
What amp?
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MINImiser
, Oct 15 2005 05:53 PM
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#1
Posted 15 October 2005 - 05:53 PM
#2
Posted 16 October 2005 - 12:58 PM
#3
Posted 16 October 2005 - 08:12 PM
What i want is a sub in my car, dunno which 1 just yet i ahve been swayed to build my own sub enclosure to house a 6" sub Clicky
is there any cheaper amps that would be able to run this?
I dont want to cut drill or mark my car in any way so how do i go about wiring up this?
Plus how are amps/subs/headunits and power all connected as im new to this?
My budget is around £200 for everything so the 6 X 9 subs are now out of the question.
Cheers
Ed
is there any cheaper amps that would be able to run this?
I dont want to cut drill or mark my car in any way so how do i go about wiring up this?
Plus how are amps/subs/headunits and power all connected as im new to this?
My budget is around £200 for everything so the 6 X 9 subs are now out of the question.
Cheers
Ed
#5
Posted 16 October 2005 - 11:12 PM
Started writing a long post to help you out but just pressed the wrong button.aarrgggghhhh.
Will do it again tomorrow
Will do it again tomorrow
#7
Posted 17 October 2005 - 07:36 AM
Those 6x9's dont actually look too bad if you really dont want a sub in the boot. Plus you could wire them in parallel which the amp would see as 2 Ohm and make them louder.
#8
Posted 17 October 2005 - 12:15 PM
the speakers are built for 4ohm load so would die very quickly if fed 2 ohm!
#10
Posted 17 October 2005 - 12:52 PM
I dont think there are many speakers that are made for 2 ohm it is just way you present the load (speakers) to the amp.
I might be wrong though :fear:
I might be wrong though :fear:
#11
Posted 17 October 2005 - 05:28 PM
Most amps give a 4ohm rating as its stated RMS power, if you buy a lot of the decent branded names they also state a 2ohm RMS output (which is normally higher than the 4ohm output).
Some amps even state that they can run 1ohm but these tend to be the expensive top end stuff.
Most speakers are also 4ohm, if you run 2 4ohm speakers on the same channel they can be connected to run in either 2ohm or 8ohm configuration.
So you can have an amp (which is rated at 150watts Rms @ 4ohm & 300watts Rms @ 2ohm) and connect a 4ohm 150watt rms sub to it
or
you can run 2 subs (150watt rms each) wired to run at 2ohms on the same amp with the wattage then running at 300watts rms, you don't need to switch anything on the amp to do this its just down to how the subs are wired up.
Some amps even state that they can run 1ohm but these tend to be the expensive top end stuff.
Most speakers are also 4ohm, if you run 2 4ohm speakers on the same channel they can be connected to run in either 2ohm or 8ohm configuration.
So you can have an amp (which is rated at 150watts Rms @ 4ohm & 300watts Rms @ 2ohm) and connect a 4ohm 150watt rms sub to it
or
you can run 2 subs (150watt rms each) wired to run at 2ohms on the same amp with the wattage then running at 300watts rms, you don't need to switch anything on the amp to do this its just down to how the subs are wired up.
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