AQ 1200D Help Please...

[darita 10+ year member]

AQ 1200D:

DESIGN FEATURES

* AQ series amplifiers are fully stable down to one ohm.

* Daisy Chain connection of two amplifiers stable down to 2 ohms

* Four way protection circuits: Speaker shorts, DC offset, High/Low voltage, Thermal protection

* Double sided boards with high current MOSFET switching devices

* 24db/oct slope crossovers, Fully adjustable Low Pass Filter and Subsonic Filter

Specifications

Model AQ1200D

Frequency Response 20Hz—250Hz

Signal to Noise Ratio 100db

Low Pass Crossover 24db / Oct

Low Pass Crossover Range 20Hz—200Hz

Subsonic Crossover Range 10Hz—50Hz

Input Sensitivity 0.2V—8V

Output Master / Input Slave Connection Yes

Working Voltage 8V—16V

Efficiency @ 4 ohm 84%

Damping Factor Less than 150

Fuse Rating 40Amp X 3 (Linked 240 Amp)

Output Power 14.4V @ 1% THD 510X1 @ 4 ohm,

870X1 @ 2 ohm,

1200X1 @1 ohm

Output Power 14.4V @ 5% THD 1470X1 @ 1 ohm

Dash Mounted Remote Included

Dimensions 12.75″(L)x9.27″(W)x2.35″(H)

JL 10W6v2:

Free Air Resonance (Fs): 28.5 Hz

Electrical “Q” (Qes): 0.497

Mechanical “Q” (Qms): 8.458

Total Speaker “Q” (Qts): 0.469

Equivalent Compliance (Vas): 1.18 cu. ft. / 33.4 liters

One-Way, Linear Excursion (Xmax)*: 0.60 in. / 15.2 mm

Reference Efficiency (no): 0.149%

Efficiency (1W/1m)**: 83.7 dB SPL

Effective Piston Area (Sd): 51.4 sq. in. / 0.0332 sq. m.

DC Resistance (Re): 6.30 ohm***

Nominal Impedance (Znom): Dual 4 ohm

Thermal Power Handling (Pt): 600W

Driver Displacement: 0.068 cu. ft. / 1.9 liters

Net Weight: 14.4 lbs. / 6.4 kg

1. Is this truly a good quality, reliable amp, at least as good as a Kicker ZX1000.1, which I was also looking at? I'm paranoid because Audio Que is not a big or well known company and known of the installers that I've spoken to, know of them.

2. So my installer told me that since I don't listen to music very loud and don't care to vibrate the screws loose in the trunk, but do want qualtiy, strong bass, I don't need full power from this amp. He suggests hooking up the AQ1200D at 4 oms to my two JL10W6's and says that for my listening habbits, 500 watts will be more than plenty to give good clean kick and at the same time, give the speakers more protection. He's right about my listening habbits, but is he right about the rest?

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[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

1. Audioque is a well known company with a pretty solid reputation.

2. Your installer isn't very bright. Why buy the W6s and a AQ1200 if you aren't going to use them to their potential? If you only need 500 watts, buy a 500 watt amp and a less powerful subwoofer...

 

[darita 10+ year member]

I already own the subs...I have to use them. I don't want to rattle the bolts loose, but I do want good, strong, clean bass. Is that too much to ask at 500W for these speakers? Any risk of frying my system if I run the amp at 1 ohm? I've been told that this is a danger with any amp.

 

[BeAlLsTaR13 10+ year member]

Aq is great I've got a 1200d..check

sig for vids.. No problems with it almost a year old