Powering 2 RE 8's

[Zxcvtypo 10+ year member]

http://www.infinitecaraudio.com/cgi-bin/icastore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=VGA6002

would that amp be alright to power 2 RE 8's? it says 150x2 at 4 ohms, and the re8's are 4 ohms i believe...300x2 at 2 ohms if you could wire the 8's down to 2 ohms, i dunno what im talking about, someone help im lost //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif im kinda on a budget, so if this one isnt good can someone please point me in the direction of a good amp for my situation?

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[H4cK 10+ year member]

That amp should be able to power 4 RE8s afaik

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

it only takes like 80-140 watts rms to power the re 8's big bass man has 18 of them working on 2000-2400 watts doing well over 150 db. thinking it is on soundillusions forum named camp lloyd

 

[Termlab 10+ year member]

it only takes like 80-140 watts rms to power the re 8's big bass man has 18 of them working on 2000-2400 watts doing well over 150 db. thinking it is on soundillusions forum named camp lloyd

18 8's huh... interesting.

i've thought about running 4 8's before (S8L7's) but thats costly. i dunno if it would work or not... i'll figure it out later.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

According to RE's website, the RE8's have dual 4ohm coils, which means each sub could be wired down to 2ohm.

So, looks like that amp might be a little too powerful for it.

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

18 8's huh... interesting.


i've thought about running 4 8's before (S8L7's) but thats costly. i dunno if it would work or not... i'll figure it out later.

....funky pups.... 8" = $4.06.... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[james33440 10+ year member]

yeah the RE8's are Dual 4-ohm. at least the new ones are. the older models are Dual 2-ohm.

2 Dual 4-ohm can be wired to a 1-ohm or 4-ohm load

2 Dual 2-ohm can be wired to a .5-ohm or 2-ohm load

BTW, I have 8 RE8's and I am in high 140's on new mic. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[spr_f150 10+ year member]

yeah the RE8's are Dual 4-ohm. at least the new ones are. the older models are Dual 2-ohm.
2 Dual 4-ohm can be wired to a 1-ohm or 4-ohm load

2 Dual 2-ohm can be wired to a .5-ohm or 2-ohm load

BTW, I have 8 RE8's and I am in high 140's on new mic. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

??? I have the old model and they are Single 2-ohm, not dual.

 

[Zxcvtypo 10+ year member]

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-B8PiDe1rGLj/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=110&id=essential_info&i=2064KX3502

how about that..110x2 at 4 ohms, and also i work over at circuit city, and have heard about kicker using them as a dealer, i know i'd probably be the one to know, but does anyone know when CC is going to start carrying their products? wouldnt mind getting one of their amps on a discount

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

Did you just post a link to CRUTCHFIELD????

 

[Zxcvtypo 10+ year member]

lol whats so wrong with that

 

[Zxcvtypo 10+ year member]

wasnt planning on buying from crutchfield, just looking