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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 4371596" data-attributes="member: 540940">So you&#039;re curious how mono amps distribute power?FWIW - class D and mono amps aren&#039;t necessarily the same thing.&nbsp; There are class D multi channel amps and class a/b monos.&nbsp; The major difference is class D&#039;s are more efficient.Regarding power -- The PR1.1000 will do 300w at 4 ohms, 600w at 2 ohms and 1000w at 1 ohm.&nbsp; Exactly how much power each sub gets is determined by how many there are, what type of voice coil(s) they have, and how they&#039;re wired.I take it you&#039;re going from a single m115 to a pair?Well, those particular subs come as single 4 ohm coils or dual 4 ohm coils.A pair of svc 4&#039;s can be wired for 2 ohms.&nbsp; At that impedance the amp produces 600w, so each sub would receive 300w.&nbsp; A pair of dvc 4&#039;s can be wired for one ohm where they&#039;d receive 500w each.Either type would work, but with the dvc 4&#039;s you&#039;d want to be especially careful to set the gain correctly on the amp, because at 500w each you&#039;ll be more likely to damage the subs when they&#039;re being driven hard.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 4371596, member: 540940"] So you're curious how mono amps distribute power? FWIW - class D and mono amps aren't necessarily the same thing. There are class D multi channel amps and class a/b monos. The major difference is class D's are more efficient. Regarding power -- The PR1.1000 will do 300w at 4 ohms, 600w at 2 ohms and 1000w at 1 ohm. Exactly how much power each sub gets is determined by how many there are, what type of voice coil(s) they have, and how they're wired. I take it you're going from a single m115 to a pair? Well, those particular subs come as single 4 ohm coils or dual 4 ohm coils. A pair of svc 4's can be wired for 2 ohms. At that impedance the amp produces 600w, so each sub would receive 300w. A pair of dvc 4's can be wired for one ohm where they'd receive 500w each. Either type would work, but with the dvc 4's you'd want to be especially careful to set the gain correctly on the amp, because at 500w each you'll be more likely to damage the subs when they're being driven hard. [/QUOTE]

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