strapping amps (PICS)

[RidnClean 5,000+ posts]

man i just have 1 on the way.

that looks amazing.

 

[fast85_gt]

man i just have 1 on the way.
that looks amazing.

thank bro cat wait till i get it done

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

yeah that's gonna fucking pound.

gj.

 

[fast85_gt]

yeah that's gonna fucking pound.
gj.

yea i hope so heres the subs i used 2 treo ssx 18's

 

[RKPsk8er 10+ year member]

i want to hear this. where are you in georgia?

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

I do have a dumb question though.... What advantage does strapping offer over running one amp to each subwoofer?

 

[kowboy 10+ year member]

How big is that box? I know treo recommends 4 cubes per, but that seems a little small. Just curious what u did.

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

I do have a dumb question though.... What advantage does strapping offer over running one amp to each subwoofer?

You don't need to match the gain on the two amps, the master amp controls the gains and filters on the slave amp so you only have to set one and they both get set the same //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. No sitting there with meters trying to match output.

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

The master amplifier gets the input from the head-unit and a mono RCA from "BR Out" connected.

The slave amplifier ONLY gets "BR In" connected from the master.

ALL controls are handled on the master, setting anything on the slave is not necessary.

This picture should be pretty self explanatory.

* The slave takes the "-" connection(s)

* The master takes the "+" connection(s)

* The "-" terminals of the amps are hooked together.

You don't need to use both sets of "+" on the amps. They are there for flexibility. While you should always connect both "-" terminals on the amps together using large wire as general procedure it is not absolutely necessary to use both sets of "+" terminals. They are connected together internally in parallel.

When strapped the MASTER controls ALL functions of both amps.

There's a post Jacob (Sundownz) posted on another forum, I use it to demonstrate amp strapping to just about everyone. Very well written, easy to follow, and has pictures. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif.

 

[fast85_gt]

How big is that box? I know treo recommends 4 cubes per, but that seems a little small. Just curious what u did.

the box is 10cuft without dissplacments after port and subs im around 8cuft with 125sqin of port

 

[fast85_gt]

i want to hear this. where are you in georgia?

im in the atl area im going to be there in a few weeks we can meet up id like to hear yours as well

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

thats gonna be loud....

you would hope so or he did something wrong lol

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

You don't need to match the gain on the two amps, the master amp controls the gains and filters on the slave amp so you only have to set one and they both get set the same //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. No sitting there with meters trying to match output.

True... but on the other hand there are some disadvantages to it. If you accidentally short out the circuit you may take both amps out than just one. Also if you take out a sub you risk hurtting both amps instead of one and there are more subs on the circuit to take out. Now both of these may be rare but they both do happen. So shrugs. But other than the gain setting issue and wiring options there is no benefit to strapping amps. Actually I think it does slightly affect the efficiency although I can't remember if it increases or decreases it

 

[fast85_gt]

True... but on the other hand there are some disadvantages to it. If you accidentally short out the circuit you may take both amps out than just one. Also if you take out a sub you risk hurtting both amps instead of one and there are more subs on the circuit to take out. Now both of these may be rare but they both do happen. So shrugs. But other than the gain setting issue and wiring options there is no benefit to strapping amps. Actually I think it does slightly affect the efficiency although I can't remember if it increases or decreases it

i hope none of this happens