 What Power Amp, Dual-Coil |
 Apr 27, 2004 - 11:32 PM
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the Solo Baric series i heard hits really hard, so i decided to get soem S8L7s
they are dual 4-ohm speakers with 450watts max. im looking to get a profile amp because they have a nice warranty and are good amps from what i hear. basically im curious what kind of power i want to run. there's KenWoods that i would get that put out 150X2 for thesame price as a profile putting 200X2 one profile does 200X2 @4 and 400 or 450X2 @2...i don't plan to blow em, but should i stay away from it for safety? all opinions appreciated. --------------------  |
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Apr 29, 2004 - 4:27 PM
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As you mention, if it were possible, turning the volume down would damage your speakers.  The myth comes from misconception. IF people install too small of an amp they MAY find themselves wanting more output than what they have. They may not understand what the gain control is for, and crank the gain knob "because it gets louder when I do". In cranking the gain knob, they are clipping the signal - potentially massively. They are increasing the power, but they are wickedly distorting the signal. Your amp is "rated" to produce a certain amount of power, while keeping it's distortion specs as they are also listed on the spec sheet. In cranking the gain knob, you can send out much more power than the amp is designed to produce. But it's not just the power spec that'll be out of whack with respect to what's "rated" on the spec sheet... so will all the distortion specs. The amp is rated to be used properly. If you abuse the amp, and cause it to send a larger amount of exceptionally distorted power to your sub... and that amount of power exceeds your sub's RMS rating... ...it's not because you didn't have enough power for your sub, it's because you fed it too much power. You just abused a smaller amp to get it to produce too much power. Phew. After reading through this, you can see why it's a huge stretch to say "too little power kills". It's more true to say "abuse kills". 
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Consynx What Power Amp Apr 27, 2004 - 11:32 PM
pxcr440 for one , get as much power as you can for those s... Apr 28, 2004 - 1:22 AM Clipsetuner I Havent had alot of time with solobarics, I do kn... Apr 28, 2004 - 2:50 AM shid Subs are damaged more by too little power, than by... Apr 28, 2004 - 3:57 AM AudioFreak Get yourself a quality amp. You don't want to ... Apr 28, 2004 - 8:44 AM Consynx why no Profile? aren't they supposed to be rel... Apr 28, 2004 - 1:18 PM shid Ok, the real question is, is your amp going to pum... Apr 28, 2004 - 1:32 PM Consynx i was looking at 2-channel amps at first, but you ... Apr 28, 2004 - 1:42 PM shid 850@2ohmX1 would deliver 425 to each sub I think ... Apr 28, 2004 - 1:45 PM Consynx for an amp to be able to do 850@2X1 it would need ... Apr 28, 2004 - 2:02 PM shid The wires branch, I'm not sure on the wiring m... Apr 28, 2004 - 2:58 PM Consynx okay, i did some more price checking and for a 850... Apr 28, 2004 - 3:11 PM AudioFreak I just looked at the kicker site. I'm pretty s... Apr 28, 2004 - 4:22 PM Consynx ok, Thanks.
i have changed my sights to a new Aud... Apr 29, 2004 - 12:00 AM AudioFreak For a solid box use MDF. It's dusty as hell to... Apr 29, 2004 - 1:45 PM Consynx okay, this is where im confused again.
i checked ... Apr 29, 2004 - 2:00 PM CelicaDEATHdie QUOTE (shid @ Apr 28, 2004 - 8:57 AM) Subs are dam... Apr 29, 2004 - 4:22 PM CelicaDEATHdie QUOTE (AudioFreak @ Apr 28, 2004 - 1:44 PM) I woul... Apr 29, 2004 - 4:32 PM Consynx QUOTE (CelicaDEATHdie @ Apr 29, 2004 - 2:32 PM) So... Apr 29, 2004 - 5:29 PM shid CelicaDeath, just because you didn't understan... Apr 29, 2004 - 5:31 PM CelicaDEATHdie WHY will a sub be more damaged when underpowered t... Apr 29, 2004 - 8:00 PM Consynx QUOTE (Consynx @ Apr 29, 2004 - 12:00 PM) okay, th... Apr 29, 2004 - 8:18 PM CelicaDEATHdie Them solos can take 500w+ just fine, no matter wha... Apr 29, 2004 - 8:54 PM chucho dont try to do that much on those 8s. My manager ... Apr 29, 2004 - 8:59 PM shid Uhm, you explained why less power is worse yoursel... Apr 29, 2004 - 9:00 PM CelicaDEATHdie QUOTE (shid @ Apr 30, 2004 - 2:00 AM) Uhm, you exp... Apr 30, 2004 - 6:48 AM AudioFreak QUOTE (CelicaDEATHdie @ Apr 29, 2004 - 5:32 P... Apr 30, 2004 - 7:53 AM Consynx awesome! thank you...
i little disappointed t... Apr 30, 2004 - 9:00 AM chucho The SL7s are good all-around subs for their money.... Apr 30, 2004 - 9:56 AM
CelicaDEATHdie QUOTE (Consynx @ Apr 30, 2004 - 2:00 PM) awesome... Apr 30, 2004 - 11:46 AM |
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