Question about PG T1200?

[Jt321 10+ year member]

I am considering buying a pg tantrum 1200 amp but it says its stable at 2 ohms, can it work with a 1 ohm load? If not, i will probably get the jbl 1200.1 its 1 ohm stable, how good is this amp?

Thx -John

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[cjj2d 10+ year member]

I have a PG Tantrum 1200.1. They do not reccomend running this amp at 1 ohm. I am running this amp at 4 ohms right now and am enjoying it very much. If you decide to go with the JBL 1200.1 then you will need to invest in a ssf, there is not one built in like there is in the Tantrum.

what will you be running with the amp?

 

[BooLeaN 10+ year member]

If you are running a dual 2 ohm VC you can just run it at 4 ohms and get about 1400 RMS from that amp. If you are running a single 2/4 ohm VC you will be fine, 2 dual 4's can be run at 1 or 4 ohms, so pick 4, adn 2 dual 2's can be run at 1/2, 2, 8 so pick 2.

It is an extremely versitile amp. You should be fine with almost any setup.

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

yeah u see how much current is drawn when tryin to squeeze out that 1400 rms @ 4ohms......

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

yeah u see how much current is drawn when tryin to squeeze out that 1400 rms @ 4ohms......

Yeah, it's a bit less than trying to get the same power out of an amp @ 1 ohm. Lower impedance means more output current means more heat means less efficient.