phoenix gold xenon 1200.1

[denim 5,000+ posts]

I have a 200.4 and 1200.1. Only real draw backs are their foot print. Very nice amplifiers.

 

[smgreen20 10+ year member]

iirc , the test ive seen , they put out more power at 4 ohm rather than 1 ohm. the increase is nothing to 'wow' about , but it is there.

By test results seen, they put out the most at 1 ohm, but it's the thermal that's not worth the 10 extra watts or so from 1 ohm to 2 ohms. IMHO, I say they're optimal at 2 ohms.

 

[macq32 10+ year member]

am I missing something, do 10watts make any ****ing difference at all?

10 watts shouldnt make it optimal, 4 ohms is optimal

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

I miss my Xenons, id grab one if u can find one...

 

[smgreen20 10+ year member]

You see my point, but looking at it wrong. From 2 ohms= (example) 1375 wrms, 1 ohm = 1385 wrms. So there's no gain that 10 watts would give you. 4 ohms would be something like 1280. There's really no audiable difference that the human ear could hear from 4 to 2 ohms. For this amp.

So to recap, these are examples only. I can't remember the actual numbers

4 ohms= 1280

2 ohms= 1375

1 ohm = 1385

So by that, 2 ohms might be the more optimum load.

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

I don't think you'd be able to notice that 95W gain going from four to two ohms, if you did it would be very minimal. I'd say four ohms really would be optimal since it will be running the most efficiently at that point.

 

[grooverider 10+ year member]

what will I be running for 2 audioque sd 12"S?

 

[grooverider 10+ year member]

what i mean is, run them @ 1 or 4ohm

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

I vote 4

 

[FJF 10+ year member]

I vote 4

Agreed. There's no benefit to running the amp into a lower load, just the opposite.

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

I really like the Xenons. Cheap, reliable, and great performance. They are a tad bit ugly I will say. If your real ballsy you can disable the XE.load and get some serious power out of it. Be advised it will run alot hotter this way. I've never done it more than a few minutes at a time and never went below 2ohms, but it does in fact work. Here is the original thread on it.

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124912&highlight=xe.load

$260 is a great price IMO.

 

[grooverider 10+ year member]

yeah I dont want to run it hotter. I want this amp to be reliable and last. I will run it at 4ohms, because it seems it will power the subs perfectly at that ohm load.

I really want to get into competitions. I dont know if I qualify with just 2 AQ sdc 12's and a xenon 1200.1?