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Apr 20, 2004 | 06:01 PM

stealth1

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Amp Question

I am currently running a Fosgate P3002 2 channel bridged at 300x1 to 2 12's. I also have a Fosgate 501s that puts out 500x1 bridged. My subs are 400w 200 rms. My question is which amp is best to run with these subs? And does 300x1 mean each sub is getting 300 or is it split between the 2. Same as 500x1 does that mean 500 to each or 250 to each.

Apr 20, 2004 | 09:18 PM

modru2004

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the 300watt x1 if its max rating its gonna be less than 150 watts per sub. ifs thats rms your geting about 150 per sub. same goes with the 500 watt amp. it would be best to use the 500 watt for your two subs. also remember that you can run at a lower impedance, if you aren't already and get almost double the power in some cases and you probably won't notice a difference in sound quality.

Apr 20, 2004 | 09:47 PM

stealth1

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The subs are 8ohm so I am running them together to lower that dowm to a 4 ohm load. Thanks for the reply.

Apr 20, 2004 | 11:48 PM

bill6302

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what type of subs are you running? i've never heard of a sub with an 8 ohm voice coil. is it 2 4ohm coils? or just 1 8 ohm coil

Apr 21, 2004 | 04:00 AM

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There are a lot of manufacturers that make 8 OHM subs. These serve the purpose of increasing SPL in vehicles used for comp.

If your amp peaks out at 500 watts @ 4ohms then each 8 OHM sub will get half the peak power.

There are some subs that are 2 OHM stable even while bridged, this effectively almost doubles the power if the 2 OHM load is met.

Fosgates are good...but the 2OHM stability is why I like Autotek Mean MAchine amps.