2 subs but need the right amp

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Topic: 2 subs but need the right amp

Posted By: ut_baseball_30
Subject: 2 subs but need the right amp
Date Posted: April 28, 2006 at 10:20 AM

I have got 2 Audiobahn 10 inch Flame Excursion subwoofers. They are both 4 ohm. I think they peak at 900 watts. I was wondering what the perfect amplifier would be to run these at about 400/450 watts each. Any suggestions would be helpful.

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: April 28, 2006 at 10:24 AM

What is their "RMS" power rating? Are they in a ported anclosure?

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Posted By: ut_baseball_30
Date Posted: April 28, 2006 at 10:28 AM

they are both 450 RMS and they are not in a ported box (https://www.cardomain.com/item/QLCQB2104)

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: April 28, 2006 at 10:35 AM

If you are using that enclosure then yes indeed it is ported. It's actually a band-pass system but they do not give us the tuning information. Do you know if your speakers are designed for use in a bandpass enclosure? What is their model number?

If the woofers are single voice coil 4-ohm speakers rated for 450 watts, then any mono amplifier capable if up to 900 watts @ 2-ohms is your ticket. If they are DVC woofers, then you'll need an amplifier capable of 900 watts @ 4-ohms, or @ 1-ohm.

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Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: April 28, 2006 at 10:36 AM

Look for an amp with with 800 watts rms, Are those dvc's? if they are look for a monoblock that is 2 ohm stable. The reason I say 800 is beacuse audiobahn over-rates everything they sell. If your looking at audiobahn amps shoot high.....

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Posted By: ut_baseball_30
Date Posted: April 28, 2006 at 4:10 PM

the model number is AW101T. They are SVC's. my next amp questions are, first, which specific amplifier would be best for my setup and, second, would this wiring diagram be correct? posted_image

thanks!

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Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: April 28, 2006 at 4:21 PM

Diagram is correct. I think DYohn said this, you need an amp capable of up to 900 watts (rms), mono bloc and 2 ohm stable. There are many amps out there fitting this description, it all depends on what floats your boat......

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Posted By: ut_baseball_30
Date Posted: April 29, 2006 at 12:45 AM

how about the Power Acoustik A1000DB. here are some specs...
RMS Power @ 4 Ohms: 450W x 1 @ 4 Ohms
Bridged RMS Power @ 4 Ohms: 800W x 1 @ 2 Ohms
Amplifier Type: Mono

Is this about what I'm looking for?

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Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: April 29, 2006 at 9:01 AM

Should work for ya...

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Posted By: ut_baseball_30
Date Posted: June 28, 2006 at 12:15 AM

this will run me about 400 watts to each sub?

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Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: June 28, 2006 at 1:17 AM

Kenwood 9102D or 9152D will do to job also. Can get em for a pretty good price.

But there are also a lot of other options on amps...Just depends on your budget. If it is below 200 bucks than the Power Acoustic or Kenwoods will do fine.

Also yes the A1000DB will give each around 400rms each...Also running those subs at full rms will most likely blow them.

The Kenwood will give each sub around 425rms...Still will blow the subs if ran at full power.