need jl audio tech advice

[HvNd4Speed 10+ year member]

I have a JL audio 500/5 amp and i am looking at the 12w3v3, my dilemma is this, i love my music loud

So can this be done, using the 500/5 in addition to a 500/1, run 3- 12w3v3's?? so i would have two subs on the 500/1 and one on the 500/5 using the sub channel, they all would be getting 250wrms each, from what ive seen the 500/1 has outputs so i could use those to hook up my sub input on the 500/5

and to make this more complicated, if i use my EQ sub volume control to adjust, i know it will adjust it on the 500/1, but since i am using outputs of the 500/1, will it adjust the outputs on the 500/1 and in turn adjust the 500/5 sub channel as well???? hopefully i kept this all straight when trying to explain....

what do you guys think? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

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[HvNd4Speed 10+ year member]

anyone know? basically if i can use a 500/5 and a 500/1 to run 3-12w3v3's without any problems?

 

[jbl_marshall21 10+ year member]

on the 500/1 there is a switch that says "slave"

that setting while on makes it send the same signal that the 500/1 is sending to the subs to the next amp. While off it sends the same signal that the cd player sends.

But then again if you use the "sub out" on you h/u then ur not sending a full audio signal to your amps. I would just put a "Y" adapter on the 500/1 rca's and put that on the input of the 500/5 for the sub. Then run a seperate rca for the full signal to the 500/5.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

You'll have to match gains pretty closely. Other than that it could work. Wouldn't be optimal but it would work.