t different pyle. Hope someone catches that.
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Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: July 16, 2004 at 10:14 AM
lol and that "pyle" seems to grow higher and higher every year doesnt it?.....
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MECP First Class Installer
Owner/Installer
Classic Car Audio
since 1979
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: July 16, 2004 at 10:44 AM
Yep, they pyle up into a pyramid and get so high they crunch the audiobahn until they volfenhag their lunch all over themselves, leaving quite a legacy. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: July 16, 2004 at 11:56 AM
damn! that's funny! BWAHAHAHA
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: July 16, 2004 at 6:30 PM
...good one, DYohn ;-D
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: July 16, 2004 at 8:57 PM
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Posted By: defective
Date Posted: July 16, 2004 at 9:53 PM
hey!.... i dont think audiobahn qualified for that list.... i mean it's not fantastic but please don't put it in the same group as legacy please....... Bad DYohn!!
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Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: July 17, 2004 at 7:22 PM
I think Audiobahn fit right in but thats just my opinion. And Dyohn, are you touring Canada anytime soon :)
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