How Loud is 5000 watts RMS

[BCotrell 10+ year member]

Not sure if you know anything about the HCCA amps from Orion but a 5k is basically an 8k at 1 ohm. The criminally lie on the birth sheets.

Yeah dope amp but an absolute current hog.

 

[Mrjones203]

Yeah dope amp but an absolute current hog.

Got the electrical so It can pig out if it wants to lol

 

[shredder2]

Who cares imo if its heard a block away?

I don't tbh... as long as those wipers are slapping I'm happy...

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Because Silicone is Cheaper

People usually don't put either. I'm not sure that silicone is cheaper or better.

 

[jt4x4]

Yeah dope amp but an absolute current hog.

Can you please post your source of that info? I mean that 100% seriously, because I I want to know more about amp efficiency.

Thank you.
- Joe

 

[Gt.bebe85]

Quick question. I'm trying to start a new thread and ask this question but I don't know how to do it I recently just bought a taramps MD 5000.1 and I blew my hippo xl 122r. What sub/subs can I get that will handle this amp? Any help will be greatly appreciated

 

[Mrjones203]

Quick question. I'm trying to start a new thread and ask this question but I don't know how to do it I recently just bought a guitar amps MD 5000.1 and I blew my hippo xl 122r. What sub/subs can I get that will handle this amp? Any help will be greatly appreciated

Guitar amps???? Do you mean Taramps?

 

[Mrjones203]

Can you please post your source of that info? I mean that 100% seriously, because I I want to know more about amp efficiency.

Thank you.
- Joe

Its true on that amp. If you dont got the electrical to back that anp up dont even bother. Big D Whiz got a video on YouTube about it. It blew the competition out of the water

 

[Gt.bebe85]

Guitar amps???? Do you mean Taramps?

Lol yea sorry for the typo. Taramps md5000.1

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Guitar amps???? Do you mean Taramps?

Oops!

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Quick question. I'm trying to start a new thread and ask this question but I don't know how to do it I recently just bought a taramps MD 5000.1 and I blew my hippo xl 122r. What sub/subs can I get that will handle this amp? Any help will be greatly appreciated

2- ABXFL12's, 2- ABXFL15's, or 1- Fi Neo 15 just to name a few.

 

[Gt.bebe85]

2- ABXFL12's, 2- ABXFL15's, or 1- Fi Neo 15 just to name a few.

Thanks for the feed bk

 

[Gt.bebe85]

Thanks for the feed bk

Not sure them AB's can handle this amp

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Not sure them AB's can handle this amp

I've got a single AB HD15d2 on a Taramps MD3000 @1 ohm. A couple of these would definitely take that power.

 

[Lasherž]

People usually don't put either. I'm not sure that silicone is cheaper or better.

On my car I literally snipped a playstation 1 controller cable that was in the trash and tied a knot in it and draped it over the bolts behind the plate.. Works great lol, no audible noise with a 1200W sub. Maybe I'll have to upgrade to an insulator if I go bigger.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

loud from blocks away is just wasted and lost SPL in the car. The goal is to trap that **** inside so you get the full effect vs asking for tickets from pigs.

 

[BCotrell 10+ year member]

Can you please post your source of that info? I mean that 100% seriously, because I I want to know more about amp efficiency.

Thank you.
- Joe

I really didn’t feel like being smart so here is a copied answer from an old thread that includes the logic. Lots of extra info too.

Most common brand amps are half-bridge and only use half the rail voltage inside the amp. They are less efficient than Brazilian amps, but are "more reliable". They can be wired lower than "equivalent" Brazilian (full bridge) amplifiers. Half bridge components are commonly over-built. When you wire lower, your amp sees less impedance. More current is allowed to flow. Beefy Korean amps have strong enough internal parts to handle the extra current flow. Brazilians are not "over-built" and cannot handle excessive current. They make their power by putting out a higher voltage, because they use the full rail voltage to drive the load. Also, they are more sensitive to voltage fluctuations. They don't like low or high voltage. The argument is that full bridge will never do rated power because of impedance rise. Koreans can be wired lower to compensate. Cost for the vehicle's electrical upgrades are significantly more for half-bridge amplifiers. It gets more technical than this, but I hope I've given a basic overview.

 

[BCotrell 10+ year member]

2 hd12’s will bang on that amp. I wouldnt focus on maxing/matching sub rms recommendation to amp rms since real Amp power realized by your electrical will differ from a controlled bench test. Factoring your solid electrical it will be close but also factor that those 4K max HD’s can likely take more. Good value just break em in correctly

 

[mhyde71 10+ year member]

i am 46 now and 3-4 days a week i have to deal with tinnitus... crazy loud ringing in the ears
some nights it is so loud hard to sleep
only relief is having some kind of noise or something going on
so sometimes i have to play tv/radio on up a little bit to mitigate the ringing

please be careful, if i could back time i would and adjust my system accordingly

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

i am 46 now and 3-4 days a week i have to deal with tinnitus... crazy loud ringing in the ears
some nights it is so loud hard to sleep
only relief is having some kind of noise or something going on
so sometimes i have to play tv/radio on up a little bit to mitigate the ringing

please be careful, if i could back time i would and adjust my system accordingly

we had a member here far older than you(20 years your senior) thats been bassing all his life with no issues at all. Bass affects the eardrums differently from higher frequencies and is not as damaging. What destroys ears is the 1000hz and up frequencies especially in the 5000-8000 range where the sibilance and harshness is. Because the higher the frequency, the faster the sound vibrates and that cuts through your ear drums. While subsonic bass notes have a much longer wavelength and sound vibrates a lot slower.