Does amp quality effect SQ?

[Sanchito 10+ year member]

Maybe i worded the title wrong.

what i mean to ask is, if i run a SQ sub like a JL w6 or an image dynamics driver, with an amp thats not exactly an "sq" amp, will it still sound just as good?

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[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

It doesn't matter as much on subs as comps, but everyone has an opinion on it.

 

[JuicyJeff 10+ year member]

Its all about clean powahh

 

[WOT]

Def makes a difference, maybe not in the "sound" of the music, but cheap amps often have more backround hissing /distortion, nor do I trust there filters /xovers at all

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

IMHO and from personal experience I've noticed that a SQ amplifier is much harder to distinguish a difference in sound from a lower cost amplifier that produces the same amount of clean, unclipped, RMS power on subwoofers. After all, you have to take into consideration the facts that our hearing is least sensitive in those lower octaves and roughly 15% or less of the musical content is reproduced in this frequency range. Unless one is going for a show quality install or wants to compete in the SQ classes, one can usually spend less on the subwoofer amplifier and get away with it, provided it produces clean (as in unclipped) RMS power!

 

[Sanchito 10+ year member]

Well.

i mostly want to keep my Sundown and AQ amps when i switch to the SQ oriented setup. just for the sub. im going to use a nice sq amp for the midbass and tweets

 

[Max_Power 10+ year member]

you will be able to tell more difference in the quality of the speakers than the amp powering them. As long as the amplifier is producing the correct unclipped RMS wattage you demand at an acceptable efficiency and is built to last as long as you want, there is no reason to buy a different amplifier.

a watt is a watt is a watt.

watts do not determine sound quality and are only a unit of work over time.

 

[supermaxx123 10+ year member]

I had a JL 12w6v2 and i wasn't to impressed by it. I just wish i could have built a sealed box for it before i had sold it.

personally i think it does make it a difference, thats just me though.

 

[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

I had a JL 12w6v2 and i wasn't to impressed by it. I just wish i could have built a sealed box for it before i had sold it.personally i think it does make it a difference, thats just me though.

That ain't no amplifier.

 

[S1R-BLUNTZWORTH 10+ year member]

does food quality effect the smell of your dookie?

 

[Sanchito 10+ year member]

lmao. interesting metaphor.

well. whatever sq sub i decide to go with, i just wanted to make sure the amp wasnt going to make or break it as far as sound.

lets switch focus.

2 10's, a single 12, or 2 12's for an SQ sub stage?

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

Affect

Yes

Listen to your ears that cannot perceive the relative difference

 

[Sanchito 10+ year member]

Um. Okay.

Well. When it comes to the components, Especially front stage, I'm going with a nice sq oriented amp.

But for the subs I think I'm going t keep mine