Subs and Amp for a car?

Can you run two subs off a mono amp? - car audio?

  • I'm thinking about getting a new amp for my car audio system (powering 1 12 inch Sony xplod 1200 watt max 450 RMS) and I was wondering if you can use a Monoblock amp to run two subs? Is it possible to bridge two subs into a mono block amp? If so, I take it that this probably wouldn't be an effective way and could hurt my subs or burn out the amp. Thanks in advance. PS. Please don't be a d*ck in your reply. Thanks

  • Answer:

    You can run 50 subs if the impedance is right. Find the output impedance of the amp, the impedance of the subs and ask again.

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go to (www.rf tech woofer wiring wizard) and use there chart to wire your sub woofers to the ohms load your amp and subs can handle.do a yahoo search for the site i mentioned its 2 clicks away.a mono block or class d amplifier is set up to run sub woofers and is the best way to run them weather it be 1 or 4 if its the right class d or mono amplifier its set up for running subs.use the chart before you buy any equipment. 4 ohm subs are best even if there dual coil 4 ohm subs.this way they can be wired down to a 2 ohm load.many class d amplifiers cannot handle running at a 1 ohm load and neither can your cars charging system.there are class d amplifiers that can handle a 1 ohm load but there big bucks and a charging system upgrade will be needed.and never use max or peak ratings to match up any of this type equipment.your speakers or subs should never be able to reach max or peak ratings.its the normal or continuous power your looking for.say you have 2 single voice coil 4 ohm subs that are making 150RMS each you have to add them together and find a class d amplifier that is putting out300RMS at 2 ohms because if you use the chart this is the figure you will end up with.its either 2 ohms or 8 and 2 ohm load is what you want as an end result.get familiar with the chart.i know its a lot to swallow but this is the method to this madness.

Charlie

You can run 50 subs if the impedance is right. Find the output impedance of the amp, the impedance of the subs and ask again.

Nomadd

You can run as many subs as you want from a mono amplifier, as long as you remember two things: 1. You have to keep the final load impedance above the minimum recommended impedance for the amplifier, and 2. The amp's power output will be divided among all the subs. So if you have a mono amp rated for 500 watts RMS at 2 ohms, you could connect two 4-ohm subs in parallel and each sub would get 250 watts at rated power.

KaeZoo

Yes. You just have to run them in parralell or bridged. Depending on what impedance they are and what impedance your amplifier calls for. BAM!!

m

go to (www.rf tech woofer wiring wizard) and use there chart to wire your sub woofers to the ohms load your amp and subs can handle.do a yahoo search for the site i mentioned its 2 clicks away.a mono block or class d amplifier is set up to run sub woofers and is the best way to run them weather it be 1 or 4 if its the right class d or mono amplifier its set up for running subs.use the chart before you buy any equipment. 4 ohm subs are best even if there dual coil 4 ohm subs.this way they can be wired down to a 2 ohm load.many class d amplifiers cannot handle running at a 1 ohm load and neither can your cars charging system.there are class d amplifiers that can handle a 1 ohm load but there big bucks and a charging system upgrade will be needed.and never use max or peak ratings to match up any of this type equipment.your speakers or subs should never be able to reach max or peak ratings.its the normal or continuous power your looking for.say you have 2 single voice coil 4 ohm subs that are making 150RMS each you have to add them together and find a class d amplifier that is putting out300RMS at 2 ohms because if you use the chart this is the figure you will end up with.its either 2 ohms or 8 and 2 ohm load is what you want as an end result.get familiar with the chart.i know its a lot to swallow but this is the method to this madness.

Charlie

You can run as many subs as you want from a mono amplifier, as long as you remember two things: 1. You have to keep the final load impedance above the minimum recommended impedance for the amplifier, and 2. The amp's power output will be divided among all the subs. So if you have a mono amp rated for 500 watts RMS at 2 ohms, you could connect two 4-ohm subs in parallel and each sub would get 250 watts at rated power.

KaeZoo

Yes. You just have to run them in parralell or bridged. Depending on what impedance they are and what impedance your amplifier calls for. BAM!!

m

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