Two subs/Two Different amps....

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

I need HELP!!!

Two Solobaric L7's

Two Amplifiers Fosgate Power 550s/450s

I want to bridge each amp to a sub and I want to know if I can use both amps even though one is stronger than the other...

Will it sound out of phase?

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[Bavarian3 10+ year member]

no because ur gona be sending each sub different amounts of power so i dont think it would sound rite.

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

What if I change the gains on the more powerful amplifer... do you think I can set them at the same level? - thx for the help

 

[Bavarian3 10+ year member]

What if I change the gains on the more powerful amplifer... do you think I can set them at the same level? - thx for the help

welll thats the problem is setting the gains right. Itd be hard but u could probly do it to a point where u wont notice a difference. Itd just be much easier to use one amp.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

if that is what you end up doing, i would strongly reccomend using a different chamber for each sub because the sub getting more power will kick the hell out of the other sub if you use a common chamber.

 

[awalbert88 10+ year member]

If you want to ensure that both amps put out exactly the same amount of power, get a multimeter and measure the power coming out of the amp (WITHOUT THE SUBS HOOKED UP!). Adjust the gains accordingly. Note that you need to be playing a good test tone while doing this to ensure a constant input voltage.

Of course, I'd really suggest keeping the subs seperated anyway, just in case.

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

Well the speakers are in a seperate chambers so thats not a problem... maybe i'll take awalbert88's advice but i dont have a mulitmeter so that might be a problem. Right now the amp im using is working fine, it's just id rather divide the load and i think my speakers are clipping b/c the amp isnt putting out power fast enough b/c it is working too hard. I dont wanna kill my speakers and i do have an extra amp sitting around doing nothing... [How do I know my speakers are clipping?] But all of your replys are very helpful thanks alot!!

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

How do I know My Subs are clipping>? What are some signs of clipping?

 

[Mac11 10+ year member]

if you have the other amp just lying around and want to use the 2 amp setup you could try selling the extra one and getting one identical to the one you are using.

-Mac