Trying to learn what this amp deal is

[gotgohan 10+ year member]

Whats RMS stand for? lol and what does 300 watts x 1 channel at 4 ohms mean and 550 on 2 ohms and why can't it be stable at 1 ohm, whats bridged and bridge mean? Whats crossover? and whats best number of channel you can get i.e. mono? Whats dB stand for?

Number of Channels: 1 - Mono

RMS Power (4 ohms): 300 watts x 1 chan.

RMS Power (2 ohms): 550 watts x 1 chan.

RMS Power (1 ohm): Not Stable

Bridged RMS Power: Not Bridgeable

Peak Power Output: 1100 watts

Min. Impedance Unbridged: 2 ohms

Min. Impedance Bridged: Not Bridgeable

THD @ Rated RMS Power: 0.5%

Speaker Level Inputs: Yes

Amp Preamp Outputs: Yes - 1 Pair

Built-in Crossover: LP (50 - 200Hz), Subsonic (Off/15/25Hz)

High-Pass Crossover: N/A

Low-Pass Crossover: N/A

Subsonic Filter: N/A

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 96 dB

Channel Separation: N/A

Bass Boost: 0 - 18 dB

Bass/Gain Remote: N/A

Fan Cooled: No

Fuse Rating: 40A x 1

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[BigManFred3251 10+ year member]

RMS is an acronym for "root mean sqaure. Basically its the continuous output of the amp. There is a rated output at each ohm its presented to. Things are different from amp to amp, but I couldn't tell you why its not stable at 1 ohm. Some amps just arent. While other amps arent stable at 2 ohm. Bridging is when you take power from both channels and combine it. Basically taking the negative from one channel and the positive from the other and gaining better power from both channels. The amp that is stated is a mono amp. Just one channel, and there is still other amps like 2 channel, 4 channel, and so on. crossovers are used to filter out highs and lows from the source its coming from. Its set differently based on what you have. If you got a subwoofer your not going to use the highpass crossover. It should be turned down to nothing, and the low should be tweeked with. If you are amping speakers then you do just the opposite. Db is important when it comes to having a system. The exact term for Db is a logarithmic scale used to denote a change in the relative strength of an electric signal or acoustic wave. To better explain the realtionship between 2 signal levels. Everything I have stated is the best way I could help you. I'm no expert so I imagine people would say otherwise from what I have told you. Just listen to what everyone is saying and you should get some good answers to your questions.

I'm also on AIM if you would like to know ne thing else - FredS3251

 

[soul05 10+ year member]

maybe u should go read somethings first

try this website: http://www.the12volt.com/

 

[gotgohan 10+ year member]

wow thanks man this site definitely gave me a lot of info on rms. I get waht that is now at least lol. still confused on other stuff it be talkin bout =P