I have a fairly basic setup and am trying to upgrade. I know what I have now is very unbalanced so I'd like to fix it. I know really nothing about this stuff, just getting into it.
This is my understanding of my situation and what I should do, hopefully I have it right, but please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks!
Current setup
My ideal choice is to upgrade my subwoofer, rather than my amp. So here are my options.
Option 1
Option 2
Again I am a complete beginner when it comes to this stuff and am not sure if what I wrote is correct. I would greatly appreciate any help fixing mistakes I made in my reasoning and help pick which the best option would be for an upgrade.
Thanks guys
This is my understanding of my situation and what I should do, hopefully I have it right, but please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks!
Current setup
- Right now I've got an amplifier that is rated at 1,200W RMS at 1-Ohm. That allows it to give out 800W RMS at 2-Ohm, and 400W RMS at 4-Ohm.
- I have a 10 inch subwoofer that is rated at 275W RMS and it is a Dual 4-Ohm. Since my sub is a Dual 4-Ohm, when wired to the amp, the final impedance is 2-Ohm.
- Since my amplifier is rated at 800W RMS at 2-Ohm, and my Dual 4-Ohm subwoofer is wired at 2-Ohm with 275W RMS, I am overpowering the subwoofer by 525W RMS.
My ideal choice is to upgrade my subwoofer, rather than my amp. So here are my options.
Option 1
- Remove my current subwoofer and subwoofer enclosure, purchase a dual subwoofer enclosure.
- Purchase two Dual 4-Ohm 200W RMS subwoofers.
- When the two Dual 4-Ohm 200W RMS subwoofers are wired to my amplifier, they will be wired at a 4-Ohm impedance with a combined total of 400W RMS.
- Since my amplifier is rated at 400W RMS for 4-Ohm, this is a perfect match and my subwoofers and amplifier will be at an equal RMS rating. (That's good, right?)
Option 2
- Remove my current subwoofer, purchase a Dual 4-Ohm 750W RMS subwoofer and replace my current with that
- Since the new subwoofer is a Dual 4-Ohm, when wired to the amp, it will give off 2-Ohm of impedance.
- Since my amplifier is rated at 800W RMS for 2-Ohm setups, I would be overpowering my subwoofer by approximately 50W RMS, which is close enough to exact that it shouldn't matter.
Again I am a complete beginner when it comes to this stuff and am not sure if what I wrote is correct. I would greatly appreciate any help fixing mistakes I made in my reasoning and help pick which the best option would be for an upgrade.
Thanks guys