Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="kevinmcc2" data-source="post: 8286150" data-attributes="member: 658413">Hey all, question about how I should wire my sub/amp, and if my logic is correct here.Amp: <a href="http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_22707_Hifonics-HFi1500D.html?SearchClickout%5Bquery_id%5D=33072592&amp;amp;SearchClickout%5BIgnore%5D=1" target="_blank">Hifonics HFi1500D (HFi 1500D) Class D Monoblock Car Amplifier/Amp</a>Sub: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/E-12D2-V2-Sundown-Series-Subwoofer/dp/B00FFHJR2U/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_6?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;refRID=0QXJNZDWJ0K02GJSWCS6" target="_blank">Amazon.com : E-12D2 V2 - Sundown Audio 12&quot; 500W RMS Dual 2-Ohm E Series Subwoofer : Vehicle Subwoofer Systems : Car Electronics</a>That is what I currently have, now the RMS handling on the subwoofer is 500 RMS and the amplifier RMS for 4 Ohm is 500 RMS.I have talked to people and everyone says the Sundown can take more than 500 and also the Hifonics will not put out true 500 RMS.SO, can I wire the sub/amp to 1 ohm safely?If my logic is correct, if i wanted to run the amplifier at 1 ohm and only push 650 RMS so I can be safe without clipping and blowing the sub can I just do Ohms law?650x1=650 SQRT of 650 = 25.49. So set my gain at 25.49VAC?And also if this is correct, would it have less strain than running 500 RMS at 4 Ohms?500x4=2000 SQRT = 44.72?Or is my logic flawed here, thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kevinmcc2, post: 8286150, member: 658413"] Hey all, question about how I should wire my sub/amp, and if my logic is correct here. Amp: [URL="http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_22707_Hifonics-HFi1500D.html?SearchClickout%5Bquery_id%5D=33072592&SearchClickout%5BIgnore%5D=1"]Hifonics HFi1500D (HFi 1500D) Class D Monoblock Car Amplifier/Amp[/URL] Sub: [URL="http://www.amazon.com/E-12D2-V2-Sundown-Series-Subwoofer/dp/B00FFHJR2U/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0QXJNZDWJ0K02GJSWCS6"]Amazon.com : E-12D2 V2 - Sundown Audio 12" 500W RMS Dual 2-Ohm E Series Subwoofer : Vehicle Subwoofer Systems : Car Electronics[/URL] That is what I currently have, now the RMS handling on the subwoofer is [B]500 RMS[/B] and the amplifier RMS for 4 Ohm is [B]500 RMS[/B]. I have talked to people and everyone says the Sundown can take more than 500 and also the Hifonics will not put out true 500 RMS. SO, can I wire the sub/amp to 1 ohm safely? If my logic is correct, if i wanted to run the amplifier at 1 ohm and only push 650 RMS so I can be safe without clipping and blowing the sub can I just do Ohms law? 650x1=650 SQRT of 650 = 25.49. So set my gain at 25.49VAC? And also if this is correct, would it have less strain than running 500 RMS at 4 Ohms? 500x4=2000 SQRT = 44.72? Or is my logic flawed here, thanks! [/QUOTE]

Verification