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JL 500/1 good amp? efficiency?
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<blockquote data-quote="BASSMEKANIK89" data-source="post: 7302085" data-attributes="member: 631754"><p>You should have no issues with that car. I would go with the JL if it was me. You can get more out of the Clarion based on specs, but the JL is consistant. You can lose the cap with the JL as it could choke the amp. Think of power like a river. Your depth would be your voltage and the speed that the river moves would be your current. A cap keeps the water deep, but slows the pace of the river. With the JL's regulated power supply it needs current more than high voltage. The wire is a BIG issue with any system. When the price of copper went up a lot of companies came out with inexpensive power wire called Copper Clad Aluminum(CCA). It is great for meeting a pricepoint, but is horrible for high current applications of any kind. CCA wire has roughly 60% more resistance over a given length than copper wire. So if your 4 gauge that you were using with your PG amp was CCA you would have to run a second 4 gauge CCA wire to get anywhere the current flow of a single run of true copper wire. Look around for bulk power wire kits or check with your local shop to find out what they would charge you for the 4-gauge and swap it out. No matter what amp you go with, if you don't have good power getting to your amp it wont matter how efficient your amp is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BASSMEKANIK89, post: 7302085, member: 631754"] You should have no issues with that car. I would go with the JL if it was me. You can get more out of the Clarion based on specs, but the JL is consistant. You can lose the cap with the JL as it could choke the amp. Think of power like a river. Your depth would be your voltage and the speed that the river moves would be your current. A cap keeps the water deep, but slows the pace of the river. With the JL's regulated power supply it needs current more than high voltage. The wire is a BIG issue with any system. When the price of copper went up a lot of companies came out with inexpensive power wire called Copper Clad Aluminum(CCA). It is great for meeting a pricepoint, but is horrible for high current applications of any kind. CCA wire has roughly 60% more resistance over a given length than copper wire. So if your 4 gauge that you were using with your PG amp was CCA you would have to run a second 4 gauge CCA wire to get anywhere the current flow of a single run of true copper wire. Look around for bulk power wire kits or check with your local shop to find out what they would charge you for the 4-gauge and swap it out. No matter what amp you go with, if you don't have good power getting to your amp it wont matter how efficient your amp is. [/QUOTE]
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