Do amps make sub sound different

[newyork2050 10+ year member]

What is the difference is sound

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[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

wat?

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

Need just a little bit (read: a ton) more information before you can receive any information.

 

[newyork2050 10+ year member]

i have to alpine type r 12 inches in a sealed box and i have 2 amps i have a bxi 2006 and a cadence zrs9 they both do 2000 watts at 1 ohm i was just wondering what kid of different sound could you get from different amps if there is any?

 

[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

Im pretty sure they will both output the same sound, just different quality (less distortion). If you want a different sound, try inverting the polarity (put neg to pos and visa versa) on the speakers.

 

[BrianChia 10+ year member]

Short answer, yes, different amps sound different. Not always noticeably different, but sometimes it can be very noticeable.

 

[Joseph M 10+ year member]

They sound diferent or atleast my SAZ 3kd to my bro's t3000.1 sounded completely different in the same car. its weird.

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

A lot of the differences you may hear will be in the quality of the amps and their ACTUAL power output. Just because two amps are rated at 500 watts RMS, it doesn't necessarily mean they put out exactly 500 watts. They could put out more or less. Also the different settings on the amps will make them sound different.

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

They sound diferent or atleast my SAZ 3kd to my bro's t3000.1 sounded completely different in the same car. its weird.

Which amp turned out more powerful in the end?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

You have the rare opportunity of hooking both up and finding out yourself.

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Some amps have subsonic filters that cannot be defeated or no subsonic filter. Some amps have eq sections that are always on, or not at all, or not controllable, or operate inconsistant with the labeled settings. If the actual watts are the same, then these are the difference in sound. Usually .1 to .ox distortion is inaudible.

 

[only126db 10+ year member]

Yes, different amps electronics can change the sound due to the quality of components.

They may have the same power and same distortion levels but due to the frequency response of the different internal components you may get a different sound.

Generally quality manufacturers try for flat response but it's difficult to achieve.

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

With your set-up set up exactly the same as each other you may/may not hear a difference.

Try both and let us know what you think.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

What is the difference is sound

short answer?

unless you are a self proclaimed god, all other things considered to be exactly equal - meaning RMS power, distortion, frequency response, imput impedance, ect ect ect ect

then no. some people claim they can hear differences from one amp to another, but id wager a bet that if we did a blind test with 5 different amps of very similar power with measurements taken to keep power as close as possible, they would not be able to tell me what amp is what.

 

[UCF52 10+ year member]

I think he wanted to know if an amplifier has a sonic fingerprint (like a receiver). And req just answered that.