zeppyrkr Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 i have a very small simple build, 1x 10" type r sub. I had a Kenwood 8105D (suppose to be 500w RMS 2ohm) I was very dissatisfied with it no where near 500w in my opinion. So i bought a Boston Acoustic GT-2125 because I got a great deal on a brand new one. Now i know this is a 2 channel amp but i plan on bridging it to mono 2ohm which is suppose to be 600w RMS. Can i trust Boston Acoustic saying 600 over Kenwood saying 500? Do you think i will see any improvement in my type r? Thanks, either way i bought the new amp and if it doesn't do good enough for my sub than i will be using it to power my components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercharged DCs Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 You won't know the power output unless you clamp it, but that Boston amplifier should do rated power before box rise and voltage drop, if you experience either. Whether or not it will make an audible difference depends on how much power you were getting out of your previous amplifier. Bassless once again. Can't seem to keep a system for more than a few weeks Saving for a '06 Nissan 350z, look for build around June 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 i dont think id bridge a two channel to run 2 ohm mono. Is it made for that? THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppyrkr Posted April 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 i dont think id bridge a two channel to run 2 ohm mono. Is it made for that? Yep its stable 1ohm stereo, 2ohm mono, it has a switch to change between stereo and mono. Thats another reason i purchased it, in the future i could always use it for my components Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppyrkr Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 UPDATE: Boston Acoustic GT-2125(mono 2-ohm 600w RMS) (Sub- 10in Type R (4Ohm DVC wired to 2Ohm) 600RMS) Amp came and I got it all wired up, didn't get to mess with it very much but i DMM it to the correct voltage (only had to move the gain from 8v to about 5v, so overall very low for the amp) and it sounded great. Problem tho, it gets HOT! I've used tons of amps for the most part lower end stuff like kenwood, power acoustik, ect and none have got as hot as this amp. It gets hot after a couple songs 10min or so of vol 26 which is what i set the gains for. One thing I did notice, dont make fun of me i was in a hurry to get the thing up and running so both the HPF and LPF are currently turned off, so the amp is sending full signals to my sub. Would this cause it to get hot, I plan on setting them as soon as i get out of class. My theory is under mono conditions it would be less straining for the amp to only send a partial signal to the subs (20-100hz or so). Is this true? Or should I be looking for other issues. UPDATE, once the LPF and HPF were set, i have much less voltage drop (14.2 drops to 13.9 at lowest) and the amp runs warm instead of hot. Great amp by the way, i guess u get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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