Orion 8002 amp & MTX Blue Thunder Lengend - Will they run @ 2Ohm or 4Ohm?

[Peanut1181 10+ year member]

Hopefully this is a quick question that someone can explain for me...

If I hook up two MTX Blue Thunder Legend (4 Ohm version, 250rms, 500w max EACH) subs to an Orion 8002 amp will I be getting 2 x 200w @ 4Ohm or 2 x 400w @ 2Ohm. Would somebody mind explaining this for me or pointing me in the direction of some literature that will help. Thanks a lot.

Peanut1181

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[2loud4u 10+ year member]

200w x 2

 

[Peanut1181 10+ year member]

Would somebody mind elaborating on this a bit for me. I see the following diagrams that will make the amp "see" the subs @ 2Ohm and @ 8Ohm but not 4Ohm. As you can see I'm a novice at this and just trying to learn so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot.

Orion 8002 Specs:

Amplifier Type: 2-channel

RMS Power @ 4 Ohms: 200W x 2

THD at 4-Ohm RMS Power:

Bridged RMS Power @ 4 Ohms: 800W x 1

Speaker Level Inputs: no

Preamp Outputs: yes

Built-In Crossovers: HP/LP

Bass Boost: 0-10 dB

Frequency Response: 20-20,000 Hz

Signal to Noise Ratio: 78 dB

Fuse Rating: 100 amps

MTX Blue Thunder Legend 10" specs:

single voice coil, 4Ohm, 250rms, 500w max,

Also, 200rms should be sufficient to power these subs, right? I don't have this sub yet but I'm seriously considering it. Is there something else I should be looking at in a similar price range that might be a better buy? It's around $200. Thanks.

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

It's a two channel amp which means you will wire each sub to it's own channel. This will give you the 4 ohm load per channel and thus 200w each channel.

200w will be just fine for those subs. I own one and it can reach it's near max potential on 100 watts.

 

[Peanut1181 10+ year member]

Thanks very much for the info Immacomputer & 2loud4u. I appreciate it. Take it easy.

Peanut1181

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

I ran my Orion 800.2 bridged at 2ohm with no issues for about a year. It got a little warm, but never more than ~15* above ambient temperature.