500rms on Alpine Type-r (old model)

[M@nJo 10+ year member]

im trying to help out a buddy and hes worried about running my amp (hifonics bx500d) with his alpine type-r (4ohm DVC). its the older model type-r which is capale as 300rms/1500 peak as what the manufactuer claims.

would it be perfectly safe to run that 500rms hifonics bx500d amp with the type-r at 1-ohm? (assuming the gains and settings are right and never go past 80% volume)

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[300m_on_xxx 10+ year member]

how you geting a 1ohm with just one 4ohmdvc woofer???

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

how you geting a 1ohm with just one 4ohmdvc woofer???

you cant, but you can use an impedance matching transformer.

 

[300m_on_xxx 10+ year member]

you cant, but you can use an impedance matching transformer.

i know you cant i just wanted him to think about it

by the way how dose that alpine working for you

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

i know you cant i just wanted him to think about itby the way how dose that alpine working for you

i realy like the alpine. no complains just yet. and have not smelled any burning glue. lol.

 

[M@nJo 10+ year member]

dammit, its 2ohm DVC. got a little mixed up because i was thinking about the l7's in my other thread lol.

 

[300m_on_xxx 10+ year member]

it will be fine just wach th gain

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

Well since the bx1500d benched in around 1000wrms @ 1ohm when it is rated @ 1500, I would image you would be fine.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

If set properly there should be no concern.

 

[Altec88 10+ year member]

Well since the bx1500d benched in around 1000wrms @ 1ohm when it is rated @ 1500, I would image you would be fine.

http://forum.sounddomain.com/forum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=038951;p=1

It does more than 1000w.

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

While I frequented SD there were several threads stating otherwise (proven via bench test as well), but just as on here, there are conflicting reports which is why I posted that.

 

[Altec88 10+ year member]

While I frequented SD there were several threads stating otherwise (proven via bench test as well), but just as on here, there are conflicting reports which is why I posted that.

The tests I saw were around 1300-1400 at 14.4v