saz3000 real power at 2ohms?

[caseyarndt 10+ year member]

its rated at 1600@2ohms but what kind of real power can I expect out of it?

thanks for any input

I would really like to stay way from running it at .5 ohm

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[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

How much power do you need? At 2 ohm nominal, you'll be running over 4ohms 99% of the time. Lol.

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

yeah man if your running .5 ohms daily you will ptobably never see below 1 ohms anyway lol

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

How much power do you need? At 2 ohm nominal, you'll be running over 4ohms 99% of the time. Lol.

Yeah this lol. Run the amp at .5 and just keep an eye on your voltage. You're gonna be running at at least 1 ohm most of the time anyways from your box rise

 

[caseyarndt 10+ year member]

You guys think I should run it at .5?

I have a dd9515 dual 1.

140 amp alternator, Big 3 and a couple smaller deep cycle batteries like 600cca each.

And when I started the tread I didn't think it was that dumb of an idea but I guess it seems like kind of a waste of a 3000 watt amp

 

[caseyarndt 10+ year member]

so I'm pretty sure everyone has lol'd at me in this thread so I might as well to lol

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

so I'm pretty sure everyone has lol'd at me in this thread so I might as well to lol

just monitor your voltage over the next week or so at full tilt and if it gets to low, then just back the gain off

 

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

You guys think I should run it at .5?I have a dd9515 dual 1.

140 amp alternator, Big 3 and a couple smaller deep cycle batteries like 600cca each.

And when I started the tread I didn't think it was that dumb of an idea but I guess it seems like kind of a waste of a 3000 watt amp

I don't normally recommend running .5, but it's a lot easier to watch voltage than to listen (or smell) for clipping.

People will tell you until they are blue in the face that you can't underpower a sub. And they're right. But if you have too little power and want that little bit more, the tendancy is to run the gain and volume knob up looking for that little extra. And even at 2 ohm nominal, you'll likely see enough to get that 9515 into trouble if you're clipping it.

I actually think 1 ohm is a waste of an amp. Lol. Box rise breaks my heart, but with your current electrical, keep it at 2ohms for the time being and see where you're at on voltage. If you're not getting past 12.5 or so, give .5 a run and watch that voltmeter like a hawk.

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Those sundown 3Ks get down at .5 nominal. If all your batteries are in good shape it should be OK.

 

[caseyarndt 10+ year member]

I don't normally recommend running .5, but it's a lot easier to watch voltage than to listen (or smell) for clipping.
People will tell you until they are blue in the face that you can't underpower a sub. And they're right. But if you have too little power and want that little bit more, the tendancy is to run the gain and volume knob up looking for that little extra. And even at 2 ohm nominal, you'll likely see enough to get that 9515 into trouble if you're clipping it.

I actually think 1 ohm is a waste of an amp. Lol. Box rise breaks my heart, but with your current electrical, keep it at 2ohms for the time being and see where you're at on voltage. If you're not getting past 12.5 or so, give .5 a run and watch that voltmeter like a hawk.

That sounds like good idea. thanks for the advice guys

Another stupid question I know box rise raises impedance and so does smaller/longer wire

so my question is do some people use smaller speaker wire on purpose just to raise the impedance the amp sees? not saying I would do it but just wondering

 

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

That sounds like good idea. thanks for the advice guysAnother stupid question I know box rise raises impedance and so does smaller/longer wire

so my question is do some people use smaller speaker wire on purpose just to raise the impedance the amp sees? not saying I would do it but just wondering

I hear people saying this, but I've never actually tested it. Probably because I use 8awg for my speaker wire. Lol. But there are waaaaay better ways to engineer in some rise if you need it than to undersize your wire.

 

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