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<blockquote data-quote="bbeljefe" data-source="post: 8212466" data-attributes="member: 655960"><p>For sure I do. The CT Sounds line up will take a .5Ω load but as has been said, you'd be far better off with an amp that does what you need at 2Ω in a daily setup... unless you're prepared to spend a good chunk of money on electrical upgrades.</p><p></p><p>When you drop to .5Ω efficiency decreases a lot and what that means is that the amp requires significantly more current just to produce the same amount of power. So if you buy a .5Ω stable amp and don't up your electrical, you'll be buying new subs and/or amps sooner than later, because an amp that's starved for voltage will try to pull more current and that will lead to clipping and other stresses on the amp's power supply.</p><p></p><p>In the end, it's best to buy a quality amp that will do what you need at or above 1Ω. It may cost a bit more in the short run but it'll cost a lot less in the long run.</p><p></p><p>But to answer your question directly... the 900.1 will do what you need at 1Ω and more than you need at a half. The 1400.1 will do what you need at 2Ω and it will blow your subs to smithereens at a half. The 900.1 is priced comparably to the amp you posted and I'd pay double for it before I'd buy the amp you posted. ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bbeljefe, post: 8212466, member: 655960"] For sure I do. The CT Sounds line up will take a .5Ω load but as has been said, you'd be far better off with an amp that does what you need at 2Ω in a daily setup... unless you're prepared to spend a good chunk of money on electrical upgrades. When you drop to .5Ω efficiency decreases a lot and what that means is that the amp requires significantly more current just to produce the same amount of power. So if you buy a .5Ω stable amp and don't up your electrical, you'll be buying new subs and/or amps sooner than later, because an amp that's starved for voltage will try to pull more current and that will lead to clipping and other stresses on the amp's power supply. In the end, it's best to buy a quality amp that will do what you need at or above 1Ω. It may cost a bit more in the short run but it'll cost a lot less in the long run. But to answer your question directly... the 900.1 will do what you need at 1Ω and more than you need at a half. The 1400.1 will do what you need at 2Ω and it will blow your subs to smithereens at a half. The 900.1 is priced comparably to the amp you posted and I'd pay double for it before I'd buy the amp you posted. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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