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i'm still somewhat confused...it's making like 6500w between the 2 channels after rise? i'm really just trying to figure out why it's called the 12k if it's making the same power as the 7.5k...(if i'm reading all this right.)

c'mon now, if i was shooting an 8 year old, it wouldnt be MY 8 year old.

i recently got a Pyle PL1590BL and i was building an enclosure for it tuned to 25 hz. i didn't have any tools to cut a circle so i hit it with a big hammer.

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The reason they call it a 12k is because if you were to bridge both channels, it would be over 12000 watts of power dry.gif

This amp is a 2 channel amplifier, not a full blown monoblock. The speaker outputs have a left and right channel. Cody clamped them one channel at a time and came up with the same results. So he came up with a lot more power than the amp is rated for with his voltage and imp rise.

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he is getting 30hz 44a 71v 3124x2 @ 1.61ohm per channel

thats 6k

not 6k per channel.

he was wired at .5 per channel.

he would have to wire down to .2 or so per channel in order to get 12 clamped.

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he is getting 30hz 44a 71v 3124x2 @ 1.61ohm per channel

thats 6k

not 6k per channel.

he was wired at .5 per channel.

he would have to wire down to .2 or so per channel in order to get 12 clamped.

Which would probably put alot more stress on the electrical causing more drop I'd assume. That's why I am a fan of the 9k. This thing still does rated though, so no reason to worry about it. :P

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Ray,

It still sounds like he has everything good. The amp is rated at 2100w per channel at 2 ohms, and 3400 at 1 ohm. The amps ratings off the site are for 14.4v too, and according to his post, he dropped to 12v.

2004 GMC Envoy1 XS power S3400 batt under the hood and 4 XS Power D3100's battery installed in the rear by the amps0 gauge power wire from front to backAlpine iva-w205 touchscreen dvd/cd/mp3/ipod/am/fm/gps headunitSundown Audio SAX-200.4 amp for my mids and highs8 gauge speaker wire from amp to woofer270 amp Mechman AltRockford Fosgate T1652-s component speakersRockford Fosgate 3Sixty.2 sound processorRca's from Rockford Fosgate and Monster Cable14 gauge speaker wire for the mids and highs1 18" Ascendant Audio SMD Dual 1 ohm with custom Black & Blue carbon fiber and hand signed dustcapBox: 5.66 cubic feet net volume box tuned to 30.13Hz with 1.5" wide wooden dowels and 1.5" thick baffle1 DC Audio 5.0k amp wired to .5 ohms nominal with an imp rise of 1.35 ohms for the single AA SMD 18"Future Vision 8000k 50w bi-xenon projector HID's with 4300k 35w fog lightsLink to my build: Buildupdates/progress

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If I wired at .35 per channel and my rise is up to .9 or 1 ohm per channel what power do you think I wouuld get out of it at 15.8 v

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VEHICLE:98 chevy tahoe 2wd 3-4 drop

HEADUNIT:alpine 9886

PREAMP:arcaudio

FRONT STAGE:4-6 1/2s selinium,DD component set and 4-selinium tweeters in each door

KICKPANELS:jl audio 5 1/4

REAR DOORS: dd components 6 1/2s

HIGHS AMPS:zapco 750.2 on front doors,zapco an another 750.2 on kicks and rear doors

SUBS:4-ascendant audio 18s with 5 spiders in a custom box built by KINGSUV

SUB AMP: 2-dc7.5s

ALTERNATORS: 3-mechmans 1- 425comp, 1-smd spec350, 1-270 with adj voltage harness on custom dc bracket

WIRE:10-runs 0g front to back

BATTERIES:6-d1400s

TL results:157.1 at 38hz and 156.8 at headrest score @37hz. STATE AND NATIONAL RECORD IN MECA S5.

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Ftl then I was goin to get 1 but That's almost 5k less then what I have :-(

TEAM DC AUDIO

VEHICLE:98 chevy tahoe 2wd 3-4 drop

HEADUNIT:alpine 9886

PREAMP:arcaudio

FRONT STAGE:4-6 1/2s selinium,DD component set and 4-selinium tweeters in each door

KICKPANELS:jl audio 5 1/4

REAR DOORS: dd components 6 1/2s

HIGHS AMPS:zapco 750.2 on front doors,zapco an another 750.2 on kicks and rear doors

SUBS:4-ascendant audio 18s with 5 spiders in a custom box built by KINGSUV

SUB AMP: 2-dc7.5s

ALTERNATORS: 3-mechmans 1- 425comp, 1-smd spec350, 1-270 with adj voltage harness on custom dc bracket

WIRE:10-runs 0g front to back

BATTERIES:6-d1400s

TL results:157.1 at 38hz and 156.8 at headrest score @37hz. STATE AND NATIONAL RECORD IN MECA S5.

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thats a 14v rating.. id guess you would see 8k clamped or so.. maybe 8500 on a good day @ your peak freq.

or whatever freq your rising to 1ohm at.

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