just wondering

[ace42004]

im new to this whole DVC thing...i was wondering if i have a amp that at RMS is 1500watts at 1 ohm...and i wire up 2 dvc 4 ohm subs to be 1 ohm what wattage would my 2 subs be at????

im wondering cause i want to get the right sub with the right rms so that i dont blow anything...

TIA

[ProJect]

Wwll if you were to make both subs at 2 ohms then you would bridge the amp, then you amp would be putting out 1500 rms if thats what its rated at, but is it a 2 channel amp or is it a 1 channel(mono) amp?

[ace42004]

its a mono amp stable at 1 ohm...its rated at 1500 rms @1...1000 rms @ 2 ohm and 500rms @ 4 ohm...3000 max

[ProJect]

Well if you were to make them both 2 ohms than your amp is going to put out 1500 watts rms, and 3000 watts max.

[ace42004]

so does that mean that each sub will be getting 1500 watts of power at rms???

[ProJect]

yes, just make sure your subs can handle it, whats the rms on the subs, cause you dont want to blow them.

[ace42004]

i dont know what kinda sub yet....i wanted to make sure i got everything clear first..thanks for the help...i know i sound all newbie and everything...

[ProJect]

No problem bro, thats why we are all here, to help eachother out

[haibane]

yes, just make sure your subs can handle it, whats the rms on the subs, cause you dont want to blow them.

No. I hate to be the jerk, but each sub would be getting 750 watts. 1 Ohm is the load that the amplifier produces full power. Lets look at this like a circuit. When you build a circuit if you put two 2 ohm resistors in parallel, basically what you would be doing with that sub. They split the total power at 1 ohm in half. Total RMS power(the only thing that matters since you put out sine waves and not square waves otherwise your subs would die) would be 1500 watts at 1 ohm so 1500/2 is 750 watts

[JDMCB3Si]

haha 1500watts to each sub YEAH RIGHT get real.

Wiring the subs in parralel will give you a 2 ohm resistance per sub. You will "see" a 1 ohm load out of your amp.

Now the amp may be rated at 1500x1@1 ohm but that DOES NOT mean it is gonna put that out. some amps put out more, and some put out less.

Your subs will see half the RMS power per sub as long as it is true power coming from the amp. You have LOTS of factors to looki into before you know exactly how much your amp is putting out. Most of the time you will end up with more like 682 watts per sub or even less.

What Brand of amp and what model number? I could do some figures and give you the numbers you will be getting.

[haibane]

haha 1500watts to each sub YEAH RIGHT get real.

Wiring the subs in parralel will give you a 2 ohm resistance per sub. You will "see" a 1 ohm load out of your amp.

Now the amp may be rated at 1500x1@1 ohm but that DOES NOT mean it is gonna put that out. some amps put out more, and some put out less.

Your subs will see half the RMS power per sub as long as it is true power coming from the amp. You have LOTS of factors to looki into before you know exactly how much your amp is putting out. Most of the time you will end up with more like 682 watts per sub or even less.

What Brand of amp and what model number? I could do some figures and give you the numbers you will be getting.

As long as you stay away from cheapo amps you are fine. If you pay that much attention to the power you might as well discuss the variable resistance load and the real resistance of the subs instead of the nominal. Heck lets talk about how the frequency effects the resistance. Find a decent amp in the range you want RMS wise for the subs and you should be fine

[goldenchild722]

1). What kinda amp is it??
2). even if the amp says it's 1 ohm stable, I wouldn't wire any amp at that low of a load (That's just me though) Me personally, the lowest I'll go is 2 ohms.
3). I wouldn't even pay attention to the max watt rating, just pay attention to the rms (rms is continuous power)
4). even though the amp says it's puttin out x amount of watts, your subs will probably never see that much power coming from the amp

[haibane]

2). even if the amp says it's 1 ohm stable, I wouldn't wire any amp at that low of a load (That's just me though) Me personally, the lowest I'll go is 2 ohms.

That is just plain retarted.

[goldenchild722]

Originally Posted by goldenchild722

2). even if the amp says it's 1 ohm stable, I wouldn't wire any amp at that low of a load (That's just me though) Me personally, the lowest I'll go is 2 ohms.

That is just plain retarted.

That's just my personal o.p. Majority of the people I know, when they wired their amps that were "capable of handling a 1 ohm load" they ran into problems. The most common problem they had were their amps overheating and shuttin off. I just speak from personal experiences.

[ace42004]

see thats what i though too...750 to each sub...but i wanted to make sure...its a Hifonics TX1505D..that makes finding subs easier.....

now what would produce a better sound...1 sub at 1500 watts or 2 subs at 750 watts each, totaling in 1500