why wouldnt you recomend running at .5 ohm?
if he had a 1ohm stable amp, and good power supply, run it at 2ohm daily, and 0.5 for burps in competition.
as long as the amp is getting enough power it will be fine. after box rise etc it will be geting more than 0.5 any way.
my amps run daily at 0.7 and are fine.
not saying you are wrong/arguing with you, just asking a question
i can usually tell by the question, the persons experience level and i give an answer based on that. going to half ohm means seriously pushing the limits of your equipment and you need to be ok with blowing something up. I dont think the OP is at that stage.
so while battling imp rise with a low nominal load is the correct answer for some people (i was doing it myself) its not the answer for everyone.
aahhhh ok cool. was just wondering is all
altho im not ok with blowing anything up i still run under impedence, but keep an eger eye on volts and how hot stuff gets
its not just the amp in question here. its a 4000w amp wired to .5ohm on an XL. box too big, subs gone. clip a little, subs gone. play too low, subs gone.
when i ran .5 or even .25, i put my amps in fan cooled chambers. lower nominal to battle rise, fans to battle all the extra heat. its amazing how much a little airflow can help.