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<blockquote data-quote="Prowler573" data-source="post: 2375345" data-attributes="member: 561023">That&#039;s more than a bit generalized, wouldn&#039;t you say? There are too many variables in that particular equation to make a blanket statement that buying an amp that can produce more output than you have any use for currently is a waste of money.Here&#039;s an example:Someone gets an outstanding deal on amplifier X. Doesn&#039;t matter where the &quot;ooo, whatta deal&quot; came from just know that it did. For the sake of argument we&#039;ll say that Amp X makes 600w @ 4 Ohms, 1,000w @ 2 Ohms, and 1,500+ @ 1 Ohm.The person who has bought this amp (because they got a heckuva deal on it moreso than having an actual need for that level of output) cannot find a corresponding deal on a subwoofer or subwoofers that will safely accept the more than 1.5kW Amp X will output when shown a 1 Ohm load.Do they simply not use the amp because they can&#039;t afford the necessary drivers to make the most of it? No - they get what they can afford...something that will take the 600w the amp makes @ 4 Ohms. Whether they accomplish that with the use of a SVC 4 Ohm subwoofer, a DVC 2 Ohm subwoofer, or whatever else is inconsequential. Saying they&#039;re wasting resources by not using that amp to its maximum capability by showing it a 1 Ohm load is a bit silly in my humble opinion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prowler573, post: 2375345, member: 561023"] That's more than a bit generalized, wouldn't you say? There are too many variables in that particular equation to make a blanket statement that buying an amp that can produce more output than you have any use for currently is a waste of money. Here's an example: Someone gets an outstanding deal on amplifier X. Doesn't matter where the "ooo, whatta deal" came from just know that it did. For the sake of argument we'll say that Amp X makes 600w @ 4 Ohms, 1,000w @ 2 Ohms, and 1,500+ @ 1 Ohm. The person who has bought this amp (because they got a heckuva deal on it moreso than having an actual need for that level of output) cannot find a corresponding deal on a subwoofer or subwoofers that will safely accept the more than 1.5kW Amp X will output when shown a 1 Ohm load. Do they simply not use the amp because they can't afford the necessary drivers to make the most of it? No - they get what they can afford...something that will take the 600w the amp makes @ 4 Ohms. Whether they accomplish that with the use of a SVC 4 Ohm subwoofer, a DVC 2 Ohm subwoofer, or whatever else is inconsequential. Saying they're wasting resources by not using that amp to its maximum capability by showing it a 1 Ohm load is a bit silly in my humble opinion. [/QUOTE]

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