what can my amp do?
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Topic: what can my amp do?
Posted By: audiocr381ve
Subject: what can my amp do?
Date Posted: November 13, 2007 at 6:19 PM
I know this is alot to ask but I truly just want to LEARN.
Right now I'm running components up front and a single 12. How many watts rms are my components getting?
At full potential, how many wrms can my amp put out to my sub if I'm still running my fronts?
I'm sorry for this question but how do I bridge an amp?
https://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPF-PPI-PCX-5800
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Posted By: fakepete
Date Posted: November 13, 2007 at 6:49 PM
How do you have the comps and sub wired?
I would be nice to see the wiring diagrams that came with the amp. Going by the specs I would say the comps are getting 50wrms and the sub is getting 200wrms. Some more details like wiring connections and brand and model of speakers would help. Bridging information can usually be found in the manual for the amp. It is simply connecting the sub across two channels of the amp instead of one. I can't find any specifics on your amp, but the terminals should be marked with a "Bridge + & -" on the amplifier.
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: November 13, 2007 at 10:24 PM
audiocr381ve wrote:
How many watts rms are my components getting?
As many as you want to say. That's about how important it is. The pleasure your system gives you in your car is what is important. If you truly want to learn, learn this first: don't get caught up in the power / watts hype. If you have carefully set up your system and prepared the car, the components will not likely be bombarded with too much power (if that is your worry). Amplifiers put out power per channel. If using a four channel amp and the front channels are powering the components, the rear channels will put out rated power whether the front channels are used or not. https://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: audiocr381ve
Date Posted: November 14, 2007 at 1:22 PM
Stevdart, I understand this. In no way am I into the "watts" hype. And ofcourse the pleasure my system gives is important. It's the only thing that matters really. That's why I want to know exactly what to buy to match my amps ratings.
I have an amp with no manual, and I can't find one online. Thanks for your help guys.
Posted By: dragon51
Date Posted: November 14, 2007 at 3:40 PM
It really dose not matter how many wats you run to your speakers it'sa braging number. You can here when they are starting to distort. The power that speaker can handle is really just a number they put on it. It really has no meaning to what the speaker can take. With that being said if you hear the speaker starting to sound like crap. Well that is a good sign to turn it down. Your system will only use a few wats of power at any given time when your playiing your system. Its just when you hit the peaks in the song that the system will draw more. Sorry don't know the fancy words to explane this better and I know there is some one on here that can do it better Bridging your amp normally you take the Right - and the Left + to bridge an amp. Hopefully my rambling helped.
Posted By: audiocr381ve
Date Posted: November 14, 2007 at 4:44 PM
I understand. All answers helped.
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: November 14, 2007 at 8:27 PM
I thought of something I could add to this. A component set with a 1" tweeter will handle more power than a set that has a .75" tweeter. A respected brand will handle power better than a cheap brand. A 6.5 mid driver will handle power in the freq range that crosses with a sub better than a 5.25 driver. There is a tutorial in www.bcae1.com titled "measuring amplifier output". It's a bench test using a very controlled procedure, and I've never done it because I don't have all the equipment necessary to do it. But it's the only true way to know how much power an amplifier is putting out. ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
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