amps and sub help

[jonathan 10+ year member]

hi can anyone help me ?i want 2 run a sub but i only have a 100w and a 160w amp the sub is a jensen 300watt bass rocket tube can i connect the 2 amps together?

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[Foozball]

First things first. No you can not hook two seperate amps together to power the same sub.

What type of amps are they and how many channels?

Are the amps brideable

Are they stable at 2 or 4 Ohms, or both?

How many Ohms is the speaker?

Something to remember just because the speaker says 300 watts dose not mean that you need to put 300 wats to it to make it hit hard and have awsome sound quality.

 

[jonathan 10+ year member]

the two amps i have are 1by 2 channel 100 watt and onea four channel 160watts unfortunately i dont know the names of them as they were in the car when i got it as for them being bridgeable i dont know but ive bridged the 160 w one to run the sub but i will go and check them out now and i will reply again thanx jon

 

[Foozball]

Do either one of the amps have a low pass filter?

 

[jonathan 10+ year member]

here are the names of the amps and other info:the 1 by4 160w is a radio mobile amp and its stable at 2ohms the other one is a long mill amp and is 4 ohms the sub is a 4ohm please advise thank you

 

[jonathan 10+ year member]

no they dont unfortunately any advise

 

[Foozball]

the problem is your amp is atable at 2 ohms but your sub is not. putting a 2 Ohm load on a 4 Ohm speaker can destroy the voice coil QUICKLY!!!

My suggestion would be to bridge the 4 ohm amp and let the good times roll!!!

Let me know how it works out

 

[Foozball]

Go to you local car audio dealer and pick up a cross- over. There is a little instalation required but it is real easy.

I don't know if they still make them but MTX used to make a real good cross over for about $100.

 

[jonathan 10+ year member]

ill try it when im at work 2morrow and post a reply when i get home thank you for your advise