Amp for 4 re8's?

[Travman 10+ year member]

Hmm,well the guy im buying them from says they are 4 ohm svc.Trav

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Just double check... to make sure.

nG

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

Hmm,well the guy im buying them from says they are 4 ohm svc.Trav

Still great subs, I would buy them too, but go with nG on this one and put a DMM on them just to make sure...

 

[Travman 10+ year member]

I will double check and thanks for the advice again.Trav

 

[Travman 10+ year member]

Hey,i asked the guy and hes said he is 100% sure they are 4ohm.He said he had them wired in one chain of wire in series/parallel and that the amp had a 4 ohm draw.So if i were to wire them like he did i would need a 4 ohm amp correct? So i shouldnt get the hifonics i posted? Im kinda confused,and just want to get it setup right.Trav

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

You should parallel them all. All the positives together then to the amp, all the negatives together then to the amp.

This will yield a 1ohm load. Look into something 600-1000rms @1ohm.

nG

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

You should parallel them all. All the positives together then to the amp, all the negatives together then to the amp.
This will yield a 1ohm load. Look into something 600-1000rms @1ohm.

nG

or you could wire them to the load the guy had them at and use a 2 channel amplifier bridged... Having a 1ohm option and 4ohm option is always nice for finding amps.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

or you could wire them to the load the guy had them at and use a 2 channel amplifier bridged... Having a 1ohm option and 4ohm option is always nice for finding amps.

Depending on the power he chooses to use...

Lower power (600rms or less), I might consider a 2channel bridged.

Higher power (near 1000rms), I'd definitely rather consider a 1ohm stable monoblock amplifier.

More than likely the monoblock will be less expensive as well in some or most cases.

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nG

 

[Travman 10+ year member]

Sweet thanx again for the input.Youre all a great help.Right now im planning on getting the hifonics amp and running them parallel.Trav

 

[Bun-Bun 10+ year member]

Read it over and couldn't find a price range...

But if I were looking for an amp for those subs I would probably look at the following

Memphis M-Class 1000D (1100w @ 1ohm)

Sundown SAX1000.1 (1000w @ 1 ohm highly overated apparently)

Alpine PDX-1.600 (600w @ 2 or 4 ohm)

Alpine PDX-1.1000 (1000w @ 2 or 4 ohm)

I have seen good deals for all the above amps from time to time... I personally own the Memphis 1000D and love it (it's so small!)

 

[Travman 10+ year member]

Well i found an amp that i will be using it is a power acoustik 1200watt sterling series (rare amp). It is capable of a 2 ohm load as state don the the amp.So how should wire this stuff altogether? Trav

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Not the correct amplifier for what you need.

Is it a 2channel or a Mono?

nG

 

[Travman 10+ year member]

The amp is a 2 channel.I check the specs and they say it puts out 250x2 at 4ohms and 300x2 at 2ohms.I used this to power my two kappa perfects for four years with awesome results.So will it work for my new re's?Not wired to 1 ohm obviously.Trav

 

[Travman 10+ year member]

I need to know if this amp will work or if i will need a different one.Trav

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

Yes... wire them to 4 ohm load and bridge the amp.