will this amp power these 2 woofers?

[mrpep]

I have an ALPINE MRX-M100 see specs :

Alpine Electronics of America, Inc.

and currently have 1 x JL audio 10" see specs:

JL Audio: Car Stereo, Speakers, Subs, Amps, Home Theater

and I want to add another H0110 W6V3 but since the amp is for one channel and I want to add a second woofer , will the amp be able to power both subs?

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[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

You will have to run it at 4ohm so you will cut power in half. That will be about the same output you have now.

 

[bbeljefe]

It doesn't matter that the amp has only one channel... you can connect 100 subs to a monoblock amplifier so long as the amplifier can handle the impedance load the subs place on it.

For those subs, the nominal impedance is 2Ω and the Alpine amp is 1Ω stable so you can run two of them in parallel for a 1Ω load with no problems.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

I thought it was a 2ohm amp?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Per channel into 4 Ohms: 600W x 1 (@14.4V Ƈ% THD+N, 20Hz - 200Hz)

Per channel into 2 Ohms: 1000W x 1 (@14.4V Ƈ% THD+N, 20Hz - 200Hz)

 

[mrpep]

I also thought it was a 2 ohm amp. When you state I will get the same output I am currently tuned with a DMM at 600 watts rms x 2 ohms, will that change when I add the second woofer or will my gain remain the same? Is this why I will get the same output? Also , at 2 ohms I can get 1000 watts and I am tuned to 600 watts... doesn't that give me more output?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

If you wire at 4ohm which you will have to with that amp each sub will see 300 watts at the very most.

 

[mrpep]

If you wire at 4ohm which you will have to with that amp each sub will see 300 watts at the very most.

Wouldn't it benefit to wire to 2 ohms though so I can 500 watts to each? Also, since the subs are 600 rms will 500W hurt them?

 

[ancorp 10+ year member]

You cannot wire two 10W6V3s to a 2 ohm load.

The amp produces:

600w RMS at 4 ohms

1000w RMS at 2 ohms

500w RMS at 1 ohm (the power is limited once it detects a 1 ohm load)

Wired to either 4 or 1 ohm, each sub will see about 250-300w RMS, while the single one can see 600-1000 no problem.

Two subs running on 600w total will have at least a 3db gain over one sub running on 600w.

But ideally you will want an amplifier that produces 1000-1500w RMS at 4 or 1 ohm to truly benifit from two 10W6V3s.

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

What ohms is your sub now?

 

[mrpep]

You cannot wire two 10W6V3s to a 2 ohm load.
The amp produces:

600w RMS at 4 ohms

1000w RMS at 2 ohms

500w RMS at 1 ohm (the power is limited once it detects a 1 ohm load)

Wired to either 4 or 1 ohm, each sub will see about 250-300w RMS, while the single one can see 600-1000 no problem.

Two subs running on 600w total will have at least a 3db gain over one sub running on 600w.

But ideally you will want an amplifier that produces 1000-1500w RMS at 4 or 1 ohm to truly benifit from two 10W6V3s.

Sounds good.... well then I will have to shop around for a new amp. then I will alter get the woofer.

 

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What ohms is your sub now?

2 ohms now

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

You can give that sub more power. You have to remember you are only getting 600 watts now every blue moon and only for seconds at a time. You are only seeing 200-400 watts if that on average.

 

[mrpep]

Are you trying to tell me that I can hook up a second woofer and it should rock ? I went to the shop I bought the JL from and he told me that a JL xd1000 1v2 which is also 1000watts will rock both with no problem. Is the JL wattage that much purer that an alpines ? Cause watts are the same.

http://www.jlaudio.com/xd1000-1v2-car-audio-xd-amplifiers-98257

 

[mrpep]

You can give that sub more power. You have to remember you are only getting 600 watts now every blue moon and only for seconds at a time. You are only seeing 200-400 watts if that on average.

Or are you saying I can turn up the gain?

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

i would sell your current sub and get a pair of single 4 ohm or dual 2 ohm subs