SOUND STREAM PIC1.900D your opinion?

[MeGrog2 10+ year member]

I need a new amp for my 10" SX so I have been looking at the PIC1.900D, but I've been searching and I can't find out if it is rated at 12.5V or 14.4V. I want to give my SX 1000w rms can I do that with the 900D. I've been looking at the Kenwood eXcelon KAC-X812D also but I couldn't find many opinions on that either.

thanks

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[Spiderman 10+ year member]

I need a new amp for my 10" SX so I have been looking at the PIC1.900D, but I've been searching and I can't find out if it is rated at 12.5V or 14.4V. I want to give my SX 1000w rms can I do that with the 900D. I've been looking at the Kenwood eXcelon KAC-X812D also but I couldn't find many opinions on that either.thanks

I actually run the PIC2000D, I love the amp. I beleive it is rated at 14.4v. Not sure about the 1000rms with the 900d. Why not go a little bigger and get the PIC1500D?

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[MeGrog2 10+ year member]

The PCA1500D is above my price range, but I have stated to look at the PCA1000D though

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

i have the 1700 version on it's way to me.

 

[Dozy_production 10+ year member]

are they really rated at 14.4?

 

[MeGrog2 10+ year member]

yea I looked at the 1700D too didnt know if my SX could handle that much power though

 

[Spiderman 10+ year member]

yea I looked at the 1700D too didnt know if my SX could handle that much power though

oh ya, I forgot they had the 1000D! Get that bad boy then!! Should line up real nice!!

 

[MeGrog2 10+ year member]

I just e-mailed soundstream's tech support and they told the PIC1.900D is rated at 13.8V. Is their a way for me to calculate the power at 14.4V.

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

yes, ohm's law.

P = V x I

900W = 13.8V x I

I = 65.22 Amps

This is the current the amp would have to put out for 900W @ 13.8V

again using P = V x I

P = 14.4V x 65.22A

P = 939W

so you'll I believe you'll be getting about 40W more than rated, but of course that's only if you have a sufficiently strong electrical system to keep up a steady 14.4V and provide enough current.

(someone please correct me if this calculation is incorrect)

 

[MeGrog2 10+ year member]

wow I feel so dumb, I really should know that (EE) student. yea that is right, yea I get a steady 14.4v

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

hahaha, EE student doesn't know ohm's law //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

maybe you're a freshman. if you haven't had physics II yet i'll let it slide //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i'm an ME, btw. right now i'm taking an overall EE class and it sucks big time.

 

[MeGrog2 10+ year member]

well actually in my last semester grad on oct 28th and im in physics 2 right now, just had a brain fart. It happens

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

last semester of grad school and your in phsyics 2 right now?

doesn't make any sense to me. physics 2 is a freshman class.

 

[MeGrog2 10+ year member]

No im an undergrad, I just graduate on the 28th. I didn't take some of my classes in the semesters that I was supposed to.