Can a tc epic 10 be stable at 1ohm?

[npcout 10+ year member]

My amp is 1ohm stable, is it safe to run a tc epic 10 on 1ohm? Its a dual 2ohm sub so I am assuming that is possible?

I contacted the website that sells tc subs and they said a dual 2ohm voice coil epic 10 can be either wired at 4ohms or 1ohm (parallel). In order to get the right power to the sub, I need it to be 1ohm and my amp is one ohm stable. Is this correct? I just want to verify before I hit the add to cart button!

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[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Yes u are correct wire to 1ohm and have fun.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

should be a nice setup

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

Yes u are correct wire to 1ohm and have fun.

clear some space in your mailbox

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

The speaker will perform the same whichever way it is wired. The wiring options are used for matching the power output of the amplifier to the RMS of the speaker.

 

[npcout 10+ year member]

I will be giving this tc epic 10 750rms @ 1ohm from a hifonics mono amp in a small, sealed enclosure. I emailed the TC company, they said they are not responsible for a blown subwoofer when pushed past the rated RMS level, but from there experience, the epic 10 can be pushed way past whatever it is rated and typically is by people who purchase it. I was going to do the epic 8, but they said the 10 will be better suited for the 750rms.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

clear some space in your mailbox

Did not know I needed too.. thx

I will be giving this tc epic 10 750rms @ 1ohm from a hifonics mono amp in a small, sealed enclosure. I emailed the TC company, they said they are not responsible for a blown subwoofer when pushed past the rated RMS level, but from there experience, the epic 10 can be pushed way past whatever it is rated and typically is by people who purchase it. I was going to do the epic 8, but they said the 10 will be better suited for the 750rms.

That epic can take a good bit more then it's rated. Just have to keep the signal clean.

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

The topic will be fine

 

[npcout 10+ year member]

Did not know I needed too.. thx


That epic can take a good bit more then it's rated. Just have to keep the signal clean.

The topic will be fine

Should I seal or port this? I was going to seal it at 0.7 cubes, but now im reading it should be ported around 1 cube tuned to 32ish?

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

That epic can take a good bit more then it's rated. Just have to keep the signal clean.

Key word there is clean.

 

[npcout 10+ year member]

Key word there is clean.

What do you mean by clean? Tune it low so its not sloopy? Sorry, I am not very smart in car audio, but I want to take the time to learn to get something of quality.

Mike

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

What do you mean by clean? Tune it low so its not sloopy? Sorry, I am not very smart in car audio, but I want to take the time to learn to get something of quality.
Mike

no he means make sure the power from your amp is clean

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Clean is a deceptive word. Power is power. But many people (most people) conclude that it was the distortion in an amplifier driven to clipping that killed the speaker, when in reality its simply the power associated with the square waveform.

There is no such thing as a speaker being 'stable' at a certain impedance. Its either operating at a certain impedance, or its not. Its the amplifier that may or may not be 'stable'.

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

Clean is a deceptive word. Power is power. But many people (most people) conclude that it was the distortion in an amplifier driven to clipping that killed the speaker, when in reality its simply the power associated with the square waveform.
There is no such thing as a speaker being 'stable' at a certain impedance. Its either operating at a certain impedance, or its not. Its the amplifier that may or may not be 'stable'.

So a sundown amp doing 3000 is in essence the same as an audiopipe amp pushing a legit 3k?

 

[BlactimusCrime 10+ year member]

So a sundown amp doing 3000 is in essence the same as an audiopipe amp pushing a legit 3k?

Sundown amps do more than rated and the AP does it at 2ohm instead of 1. But they both put out 3k, but the sundown is much higher quality and im sure it also puts out a less distorted signal