Will this amp work with these subs

[younghova]

What's up peeps. I'm new to this site and I'm pretty new to car audio. I think I'm gonna get these Pioneer TS-W300R subs. They are 600 Watts and I'm gonna get 2.

The thing is, I don't know anything about amps. Is this amp powerful enough for these? Pioneer GM-5000T 760 Watt 2 channel with built in crossover.

If this amp won't work does anybody have any other suggestions?

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[KaeZoo 10+ year member]

Taking a look at the specifications...

The TS-W300 sub is rated for 150w nominal, according to Pioneer. (Ignore the 600w peak rating; that's pretty much just marketing). It's a 4-ohm sub.

The GM-5000T produces 125 watts per channel into a 4-ohm load. So if you hook up one sub to each channel, you'll have a fairly close match between amp and sub power.

Just don't try to run the amp bridged to both subs, no matter what your friends say.

 

[younghova]

So I can only hook up the amp to 1 sub?

 

[Jplaya135 10+ year member]

no u can....just dont bridge them

 

[jemorgan85 10+ year member]

If you don't bridge the amp, you will get more of a full-range stereo sound than acutal bass response. To answer your question, no. Those subs can only be wired at 8 ohm or 2 ohm, which wouldn't be practical with that amplifier. Look at some DVC subs with that amp, or a two ohm stable amp.

 

[younghova]

what are dvc subs?

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

dual voice coils. most are either dual 4 ohm voice coils, or dual 2 ohm voice coils

to see wiring configurations go here. http://www.jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring