PCA2000D & 3 Thunder 7500 dual 4ohm 12's

[BigManFred3251 10+ year member]

I'm currently in the process of getting my system together. 3 Thunder 12's and the Soundstream amp or pca2000d. I was looking to see the best wiring option I could get to power the subs the most. I will be showing the amp 2.67 ohms, but my question is what will the power difference be from just a normal 2 ohm load. Big or little difference? Plus is this amp the best choice to power these subs. the only reason I'm want to get this amp is cuz I can get a good deal on it. Listing for the amp says 1500 watts RMS @ 2 ohms. I'm not looking for sound quality. I just want these subs to hit hard and loud. So if the amp is not good quality for sound I'm not worried about that. Basically is this amp's ratings accurate or is it overrated, and the whole load deal going to bother the power enough that I would have to look for another amp. If someone that knew a little about that amp or has used it let me know what the deal is, it would help alot.

-Fred

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[BigManFred3251 10+ year member]

Any one?

 

[BigManFred3251 10+ year member]

Can any one give an input on this? Really would like to know if I'm going about this right.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Don't have any personal experience with Soundstream amps since the REF series first cam out in the 90's but...Theoretically if the amp puts out 1500w at 2 ohms and is wired to see a 2.67 ohm load it should put out 1123.5 watts (yes that is a derived number, I didn't pull it out of my ***). Now since the amp will never see a 2.67 ohm load, and you won't be playing test tones to get the max power out of the amp, I really wouldn't worry about the exact ammount of power that it puts out. The combination of those subs and that amp should be loud enough to get you a ticket.