.5 OHM showdown ----> MB Quart DSC 1500.1 or Audiopipe 15001D

[Qxxx4]

Well its either 2 of these @ .5 each (probly AP at this point)

OR

I pick up one of the new crecendo 3kw amps and run it @ .25.....

 

[Qxxx4]

so should I pull the trigger on 2 mb quart 1500's....

They will take .5 daily no problems...??

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

so should I pull the trigger on 2 mb quart 1500's....
They will take .5 daily no problems...??

Yes, you dont have to worry about running at .5 daily because they wont see it. Buy the MB's and be happy.

 

[Biggman44 10+ year member]

people keep chiming in that i bet have never heard ap for themselves or heard somebody running them for themselves. I dont know if the ap can run at .5 on the daily but then again i dont know if the dsc can either. I say go for the one with the best warranty either way i dont think they will survive for that long on .5 daily without great electrical and multiple runs of wire for the long run.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

People keep chiming in about running these amps at .5 ohm daily when i doubt they will see anything lower than 1.5 when actually wired up. If your electrical is decent then you shouldnt have a problem. Make sure its good and then you should be good.

 

[corrie32 10+ year member]

i agree with Biggman, if you do decide to run it that low, make you get the one with the best warranty, even though both are not warranted below 1 ohm

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

i know nothing about the mb but the ap will run .5ohm daily and burp down to .35 easy....

 

[twistedchild420 5,000+ posts]

OP is the scammer WOT ITT

 

[mbrooky 10+ year member]

OP is the scammer WOT ITT

I was wondering the same thing...hahaha

mb quart will be the better amp over the ap...also the dsc 2000 was benched at 1700watts @2ohms....so nicely overrated but i dont see you having the electrical to back .5 up daily....but if you do then id do the mb quart hands down

and i'm surprised that you out of all people are giving him advice...lulz

 

[tinmanchris217 10+ year member]

Both will run at 1/2 ohm... but for daily, I'd choose a more stable option.

I just smoked my AP15001D this weekend, and it's in for warranty. It wired to 1 ohm, with 2 batteries, and gains set to 1500w RMS.

It's a great amp, and you can't beat the value... but don't think that it's unbreakable. You'll need atleast 1 g31 in the back (I'd recommend 2), rubber bushings (to prevent vibration-based failure), a bigger external fuse (150-200 amp), and you'll want to be very careful with your gains.

For a daily setup, expect the worst, and assume no box rise. On music that is far away from the box tuning, the rise can be quite low... so the amp will may see 1/2 at times.

Don't misread, it's not a bad idea, if you set everything up right. Good luck with the system!

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

I just smoked my AP15001D this weekend, and it's in for warranty. It wired to 1 ohm, with 2 batteries, and gains set to 1500w RMS.

The thing is, I don't think they can do 1500RMS, so when you're setting for that kind of power, it's probably clipping already and straining the amp...just my opinion. I've seen and heard too many bad things about the AP's being used at normal ohm loads and them blowing, especially considering that there aren't a ton of them out there.

 

[k3n12ock 10+ year member]

So I shouldn't buy an ap1500 and run it at 0.7 ohms then eh?

 

[Trancer 10+ year member]

I'd go for the MB Quart. I dont like to run half ohm on anything daily, but seems like you are pretty set on it. The MB Quart will do it.

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

this thread is a year old guys

 

[Trancer 10+ year member]

Ugh... Stupid noob.

He started it...