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<blockquote data-quote="quackhead" data-source="post: 7932536" data-attributes="member: 573547"><p>what he said^</p><p></p><p>With the sheer number of available subwoofer combinations, it would make much more sense to choose the amplification and beef up the electrical accordingly. Then toss a dart at a 1kw sub, as there are so many available. There are a few reliable amps that will handle 1/2 ohm loads, but you must realize that operating those amps outside of their rated impedance can and will alter other specs as well...efficiency may or may not improve(usually it suffers), THD suffers, S/N suffers and most importantly, the operating voltage range can suffer as well. Where you might get away with running an amp at 1 ohm between 10 and 14v, dropping to .5 may only be reliably achieved between 12.5 and 14.4v, the amp might smoke at 11.9v on a starved electrical system at .5 ohm. It is always best to achieve desired power levels at the highest loads possible..ultimately, you should seek 2500w at 4 ohms for the best possible sq and reliability from the amplifier</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quackhead, post: 7932536, member: 573547"] what he said^ With the sheer number of available subwoofer combinations, it would make much more sense to choose the amplification and beef up the electrical accordingly. Then toss a dart at a 1kw sub, as there are so many available. There are a few reliable amps that will handle 1/2 ohm loads, but you must realize that operating those amps outside of their rated impedance can and will alter other specs as well...efficiency may or may not improve(usually it suffers), THD suffers, S/N suffers and most importantly, the operating voltage range can suffer as well. Where you might get away with running an amp at 1 ohm between 10 and 14v, dropping to .5 may only be reliably achieved between 12.5 and 14.4v, the amp might smoke at 11.9v on a starved electrical system at .5 ohm. It is always best to achieve desired power levels at the highest loads possible..ultimately, you should seek 2500w at 4 ohms for the best possible sq and reliability from the amplifier [/QUOTE]
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