jbl amps ??

[crxking 10+ year member]

ok i have 2 jl w3d4's and i want a very good amp what do u think about a jbl 1200.1 or 2 jbl 600.1 could i use to of them and whats the rms on both these amps i cant find it ne where !!!

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[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

The 1200 is 1200rms

The 600 is 600 rms

The 600 would be enough amp to run both of them!!

 

[crxking 10+ year member]

ok i have another question umm what happens if i wanna get another w3 ???

 

[Inferno13 10+ year member]

then you probably have to get anothe ramp that will power all three. cause the 1200.1 is only a two channel amp. or you could buy three 300.1's to power all three subs and that would definately give you some nice bass.

 

[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

Ok if you want to pick up another woofer then purcashe the JBL 1200.1. Wire all three of them in series to create a impedance load of 2.67ohms, then hook it to the amp. That would be a good setup too!!

 

[crxking 10+ year member]

what setup would b better 3 300.1's or 1 1200.1 ??? and what happens if i want just 2 of the jl w3's then what amp do i get ???

 

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by crxking what setup would b better 3 300.1's or 1 1200.1 ??? and what happens if i want just 2 of the jl w3's then what amp do i get ???

You don't need 3 300.1's. The 1200.1 should give you about 300 wRMS per sub if you run it around 2.67 ohms. (If you go with 3 subs)

 

[Inferno13 10+ year member]

but it would be less stress on the amp if you got the three and probably better sounding. because the 1 amp will have to be dedicated to 3 subs where as the three would only be dedicated to one. but it would probably be more cost effective if you just went with one 1200.1 but i think the three 300.1s would sound better.

 

[rco8786 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Inferno13 then you probably have to get anothe ramp that will power all three. cause the 1200.1 is only a two channel amp. or you could buy three 300.1's to power all three subs and that would definately give you some nice bass.

the 1200 is a mono block..it just has two outputs for ease of use

 

[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

If this was in my car I would run a 1200.1. It would be a much bigger waste of money if you got 3 300.1's, you need extra wires and distro blocks, plus the cost difference. I also dont think there would be much of a differece sound wise between the two.

 

[TwinTurboZX 10+ year member]

Originally posted by blackgeltabs Ok if you want to pick up another woofer then purcashe the JBL 1200.1. Wire all three of them in series to create a impedance load of 2.67ohms, then hook it to the amp. That would be a good setup too!!

Yeah, just put 2 of them in series then put that combo in parallel with the last, that'll give you 2.67ohms. But I'm not sure what kind of power you're gonna get from the amp at 2.67ohms. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by blackgeltabs If this was in my car I would run a 1200.1. It would be a much bigger waste of money if you got 3 300.1's, you need extra wires and distro blocks, plus the cost difference. I also dont think there would be much of a differece sound wise between the two.

I completely agree. Having three amplifiers instead of one to do the exact same job the exact same way is nothing more than a headache and a hassle. It should make no difference in SQ. Amplifiers don't care if it's hooked up to 1 subwoofer or 1000 of them, as long as the impedance doesn't cause failure.

 

[crxking 10+ year member]

ok if im gunna just run 2 jl w3's shoudl i get the 600.1 ??

 

[Fuel37 10+ year member]

anybody have a 300.1 to sell?? or know where i can get one cheap?? ike sound wants 90$ to ship me one