will subs wired at 0.5 ohm be okay on a 1 ohm stable amp?

[04prixgt04 10+ year member]

I have never heard of an amp less then 1 ohm stable. I search before i posted and found nothing. reason i ask is i may be getting a new amp thats 1 ohm stable but my will do 2 or .5 i think.

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[BlactimusCrime 10+ year member]

what amp and what is your electrical system consist of?

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Depends on the amp... and I have an amp that is .5 stable if your interested...

 

[Pborcich 10+ year member]

Depends completely on the amp & your electrical

what kinda amp?

 

[04prixgt04 10+ year member]

every time i try to reply i get this.....

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why!!!???????

 

[04prixgt04 10+ year member]

Hifonics HFI1000.1D is th amp

and electrical is 4 gauge

i found that it only does that when i try to post a link. i was trying to post a link the the webpage with the amp.

 

[Pborcich 10+ year member]

no... i would NOT take that amp down to .5 ohms

 

[04prixgt04 10+ year member]

okay well, im pretty broke i could never spend over 2bills. any suggestions? at least 800 rms

 

[IonRL205 10+ year member]

Any reason why you're trying to take an 800 watt amp down to .5 ohms?

 

[04prixgt04 10+ year member]

i figure it hit harder. i don't know/ im just starting to learn. i have 2 cvr12's final load 2 ohm on a old school rockford bd1000.1 . it does 1000rmw at 2ohm. don't think it does lower then that. is there no point to running 800-1000rms at .5?

 

[IonRL205 10+ year member]

Well generally you would want to find an amp that does it's power at 2 ohms, unless you are running higher power applications where there are amps stable down to .5 an ohm.

It's going to be easier finding an amp that does 800 to 1000 rms at 2 ohms than at .5 ohms. Not only that, but running an amp at .5 ohms is a lot harder on your electrical than running an amp at 2 ohms

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

No you will not gain anything over wiring at .5 rather then 2... And dont go with rockford either way to expensive... Like I said my amp is .5 stable or will do enough for your subs at 2 ohm if your interested...

 

[04prixgt04 10+ year member]

what amp? @ betterinreverse

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Ss dtr 3400

 

[Chriszle 10+ year member]

If an amp is capable of running at .5 ohms rather than 2 ohms, it will put out a lot more power. However, it will be a lot less efficient, and draw a lot more current.