Best Setup out of these choices? MA vs. Optidrive

[DaGh0st 5,000+ posts]

so why wouldnt 400wrms x1 @ 4 ohms work?

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

no, cause i need two channels.

each set of drivers is 200w rms.

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

so why wouldnt 400wrms x1 @ 4 ohms work?

Because he needs 400w @ 4 Ohms for two different sides and not just one?

Edit - got beat to it

 

[DaGh0st 5,000+ posts]

Because he needs 400w @ 4 Ohms for two different sides and not just one?

exactly what i was confused about //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

trying to figure out the final imp. per ch. Thanks.( i was thinking 4 was the final imp in all)

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i may just have to bite the bullet, and have to wait a while to buy my subs.

i think those opti's have my name all over 'em.

that 500x2 is SEXXXY......

and an opti4000D? fo'get about it, i'll make those r's wish they were never manufactured.

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[Notwerk 10+ year member]

You realize that you're only giving up 3db on the frontstage by going with a 200w@4ohm setup as opposed to a 400w@4ohm setup. I mean, if you need the 3db, by all means, but it just seems to me like 200w on the frontstage ought to be plenty, especially if you're using horns and 10-inch drivers. I don't think you're going to miss the minor increase in output much and it'll save you some money and open up your options in terms of what amps will do the job.

Just something to consider...

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

not horns, just horn loaded tweets.

And feeding components enough power is about more than loudness, it's about having the largest possible dynamic range, not to mention most high-end drivers don't perform correctly when they're grossly underpowered. And anyways, i wouldn't be spending $600 on drivers if i wasn't willing to send them their rated power.

The substage i'd be willing to be flexible on, i think i could probably live without a 5kW substage if i really needed to //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif