Orion XTR capabilities?

[ccajun4real 10+ year member]

I have run into a problem with powering my 4 ohm DVC subwoofer. I had planned on using a JBL 180.2 but it turns out that the amp is not stable at 2 ohms bridged so I would have to run it bridged at 8 ohms and only get 180 out of 360 watts.

I think I MAY have found a solution to the problem. I have an Orion XTR 500 in my other car. The specs are below

Power output 4 ohms= 125 x 2

Power output 2 ohms= 250 x 2

Power output 4 ohms Mono= 500 x 1

My question here is can I wire the =/- from left side to one of the +/- of the sub and the right side +/- to the other side fo the sub +/-? Will this yield 250+250 watts at 4 ohms? Thanks for the help.

Cajun

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[frzninvt 10+ year member]

If you are running the Orion amp in two channel mode feeding each 4 ohm coil in the subwoofer you would be feeding it 125W according to the amp ratings that you provided. 250 watts total, that is minimum power though it will vary by frequency and Orion amps are typically underrated.

That is if I understand your explanation correctly.

 

[ccajun4real 10+ year member]

If you are running the Orion amp in two channel mode feeding each 4 ohm coil in the subwoofer you would be feeding it 125W according to the amp ratings that you provided. 250 watts total, that is minimum power though it will vary by frequency and Orion amps are typically underrated.
That is if I understand your explanation correctly.

Cool, that will work. The sub is 300w MAX power so that might be just about right. At any rate that is better than the 180 RMS watts from the JBL amp. Thanks for the clarification!

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