Cadence Z1200

[CELLERBR 10+ year member]

Anyone ever used this amp? What I am wondering is I have a JL 13W7 (Dual 1.5ohm VC) The amp is rated @ 1200wrms@ 1 ohm. COuld I run it at .75 ohm? The amp has a cooling fan (don't know if that matters)

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[CELLERBR 10+ year member]

Anyone? It seems like it would be ok I mean it is only .25 ohms less then it is rated at....

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

cadence makes solid amps but i never tried running them under 1 ohm. you could look into a pg xenon 1200.1

 

[CELLERBR 10+ year member]

The PG Xenon looks pretty cool (a little over the top with styling) and seems to perform well....hmmm any opinions on it?

 

[Mackenzie 10+ year member]

The PG Xenon looks pretty cool (a little over the top with styling) and seems to perform well....hmmm any opinions on it?

Its a beautiful amp, trust me its not over the top. When you see it in person, it actually looks very classy, like a show amp. Get it, and run it at 3 ohms, and you will love it. Pg even warrants that it is virtually impossible to send it in protect mode, even in the texas heat. It will decrease its output by 2 dbs in the event if it ever overheated, and it will continue to play. It shouldnt overheat though It is definately a performer. Great amp, sounds amazing. The only drawback is it is rather large, but some may not consider that a draw back.

 

[CELLERBR 10+ year member]

I like lager amps...actually...LOLI dont like a 1000+ watt amp that you look at and at first glance you think it is a 100X2...

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

you could also look into a used PG tantrum 1200.1

 

[Mackenzie 10+ year member]

I like lager amps...actually...LOLI dont like a 1000+ watt amp that you look at and at first glance you think it is a 100X2...

My xenon 200.2 is bigger than my jbl 1200.1. The xenon 1200.1 is 22L x 10.6w x2.5h. So yes they are some huge amps, but i Love them.

 

[Tedro]

Its a beautiful amp, trust me its not over the top. When you see it in person, it actually looks very classy, like a show amp. Get it, and run it at 3 ohms, and you will love it. Pg even warrants that it is virtually impossible to send it in protect mode, even in the texas heat. It will decrease its output by 2 dbs in the event if it ever overheated, and it will continue to play. It shouldnt overheat though It is definately a performer. Great amp, sounds amazing. The only drawback is it is rather large, but some may not consider that a draw back.

that is correct, they actually never go in to protect mode for overheating, they decrease the output level by 2db when it comes close to overheating and keeps on doing it if it needs too. Head over to the PG forums where the PG techs talk about how hard they try to put it in thermal. Even covering all the vents with tape and wraping the amp in a large towel upside down still played loud and clear all day long.

 

[Mackenzie 10+ year member]

that is correct, they actually never go in to protect mode for overheating, they decrease the output level by 2db when it comes close to overheating and keeps on doing it if it needs too. Head over to the PG forums where the PG techs talk about how hard they try to put it in thermal. Even covering all the vents with tape and wraping the amp in a large towel upside down still played loud and clear all day long.

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