skittlesRgood Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 (edited) the sub can take 3k as long as you dont clip at all. i dont recommend you running at .5ohm. 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. Edited April 15, 2011 by skittlesRgood Quote If I answered you in a well mannered, informative way, you asked a good question or had a good attitude. If I was an asshole, you asked a stupid question or you had a fucktard attitude... or I was in a bad mood. Team BassickHU: Pioneer AVIC Z110Front: Peerless SLS 6.5", Peerless HDS 4", Rainbow tweeter - running activeAmp: JL HD600/4 and DC 4 channel (bridged to midbass)Processor: JBL MS-8Subs: 2x 12" AA MayhemsAmp: DC 3kElectrical: DC power 270xp alt. 1/0 big 4. XSpower D3400 and six D680s. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/121795-29-update-the-buick-is-getting-a-rebuild/ Top career scores: DBdrag 151.7 MECA SQ 82.25My SOTM build Yeah. im pretty sure they dont warranty retarded people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_D Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 thats on my to do list too, add a couple of fans. the amps go get pretty warm, not too hot but warm enough for my liking. i dont think id like to run any lower than .5 but if i end up getting another pair of my amps and strapping them, i may have to run 0.35 as i dont want to go as high as 1.4 i loose a lot of power doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skittlesRgood Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 heat is the #1 killer of amps. well maybe #2 is you add user error lol. get them fans in there Quote If I answered you in a well mannered, informative way, you asked a good question or had a good attitude. If I was an asshole, you asked a stupid question or you had a fucktard attitude... or I was in a bad mood. Team BassickHU: Pioneer AVIC Z110Front: Peerless SLS 6.5", Peerless HDS 4", Rainbow tweeter - running activeAmp: JL HD600/4 and DC 4 channel (bridged to midbass)Processor: JBL MS-8Subs: 2x 12" AA MayhemsAmp: DC 3kElectrical: DC power 270xp alt. 1/0 big 4. XSpower D3400 and six D680s. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/121795-29-update-the-buick-is-getting-a-rebuild/ Top career scores: DBdrag 151.7 MECA SQ 82.25My SOTM build Yeah. im pretty sure they dont warranty retarded people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_D Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 i will do. thanks for the informative convo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt402 Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 the sub can take 3k as long as you dont clip at all. i dont recommend you running at .5ohm. 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. this amp is 1500wrms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skittlesRgood Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 he said "3k at 2ohm" i was more going off of that. maybe he meant a different amp, not sure. Quote If I answered you in a well mannered, informative way, you asked a good question or had a good attitude. If I was an asshole, you asked a stupid question or you had a fucktard attitude... or I was in a bad mood. Team BassickHU: Pioneer AVIC Z110Front: Peerless SLS 6.5", Peerless HDS 4", Rainbow tweeter - running activeAmp: JL HD600/4 and DC 4 channel (bridged to midbass)Processor: JBL MS-8Subs: 2x 12" AA MayhemsAmp: DC 3kElectrical: DC power 270xp alt. 1/0 big 4. XSpower D3400 and six D680s. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/121795-29-update-the-buick-is-getting-a-rebuild/ Top career scores: DBdrag 151.7 MECA SQ 82.25My SOTM build Yeah. im pretty sure they dont warranty retarded people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bre2ts Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 he said "3k at 2ohm" i was more going off of that. maybe he meant a different amp, not sure. Or 2 strapped? Quote Feedback 1 | Feedback 2 you win some, you lose some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skittlesRgood Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 he said "3k at 2ohm" i was more going off of that. maybe he meant a different amp, not sure. Or 2 strapped? then he means .5ohm strapped. and that means .25 each. Quote If I answered you in a well mannered, informative way, you asked a good question or had a good attitude. If I was an asshole, you asked a stupid question or you had a fucktard attitude... or I was in a bad mood. Team BassickHU: Pioneer AVIC Z110Front: Peerless SLS 6.5", Peerless HDS 4", Rainbow tweeter - running activeAmp: JL HD600/4 and DC 4 channel (bridged to midbass)Processor: JBL MS-8Subs: 2x 12" AA MayhemsAmp: DC 3kElectrical: DC power 270xp alt. 1/0 big 4. XSpower D3400 and six D680s. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/121795-29-update-the-buick-is-getting-a-rebuild/ Top career scores: DBdrag 151.7 MECA SQ 82.25My SOTM build Yeah. im pretty sure they dont warranty retarded people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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