For the Stereo gurus.. (s/p)

[blueflamed03]

too little power is the effect, maxing gain is the cause

it's not lack of power that killed them, it was the clipping.

I just don't want people later to read this and assume "I have mids that say 50 RMS 150 max, I may blow them with 45 watts.."

 

[MOBmentality]

fixed

too little power is the CAUSE, maxing gain is the EFFECT Blowing your speakers is the RESULT

it's not lack of power that killed them, it was the clipping. From people trying to pull more clean power out of the speaker than they were putting in.

I just don't want people later to read this and assume "I have mids that say 50 RMS 150 max, I may blow them with 45 watts.."

 

[Tahoewhat]

OK, you guys kinda lost me. but like blueflame said, i want it to sound good and clean. No distortion, but don't want to blow them either. Someone recommended me the fosgate r300-4. i was looking at more of the p400-4
50W x 4 @ 4-Ohms RMS
100W x 4 @ 2-Ohms RMS
200W x 2 @ 4-Ohms bridged RMS
WOuld that be fine or to much overload and blow them?
Here is the specs on the alpines i have
Handles up to 240W peak power (80W RMS)
# Frequency response: 70Hz - 22kHz
# Sensitivity: 88dB/W (1m)
# Impedance: 4 ohms
Does that help any?
Just looking for a good clean amp that will make them sound good. I have some junk i can throw in there, but tired of hooking up amp, taking out, putting in... just want to do it right the first time. ONly change for the better..

 

[MOBmentality]

400.4 and just keep your amp gain in check

 

[groundscr8pr]

OK, you guys kinda lost me. but like blueflame said, i want it to sound good and clean. No distortion, but don't want to blow them either. Someone recommended me the fosgate r300-4. i was looking at more of the p400-4
50W x 4 @ 4-Ohms RMS
100W x 4 @ 2-Ohms RMS
200W x 2 @ 4-Ohms bridged RMS
WOuld that be fine or to much overload and blow them?
Here is the specs on the alpines i have
Handles up to 240W peak power (80W RMS)
# Frequency response: 70Hz - 22kHz
# Sensitivity: 88dB/W (1m)
# Impedance: 4 ohms
Does that help any?
Just looking for a good clean amp that will make them sound good. I have some junk i can throw in there, but tired of hooking up amp, taking out, putting in... just want to do it right the first time. ONly change for the better..

that is a great amp. make sure to go to jl audio.com and check out the gain setting tutorial under the support section. set your gains correctly and you will be a happy camper.

 

[MOBmentality]

btw.. if youre gonna run that amp true.. its 50w per channel.. at 4ohms... not 100w ... if you wanna get 100w per channel true stereo youre gonna have to run it like a 2/ch
(lf/lr on one channel rf/rr on the other) ...

 

[blueflamed03]

OK, you guys kinda lost me. but like blueflame said, i want it to sound good and clean. No distortion, but don't want to blow them either. Someone recommended me the fosgate r300-4. i was looking at more of the p400-4
50W x 4 @ 4-Ohms RMS
100W x 4 @ 2-Ohms RMS
200W x 2 @ 4-Ohms bridged RMS
WOuld that be fine or to much overload and blow them?
Here is the specs on the alpines i have
Handles up to 240W peak power (80W RMS)
# Frequency response: 70Hz - 22kHz
# Sensitivity: 88dB/W (1m)
# Impedance: 4 ohms
Does that help any?
Just looking for a good clean amp that will make them sound good. I have some junk i can throw in there, but tired of hooking up amp, taking out, putting in... just want to do it right the first time. ONly change for the better..

IMHO that amp is fine

 

[Tahoewhat]

btw.. if youre gonna run that amp true.. its 50w per channel.. at 4ohms... not 100w ... if you wanna get 100w per channel true stereo youre gonna have to run it like a 2/ch
(lf/lr on one channel rf/rr on the other) ...

pmed you. Which is better? running it true or like you said 2ch.?

that is a great amp. make sure to go to jl audio.com and check out the gain setting tutorial under the support section. set your gains correctly and you will be a happy camper.

Thanks for that info, i was wondering if there was a place online somewhere.

IMHO that amp is fine

Ok i will try it, but can any of you recommend another one that would be good for this.

thanks for answering guys, just trying to learn all this the correct way instead of just plugging things in and not really understanding it..

 

[theautoman21]

Make sure you seal your box on your subs and then you can run any decent amp at least 400 watts and up

 

[Tahoewhat]

Make sure you seal your box on your subs and then you can run any decent amp at least 400 watts and up

thanks, i got the box built already for my DD subs. Now im trying to find a amp for the alpines (doors) and a good amp to power the dd subs.

Anyone got reccomendations for a amp to power 2 dd 1510 10" subs?