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[romo330 10+ year member]

Got 2 SVC woofers that run 800 watts RMS.. my amp runs at 900 wats rms at 2 ohms.. so my question is is there any way to adjust the amp so that i can make suuuuuure the subs dont get blown?

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[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Got 2 SVC woofers that run 800 watts RMS.. my amp runs at 900 wats rms at 2 ohms.. so my question is is there any way to adjust the amp so that i can make suuuuuure the subs dont get blown?

... what resistance is the coil on each sub? That's kind of important.

I think anyway you wire it, 1600 - 900 = 700 RMS that you're lacking.

Unless your amp runs 900 x 2 @ 2, which is kinda crazy.

 

[romo330 10+ year member]

subs are 4 ohms... to a class d mono amp

 

[outspoken 10+ year member]

what kind of subs/amp?

 

[romo330 10+ year member]

no each sub runs 400 watts rms.. combined they are 800 rms.. they are ultra linear 10" SVC 4 ohm..subs with a kenwood 1800 class d mono amp that runs 500 watts rms at 4 ohms or 900 watts rms at 2 ohms

 

[outspoken 10+ year member]

wire the subs down to 2 ohms, and run it, you should be fine... just keep off the gains a bit.

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

That amp is perfect for those subs , Just wire both straight to the amp and it will read a 2 ohm load.

 

[romo330 10+ year member]

so i shouldnt have to worry about blowing them.. i was just wonderin if there is a certain number i could set my gain down to make sure i dont blow them

 

[outspoken 10+ year member]

i would either a. set the amp with a dmm, or b. set h/u flat, turn gain down, turn h/u up to 3/4 full volume, then turn the gain up until you hear clipping or distortion, then back off it a little... you should be fine...

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

Yea, You need to set your gains.

But I have been running the kenwood 850 watt @2 ohms into single vc's all summer and haven't blown the 2 powerbass 12" 250 rms subs I have. And I've tried pretty hard so I have a reason to stick some other ones I have in.

 

[romo330 10+ year member]

alright.. that makes me feel more comfortable.. thanks guys //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif