Audiobahn

[Rad 10+ year member]

ok guys what i need to power is 2 JBL GTi's 12'' they are:

91dB @ 2.83V/1m

Power Handling: 700W RMS, 4,000W Peak

Frequency Response: 18Hz ~ 1kHz

Impedance: 3 or 12 ohms

I was thinking of this audiobahn amp, what do u think?

http://www.audiobahninc.com/products/detail.asp?productsID=68

Another question i wanted to ask is wud the subs be ok in parallel connected to this amp?

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[ridered36 10+ year member]

I think you can get the JBL 1200.1 alot cheaper then that amp, and it will put out the same amount of power at 4 and 2 ohms. Unless, you need the bling-bling i would say go with the JBL 1200.1.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

Originally posted by ridered36 I think you can get the JBL 1200.1 alot cheaper then that amp, and it will put out the same amount of power at 4 and 2 ohms. Unless, you need the bling-bling i would say go with the JBL 1200.1.

the jbl 1200.1 puts out a little over 600w rms@ 4ohms.......a little over 1200w rms@ 2 and 1 ohms......

 

[violator5spd 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Goddyd4me the jbl 1200.1 puts out a little over 600w rms@ 4ohms.......a little over 1200w rms@ 2 and 1 ohms......

when he said that, i think he was comparing the 1200.1 to the audiobahn, b/c their 4ohm and 2ohm loads are equal, but the audiobahn puts out 1800 @ 10hm

 

[Rad 10+ year member]

ok so u think the audiobahn will be the boy to do the job?

 

[iwantmorebass 10+ year member]

aint jbl's crossover ****ed up?

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Rad ok so u think the audiobahn will be the boy to do the job?

At 3 ohms, they will probably both put out the same power, a little under 1kw. I don't think either amp is a good fit for those subs, as neither will power them as much as they should be.

 

[violator5spd 10+ year member]

Originally posted by snova031 At 3 ohms, they will probably both put out the same power, a little under 1kw. I don't think either amp is a good fit for those subs, as neither will power them as much as they should be.

true, but if you do get one of those 2, i would get the jbl

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by violator5spd true, but if you do get one of those 2, i would get the jbl

I probably would to due to the fact that its a lot cheaper.

 

[violator5spd 10+ year member]

i don't know what type of box you're using, but if you make a large ported box, a jbl might bot be that bad b/c a subs power handling decreases the larger the box gets, especially ported. if you go ported, make sure to get a subsonic filter so you don't kill your subs.

 

[i3abyjay25 10+ year member]

thw amps will be about the same at 3 ohms.. so go w/ the JBL amp.. u have JBL subs.. so stay w/ JBL

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by violator5spd i don't know what type of box you're using, but if you make a large ported box, a jbl might bot be that bad b/c a subs power handling decreases the larger the box gets, especially ported. if you go ported, make sure to get a subsonic filter so you don't kill your subs.

Thats true. Thats the only bad thing about the 12001, lack of subsonic filter, but they can be found pretty cheap.

 

[Rad 10+ year member]

ok im not sure about this but wudnt the subs be 1.5 ohms at 1400w rms if they r wired in parrallel? sorry if im misstaken

and i dont mind payin the money for that audiobahn

 

[avistar23 10+ year member]

if you wire 2 3 ohm VC's in parrallel it wil be 1.5 ohms //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[skeetskurt 10+ year member]

I am a big fan of audiobahn. Not saying it is a better amp but I'd probably go with the jbl 1200.1 also it matches.