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<blockquote data-quote="gud" data-source="post: 8554564" data-attributes="member: 672522"><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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!</p><p></p><p><strong>Current setup</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Right now I've got an amplifier that is rated at <em>1,200W RMS</em> at <strong>1-Ohm</strong>. That allows it to give out <em>800W RMS</em> at <strong>2-Ohm</strong>, and <em>400W RMS</em> at <strong>4-Ohm</strong>.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I have a 10 inch subwoofer that is rated at <em>275W RMS</em> and it is a Dual <strong>4-Ohm</strong>. Since my sub is a Dual <strong>4-Ohm</strong>, when wired to the amp, the final impedance is <strong>2-Ohm</strong>.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Since my amplifier is rated at <em>800W RMS</em> at <strong>2-Ohm</strong>, and my Dual <strong>4-Ohm</strong> subwoofer is wired at <strong>2-Ohm</strong> with <em>275W RMS</em>, I am overpowering the subwoofer by <em>525W RMS</em>.<br /> </li> </ul><p></p><p>My ideal choice is to upgrade my subwoofer, rather than my amp. So here are my options.</p><p></p><p><strong>Option 1</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Remove my current subwoofer and subwoofer enclosure, purchase a dual subwoofer enclosure.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Purchase two Dual <strong>4-Ohm</strong> <em>200W RMS</em> subwoofers.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When the two Dual <strong>4-Ohm</strong> <em>200W RMS</em> subwoofers are wired to my amplifier, they will be wired at a <strong>4-Ohm</strong> impedance with a combined total of <em>400W RMS</em>.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Since my amplifier is rated at <em>400W RMS</em> for <strong>4-Ohm</strong>, this is a perfect match and my subwoofers and amplifier will be at an equal RMS rating. (That's good, right?)<br /> </li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Option 2</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Remove my current subwoofer, purchase a Dual <strong>4-Ohm</strong> <em>750W RMS</em> subwoofer and replace my current with that<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Since the new subwoofer is a Dual <strong>4-Ohm</strong>, when wired to the amp, it will give off <strong>2-Ohm</strong> of impedance.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Since my amplifier is rated at <em>800W RMS</em> for <strong>2-Ohm</strong> setups, I would be overpowering my subwoofer by approximately <em>50W RMS</em>, which is close enough to exact that it shouldn't matter.<br /> </li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>Thanks guys</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gud, post: 8554564, member: 672522"] 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! [B]Current setup[/B] [LIST] [*]Right now I've got an amplifier that is rated at [I]1,200W RMS[/I] at [B]1-Ohm[/B]. That allows it to give out [I]800W RMS[/I] at [B]2-Ohm[/B], and [I]400W RMS[/I] at [B]4-Ohm[/B]. [*]I have a 10 inch subwoofer that is rated at [I]275W RMS[/I] and it is a Dual [B]4-Ohm[/B]. Since my sub is a Dual [B]4-Ohm[/B], when wired to the amp, the final impedance is [B]2-Ohm[/B]. [*]Since my amplifier is rated at [I]800W RMS[/I] at [B]2-Ohm[/B], and my Dual [B]4-Ohm[/B] subwoofer is wired at [B]2-Ohm[/B] with [I]275W RMS[/I], I am overpowering the subwoofer by [I]525W RMS[/I]. [/LIST] My ideal choice is to upgrade my subwoofer, rather than my amp. So here are my options. [B]Option 1[/B] [LIST] [*]Remove my current subwoofer and subwoofer enclosure, purchase a dual subwoofer enclosure. [*]Purchase two Dual [B]4-Ohm[/B] [I]200W RMS[/I] subwoofers. [*]When the two Dual [B]4-Ohm[/B] [I]200W RMS[/I] subwoofers are wired to my amplifier, they will be wired at a [B]4-Ohm[/B] impedance with a combined total of [I]400W RMS[/I]. [*]Since my amplifier is rated at [I]400W RMS[/I] for [B]4-Ohm[/B], this is a perfect match and my subwoofers and amplifier will be at an equal RMS rating. (That's good, right?) [/LIST] [B]Option 2[/B] [LIST] [*]Remove my current subwoofer, purchase a Dual [B]4-Ohm[/B] [I]750W RMS[/I] subwoofer and replace my current with that [*]Since the new subwoofer is a Dual [B]4-Ohm[/B], when wired to the amp, it will give off [B]2-Ohm[/B] of impedance. [*]Since my amplifier is rated at [I]800W RMS[/I] for [B]2-Ohm[/B] setups, I would be overpowering my subwoofer by approximately [I]50W RMS[/I], which is close enough to exact that it shouldn't matter. [/LIST] 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 [/QUOTE]
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