Too Much Power?

[Mike75 10+ year member]

I have a sealed box that holds two 10" subs with .65 cu ft per chamber. I have two 10" Infinity Kappa Perfect VQ subs that have a 400 watt RMS power rating. Can I use my Audiobahn (I know it is a bad brand) A4801T amp to power these subs? It is a four channel amp which states that it is 250 watts RMS x 4 channels. I would bridge the amp to power the subs, in which it states that it would produce 700 watts RMS x 2 channels. SO, will this setup be safe and sound good? I really appreciate your replies. Thank you.

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[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

As far as how it would sound, its hard to tell. But its fine to overpower and it depends on what woofer it is and what amp. 700 to each should be fine (im guessin its less cos its a-bahn), but keep your gains down. start off low, all the way down. Remember, the gain is not a volume knob. So start off low and turn it up till you notice distortion then turn it down a lil bit. But make sure you're not doing it a low volume. There are several tutorials on how to set your gains properly. I dont' remember if this forum has a sticky for it, but on sounddomain has one in their amp section.

 

[addisdar 10+ year member]

Just gain match it.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

just read the gain tutorial and set your gains to produce 400 watts. what voice coil config are the subs?

 

[Slowd N Throwd 10+ year member]

Just gain match it.

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