help w/ ORION XTR-1400 amp

[yellowtrash 10+ year member]

hey guys... newb here.

i just bought 2 x 10" idmax v.3 d-2's (dual 2 ohm voice coils) and the amp i plan to run is a new orion xtr-1400 that's been sitting around for a few years. i have never run this amp, but the specs online say it's a 4ohm amp, even when bridged. however, the car stereo shop guy said in order to run it at the max power of 1400 watts, i need to run it at 2ohms and that's why i picked up the d-2's instead of the d-4's (dual 4 ohm vc's).

who has experience w/ this amp? i can't find the specs online anywhere so i'm pretty confused. was the stereo shop employee correct? can i run this amp at 2 ohms without incident? i'm worried that this amp is not supposed to be run at 2 ohms and i don't want to fry it.

thanks in advance

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[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Heres a link to the manual on .pdf-

http://www.orioncaraudio.com/Support/Manuals/Amplifiers/XTR%20Series/Orion%20XTR1400%20Owners%20Manual.pdf

Because you bought dual 2ohm subs you're going to have to run it in stereo, but that still gives you 350w per sub.

 

[yellowtrash 10+ year member]

thanks...

i can always go back and exchange the subs. one last question though: so running it in 4ohm mono will get me 1400 watts... 700x2? or 1400x1? is it possible to get all 1400 watts of this amp into 2 channels?