High power amp for Orion H2?

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Topic: High power amp for Orion H2?

Posted By: boardinbum
Subject: High power amp for Orion H2?
Date Posted: February 18, 2006 at 11:19 AM

I recently purchased a new Orion H2 12.4 and now I need to find something to power it...
This beast is a dvc 4ohm sub with a 2,000 watt rms rating.
I'm going to wire it to 2ohms, and I'm looking for suggestions on a nice amp to power it.

I was looking at maybe a JBL GTO1201.1 which puts out 1114W x 1 @ 2 Ohms. But I'm open to suggestions.

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: February 18, 2006 at 11:24 AM

Wow, that is a VERY inefficient speaker. 84.5 db. You may need tons of power. i assume you plan to port it? Look for an amp with a built-in subsonic filter. That being said, I do like JBL amps. Generally very reliable.

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Posted By: boardinbum
Date Posted: February 18, 2006 at 1:55 PM

Yeah, it'll be in a big vented box.
But I was kind of worried with it's efficiency rating, if the 1100 watts from that JBL would be enough juice for it...

Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: February 18, 2006 at 2:14 PM

The difference between 1000 watts and 2000 watts is only +3db. The speaker should produce around 115db with 1000 watts input. In a ported enclosure that will increase at the port frequency... but sure, it's more than enough for a daily driver.

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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: February 18, 2006 at 2:50 PM

Meh, more power if it can be done, more power captin. For a big beast of an amplifier look at the Crossfire VR2000D. It is a big nasty monster that would be the perfect match to your great sub. Nothing wrong with going smaller, however, when one buys a big monster sub like what you have, they generally purchase it for a reason. If this reason is that you wanted the monster, the monster needs to be fed. Feed it properly.

https://www.crossfirecaraudio.com/frameset.asp

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Posted By: eldaddydequeens
Date Posted: February 18, 2006 at 3:41 PM

well if u want a beast of a sub try gettin a vrx200 on ebay usamps or a autotek 3000.1 which delivers a 3000rms at 2 oms https://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?Productid=13933