what amp am i looking for?

[hitm4n666 10+ year member]

hello everyone i am looking around to see what amp will work perfect with my speakers

i have 4x 10" speakers here are their specs

Frequency Response (-10dB): 100 - 2000 Hz

Sensitivity 1W/1m: 98 dB

Max. SPL / 1m (calc); full space: 122.8 dB

System Power Handling (continuous/program/peak): 300/600/1200 Watts

Nominal Impedance (Passive): 8 Ohms

Chassis Size: 10 inches

Speaker Type: Components

Weight Net: 6.5 kg ( 14.33 lbs )

if you had these how would you wire them and what amp would you use thank you

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[t1990le 10+ year member]

hello everyone i am looking around to see what amp will work perfect with my speakersi have 4x 10" speakers here are their specs

Frequency Response (-10dB): 100 - 2000 Hz

Sensitivity 1W/1m: 98 dB

Max. SPL / 1m (calc); full space: 122.8 dB

System Power Handling (continuous/program/peak): 300/600/1200 Watts

Nominal Impedance (Passive): 8 Ohms

Chassis Size: 10 inches

Speaker Type: Components

Weight Net: 6.5 kg ( 14.33 lbs )

if you had these how would you wire them and what amp would you use thank you

are they single 8ohm voice coils?

 

[t1990le 10+ year member]

If they have a single 8ohm vc on each one then you can wire it to a 2 ohm load.

LINK:

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=4&I=81

Then, since the rms power handling of these woofers are 300 each, find an amp close to 1200rms at 2ohm. Such as the kicker ZX1000.1 wich does around 1100watts rms @2ohms.

 

[hitm4n666 10+ year member]

thank you for ur help i never knew that wiring it in the 2 ohm load would be better.

yes btw the speakers are SVC and these speakers are mid range speakers

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

The 2 ohm load will be the best. Are these going to be midbasses? or just speakers?

 

[hitm4n666 10+ year member]

well if i say what kind of speakers they are everyone goes bezerk but i like what i like

 

[hitm4n666 10+ year member]

i was thinking on getting PPI Mosfet Power Series 2300M 300x2@4ohm RMS $300

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

well if i say what kind of speakers they are everyone goes bezerk but i like what i like

Are they midbass? I don't care what they are used for just trying to help out the best I can.

 

[hitm4n666 10+ year member]

The 2 ohm load will be the best. Are these going to be midbasses? or just speakers?

yes they are midbasses

 

[brian84corvette 10+ year member]

id want to estimate you should have about 350w per speaker to play with,

so you dont have to absolutely max out the gain.

if you wire them all down in the same channel to get a 2 ohm load, then you need a mono amp that pushes around 1400w / 1500w rms at 2 ohms - BUT you loose left and right sound = mono

if you get a class a/b amp and wire the 4 in pairs - down to a 4 ohm load for left and right,

then you need a class a/b amp that will put out 700w by 2 channels, if space is not an issue, I say get 2 smaller class a/b amps and bridge each amp, using one for left and one for right sounds - running the 4 ohm load bridged on each - each amp only needs to put out 700w or 800w rms = verry eazy and cheap to find two amps that fit that catagory, vs finding a single a/b amp that will give out 700w or better by each channel.

 

[hitm4n666 10+ year member]

id want to estimate you should have about 350w per speaker to play with,so you dont have to absolutely max out the gain.

if you wire them all down in the same channel to get a 2 ohm load, then you need a mono amp that pushes around 1400w / 1500w rms at 2 ohms - BUT you loose left and right sound = mono

if you get a class a/b amp and wire the 4 in pairs - down to a 4 ohm load for left and right,

then you need a class a/b amp that will put out 700w by 2 channels, if space is not an issue, I say get 2 smaller class a/b amps and bridge each amp, using one for left and one for right sounds - running the 4 ohm load bridged on each - each amp only needs to put out 700w or 800w rms = verry eazy and cheap to find two amps that fit that catagory, vs finding a single a/b amp that will give out 700w or better by each channel.

hmmm i see so i take 2 of the speakersrun them in a series so they are 4 ohm and then bridge them to a lets say 4 channel amp?

 

[brian84corvette 10+ year member]

yeah, actually a 4 channel amp would be good.

you could use channel 1/2 to bridge the Left side pair

and use channel 3/4 to bridge to the Right side pair

and then your not stuck in mono configuration.

would just have to be a kinda big 4ch amp.

 

[Vermithrax 10+ year member]

Since these are for midbass duty and if these are quality speakers and truly 98Db efficient, I wouldn't hesitate to use the PPI amp you mentioned and run a pair bridged at 4 ohms to each channel.

 

[hitm4n666 10+ year member]

Since these are for midbass duty and if these are quality speakers and truly 98Db efficient, I wouldn't hesitate to use the PPI amp you mentioned and run a pair bridged at 4 ohms to each channel.

really u think that if i buy that PPI amp they would have great quality??? wat do u think would be the most abesolute best amp to buy for them?