taramps md8000.1

[fool lee 44]

anyone know if i can run a md 8k 2 ohm at a .5 ohm load?

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[fool lee 44]

anyone know if i can run a md 8k 2 ohm at a .5 ohm load?

i have 2 sundown x18 v3s D2

 

[dragon.breath 10+ year member]

If you are talking about burping a single frequency where you know how much impedance rise you have and it is above 2 ohms, then yes you can.
If you’re talking about wiring it for .5 ohms for music, then no. The easy way to think about this is that . 5 ohms would require 4 times more current than 2 ohms would.

 

[fool lee 44]

If you are talking about burping a single frequency where you know how much impedance rise you have and it is above 2 ohms, then yes you can.
If you’re talking about wiring it for .5 ohms for music, then no. The easy way to think about this is that . 5 ohms would require 4 times more current than 2 ohms would.

ur speaking a foreign language to me lmao. but what ur saying is im stuck at 2 ohm.

What if i were to get a amp thats 1 ohm?

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

Don't do it.

 

[fool lee 44]

Don't do it.

not even with a different amp?

 

[Deiimos]

Only do it with an amp designed for 0.5 ohm loads. A daily system is not the system to run an amp below rated impedance.

If you're subwoofer impedance is going to be 0.5 ohm, find an amp that puts out the power you need at 0.5 ohm.

Running a Taramps that isn't rated for it is basically a death sentence. Same with most other amps. Sure there can be impedance rise that can allow an amp to run okay, but it is a gamble and I'd leave it for people competing and or trying to squeeze every last watt out of an amp with zero regard for blowing an amplifier.

 

[fool lee 44]

Only do it with an amp designed for 0.5 ohm loads. A daily system is not the system to run an amp below rated impedance.

If you're subwoofer impedance is going to be 0.5 ohm, find an amp that puts out the power you need at 0.5 ohm.

Running a Taramps that isn't rated for it is basically a death sentence. Same with most other amps. Sure there can be impedance rise that can allow an amp to run okay, but it is a gamble and I'd leave it for people competing and or trying to squeeze every last watt out of an amp with zero regard for blowing an amplifier.

thank you sir. im gonna run 2 ohm til i get a different amp. any recommendations for a .5 amp? i need atleast a 8k

 

[dragon.breath 10+ year member]

Taramps smart 8 bass makes 8000 at both .5 and 2 ohms.

 

[shredder1 10+ year member]

If you want to run .5 daily buy quality. It can be expensive but lol... "Those who know... KNOW"

Crossfire, Deafbonce... Sundown... etc.

To your question... I wouldn't

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

not even with a different amp?

Sure with an amp that can do 0.5 and the electrical to support 0.5. I would recommend Ruthless Audio. The one rule with Taramps is to never run them below their rated ohm load.

 

[Old_Slapper]

Those are 2000 watt subs. Why are you trying to add more power than 8000 watts?

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

Those are 2000 watt subs. Why are you trying to add more power than 8000 watts?

Agreed. Why not stay with the 2ohm stable Taramps? At .5 ohm you lose efficiency.

 

[metalheadjoe 10+ year member]

Agreed. Why not stay with the 2ohm stable Taramps? At .5 ohm you lose efficiency.

Goodness you are going to have to defend that claim.

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

Any amp dyno I have ever seen shows efficiency drop substantially as ohm load drops.