Audioque 2200D vs. Kicker 08ZX2500.1

[808skindiver 10+ year member]

That has to do with how the gains on the amp are set

gain on the amp is more than 3/4 way up. it wont even rib my sub.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[sonic purity 10+ year member]

is the rca voltage from the deck pretty low?

 

[808skindiver 10+ year member]

is the rca voltage from the deck pretty low?

i hooked up the new deck today. it has 5 volt preamp output. it pounds harder but it still is pretty weak?? i was thinking that sub is craving more power? i was thinking of metering the amp tomorrow. it doesn't seem like its putting out 2200 watts because my friends mtx te1501 slams the sub more. maybe i would like to upgrade to the aq3500d.

 

[shizzzon 10+ year member]

you may have a high impedance curve as well.

 

[sonic purity 10+ year member]

i hooked up the new deck today. it has 5 volt preamp output. it pounds harder but it still is pretty weak?? i was thinking that sub is craving more power? i was thinking of metering the amp tomorrow. it doesn't seem like its putting out 2200 watts because my friends mtx te1501 slams the sub more. maybe i would like to upgrade to the aq3500d.

What impedance do you have it hooked up at?

 

[808skindiver 10+ year member]

What impedance do you have it hooked up at?

1.6 ohm

 

[shizzzon 10+ year member]

well no wonder, you're not gettin full power from it.

I had ran 2 HDC312s at 1.4 off of one of those amps and it was crazy loud n low to peak at 34hz.

 

[khanhfat 10+ year member]

Audioque is pretty solid Amp for powering subs. Some of my friends used it before . They're giving out stable power.

 

[sonic purity 10+ year member]

Yea, it puts out 1300 watts at 2 ohms. So you are probably around 1500 to 1600 watts.

 

[808skindiver 10+ year member]

wait i think i have it wired at 1.4 ohm should it be wired at a lower independence?? if so any wiring diagrams? thanks

 

[shizzzon 10+ year member]

1.4 IS 2 ohms, and no, u are not getting 1500w, ... ur not even gettin 1300w.

When you play music, there is a phrase called impedance curve. The actual resistance the amp sees varies by EVERY frequency that is played through your speaker(s). The amp will NEVER see anything at or below 2.0 ohms.

the 1.4 that you see is the DC reading of the coil. The reason it is rated for 2 ohms is because during playback, the rise in resistance is guaranteed to never drop below 2 ohms making it capable to be ran on a 2ohm stable load.

I've seen 2 ohm rated subs down to 1.2 ohms.

People get this confused ALL the time.

Like when an amp is 1 ohm stable, i see people ask if they can run there sub on it because it's 0.7 ohms.... That's a 1 ohm load....

It's not difficult at all, it's very simple actually, it's just people confuse DC with AC and make it a LOT more complicated than what it really is.

Your typical resistance you would see at 1.4 ohms can vary between typical loads of 2.5 - 8 ohms.

 

[Jeremiah25 10+ year member]

I've been running the AQ 2200 since pretty much the first day they came in. So far the one I am running has been flawless. It will easily do rated power, and then some. I ran mine in a midwest SPL event, where it was tested by one of the most highly respected SPL judges in the business. His power numbers agreed with mine...... It will do over rated power at every reactive impedance I have tested it at.

 

[Jeremiah25 10+ year member]

BTW, the Kicker amp will also do rated power and then some. It is a very strong amp. Either way I don't think you could go wrong. I personally would save myself some money and run the AQ though.

 

[shizzzon 10+ year member]

i have tested it to do 408w @ 5.39 ohms at 13.1v at the battery 100% clip free.

I know they are rated to do 700w@4ohm but also at 14.4v with 1% THD i believe?

I'm sure i could get a lot more power out of the test if i slightly went into clipping...

That's why when they come back in from repair, i have 2 of them, i am doing extensive testing and posting all the results on SSA because that's where i reside at mostly.

 

[DBDRAGGUY 10+ year member]

AQ2200d Flat out bangs. I have been running 4 of them in my truck since April and they have been flawless. Best money I have spent on amps in a long time.

Comp #'s are in my sig and here some vids from a while back of them in action. Box is tuned to 36hz.