US Amps Merlin MD2 @ 2 ohms

[djmadfx 10+ year member]

I was just wondering if anyone is running an MD2 @ 2 ohms. What power are you running it at? What's the max RMS that can be ran @ 2 ohms?

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[denim 5,000+ posts]

it should be in the 1100 watt range @2ohms mono

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

2ohms FTL...

1 ohm ftw!!

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

j/w, in situations like this where you assume the amp is underrated, would you set the gains with the equation in the sticky using the underrated power or the power it more likely would be? for example in this case would you use 900w @ 2ohms that us amps says or use 1100watts that you'd expect from it being underrated?

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Id say about 1100-1200watts

 

[djmadfx 10+ year member]

Hm... those numbers are quite above even what I estimated... lol... Is there anyone actually running their's that high?

 

[hoodkid 10+ year member]

I run mine @ 1 ohm set to about 1200 watts

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

I run mine @ 1 ohm set to about 1200 watts

set meaning you put 1200 into the formula to set the gains? what's the lowest you think you could set at 1 ohm (meaning how many watts would you get with gains all the way down)?

 

[hoodkid 10+ year member]

set meaning you put 1200 into the formula to set the gains? what's the lowest you think you could set at 1 ohm (meaning how many watts would you get with gains all the way down)?

Yea, I used a DMM, you could porbally set it all the way down to like 0-100 watts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[djmadfx 10+ year member]

I saw in the picture of the amp that there are two channels. I read that the 2 channels are wired in parallel. Does that mean if I wire each of my 2ohm DVC subs to 4 ohms, that I can just hook up both to the amp as if it was a 2 channel amp and that the amp will take care of bringing the load down to 2ohms automatically? If you guys need a picture of what I am talking about, just say so... lol

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

Yea, I used a DMM, you could porbally set it all the way down to like 0-100 watts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

lol I haven't worked with higher power amps before so I thought if it was rated at 1500 at 1 ohm, having the gains all the way down would still give you a significant amount of power

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

I saw in the picture of the amp that there are two channels. I read that the 2 channels are wired in parallel. Does that mean if I wire each of my 2ohm DVC subs to 4 ohms, that I can just hook up both to the amp as if it was a 2 channel amp and that the amp will take care of bringing the load down to 2ohms automatically? If you guys need a picture of what I am talking about, just say so... lol

they're bridged internally, still a mono amp. they do it like that so it would be easier to connect more than one sub, but don't think of it as a 2 ch amp

 

[djmadfx 10+ year member]

Just wanted to make sure that we're on the same page... there's my little drawing... lol

 

[vetkilr 10+ year member]

2ohms FTL...

1 ohm ftw!!

Actually 1 ohm FTL.....

.5 ohms FTW

 

[vetkilr 10+ year member]

Just wanted to make sure that we're on the same page... there's my little drawing... lol

Yes its a one channel amp in effect so it will cut them down to series ohms internally

Cant wait to hook my other one up and have one per sub at 1 ohm.....