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[JRoc 10+ year member]

I just bought an Alpine Mono V-Power amp that is 400W RMS x 1 @ 2 Ohms & 220W RMS x 1 @ 4 Ohms.

I have two Alpine Type E 10" subs that are 750W Peak & 250W RMS @ 4 Ohms.

So I'd be getting 220W RMS combined out of those 2 subs at 4 Ohms? Theres no bridging to do with this setup, correct? Is there any way I can hook up these subs & amp at 2 Ohms...or would that be dangerous or cause the subs/amp not to work correctly?

So basically 110W RMS per sub? Since the subs are 4 Ohm don't I HAVE to hook the amp up at 4 Ohms as well?

I dunno if this wattage would even satisfy my grandma.

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[Death By Bass 10+ year member]

umm...

you're going to be connecting the subs in parallel to the amp.

the amplifier will see a 2 ohm load...

each sub is still 4 ohms...

each sub will be getting half the power that the amp gives into 2 ohms...

the amp gives 400watts into 2 ohms...

each sub will be getting 200watts...

 

[300m_on_xxx 10+ year member]

umm...
you're going to be connecting the subs in parallel to the amp.

the amplifier will see a 2 ohm load...

each sub is still 4 ohms...

each sub will be getting half the power that the amp gives into 2 ohms...

the amp gives 400watts into 2 ohms...

each sub will be getting 200watts...

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[JRoc 10+ year member]

Thank you so much. I am a noob at this.

I was thinking I had to wire the amp at 4 ohms since the subs were 4 ohms. That sutup wont harm anything will it?

I gotta find a site that tells how everything relates to one another (the sub ohms, the # of subs, the amp ohms, the # of amps, 1/2/3/4 channel amps, series vs parallel and the different ways you can hook up subs to an amp & what RMS wattage you'd get from diff setups) Thats what is confusing me. Mainly how the diff channel amps, the ohms & what wattage you'd get from the various setups you can do.

 

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[ruger 10+ year member]

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here is a quick wiring diagram calculator

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/wiringwizard.asp

 

[JRoc 10+ year member]

Thanks for the help yall.

 

[MBrock4u 10+ year member]

Those type E's will sound good with that amount of rms power to them.

 

[thatkidbob 10+ year member]

i put a pair of Type E 12's into a car w/500 watts last week.

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[JRoc 10+ year member]

So that 200W per sub (400W total) would be the RMS, not the peak? And does Alpine overate/underate their subs? How many watts would you put into a type e 10" sub if you had one?

I hope its enuff to satisfy me. How much rms per speaker do you think a type E 10" sub can take before it clips/distorts/damages the sub?

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

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[JRoc 10+ year member]

Sorry to bring this back from he dead but I was wondering...

The 200W per sub (400W total) would be the RMS correct? Or would that be the peak watts?

 

[timvanderet 10+ year member]

rms

 

[JRoc 10+ year member]

Thank you, I'm learning, slowly but surely.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

200w rms to each sub, should sound great with that power.