Zapco 500.1

[Bartak1 10+ year member]

Ok I've been lookin for an amp that will give me 500-600wrms@2 ohms and I ran accross this. From what Ive heard Zapco is supposed to be a pretty good brand, but I was just wondering what everyone thought of this amp. It will be powering 2 Eclipse subs. One is 2 ohm and the other is 4 ohm and I was told if I wire these in parallel I will get 2 ohm, and each sub is rated at 250wrms, so I figured this would be a good amp to look at.

Any Idea of what this amp really puts out for power. Is it around its rated 500 watts or more? Ive had 300wrms going to one of these subs fine so Im not scared to give them a little more power, just not a whole lot more.

Here is some stuff about it

-Single channel mono amplifier class A/B for maximum system design flexibility for sub-woofer or mid/highs applications

-SymbiLinkâ„¢ Balanced Input

-E.H.V. high voltage output circuitry

-Heavy duty, high current terminals

-Compact chassis design

-2 ohm mono stable

-12 dB variable bass port control

-High Current Bi-Polar output devices

-Optically isolated MOSFET power supply

-Sub-sonic filter for speaker protection

-Switch for use as single L ch. or R ch. bridge

-L+R sum mono for use as a bass amp

-Cooling fan allows any mounting position

-PC board with heavy 2 oz copper

-Surface mount technology w/1% resistors,

precision caps, and massive ground planes

-Three year warranty (If Authorized Dealer Installed)

And some specs

Mono, 4 ohms: 1x360 Watts

Mono, 2 ohms: 1x500 Watts

T.H.D. + Noise:

S/N Ratio: >95dB

Slew Rate: >29V/uS

Damping Factor: >250 @ 4 ohms

Dimensions: 12"L x 7.5"W x 2"H

Thanks

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

It's a Zapco...I would say that it does rated power, or more //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

wouldn't have any doubts about that amp.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Zapco builds excellent amps.

 

[CarlB 10+ year member]

might want to double check the load you will be getting from the subs.

both SVC subs?

 

[dirtypool 10+ year member]

Love the Zapco stuff. It usually exceeds the rated power.

You might want to check the math on the sub wiring. Doesn't sound right to me, but its been a while since I have had to calculate that stuff.

Others here would know better than I.

Rob

 

[Bartak1 10+ year member]

Well, one subs is DVC (each vc is 4 ohm) and the other is a SVC 4 ohm. 2 people on here told me I would get 2 ohms, but I figured 1.33. Each coil is 4 ohm, divided by 3 coils, that gives me 1.33 ohms if Im doing it right. THat would be parallel wiring the DVC one for 2 ohms then parallel wiring it to the svc 4 ohm one.

What if I series wired the dvc one (8 ohm) then parallel wired the svc 4 ohm one to it?

Thanks

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

never doubt zapco. they are a solid brand. i have used a lot of their stuff and i have no complaints.

 

[Bartak1 10+ year member]

Ended up gettin a JBL BP600.1. On sale at Cardomain for 170 bucks. Hope its a good one

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

That's a pretty good amplifier, yes...

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

thas a solid amp for 170,

 

[Bartak1 10+ year member]

I sure hope so. Sent the check yesterday

 

[Bartak1 10+ year member]

You guys think it will have the SG of my Rockford 301s? Im a SQ freak.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Zapcos are vrey well built amps but if you can tell a difference in clarity tell us about it,