soundcheck11 Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Im in need of some help with finding the best amplifers for my subs. First off i have 4 12" JL W7's. they will take 2k power easy but looking for something in the ball park of around 1.5-1.6k power to each sub. My predicament comes in the form of that these subs are only a single 3 ohm vc. These are my option, along with some questions. First, I try and find 1-2 amps that will power all them at .5-.75 ohm. What amps will do that and be efficient? Second, do i go with 4 2 channel brigable amps? The only issue i see here is that most amps are 4ohm brigded. Whats the likly hood of the amps failing with a 3 ohm load? Thank You for your time and help!! Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Audioque 3500, wire all the subs in parallel. I hope you have the electrical to back this up Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundcheck11 Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Audioque 3500, wire all the subs in parallel. I hope you have the electrical to back this up i def have the electrical to back it up but thats only 875 a sub, currently i have about 950ish per sub. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFF Larry Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Good luck trying to power each sub with 1.5k... Quote Team Clearly Louder (MECA)Team DC Audio ++* SELLING the CACTUS SOUNDS K12 for $1550 shipped *++ HMU!!! 3 flips. nollie flips. big flips. hardflips. - steez Youtube Channel My Build Log 95 Bonneville SSE - WALLED/4th Order - ~30 cubes - *thanks LoganBerry, CortezDVT, Cj18, SuperCharged DC, Ryan-RAM Designs,LoudNLow931* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fecupe2001 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 AQ3500.1 is definitely a nice option, wire it below 1 ohm should get you a nice power after rise anyway since it´s an underated amp Quote I´m the SPL Gains topic creator!! wanna get louder?? check this: SPL Gains. Panamenian 2009 & 2010 & 2014 Bass Race 149.9 Champion! 2 15" subs and a 2K wired at 1 ohm, http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167788-fecupe2001-2-15s-on-a-2k-video-on-page-3/ 8 Massive 15" subs and small power, http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/179296-fecupe2001s-8-15s-4th-order-bandpass-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundcheck11 Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Good luck trying to power each sub with 1.5k... stetsom has amps that will get me very close to that but dont feel like paying $2k for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundcheck11 Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 AQ3500.1 is definitely a nice option, wire it below 1 ohm should get you a nice power after rise anyway since it´s an underated amp Really? Even thou theres no ratings for anything below 1 ohm? Just worries me sometimes not knowing if it will actually go that low concidering you put out that much money youd expect to get every rating possible you know... Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) Audioque 3500, wire all the subs in parallel. I hope you have the electrical to back this up i def have the electrical to back it up but thats only 875 a sub, currently i have about 950ish per sub. Thank you It's 4300 watts at 1 ohm - you would be wiring at less then that. And its a pretty solid amp - I can see ~ 5000 watts out of it If you want moar power, get a dc 7.5k or find a used JBL Crown a6000gti or something Edited December 27, 2011 by SnowDrifter Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fecupe2001 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 AQ3500.1 is definitely a nice option, wire it below 1 ohm should get you a nice power after rise anyway since it´s an underated amp Really? Even thou theres no ratings for anything below 1 ohm? Just worries me sometimes not knowing if it will actually go that low concidering you put out that much money youd expect to get every rating possible you know... Thank You Depends on the amplifier, yes that aq3500.1 can play below 1 ohm if you have the electrical to back it up (wich you said you have) , that amplifier should MURDER Quote I´m the SPL Gains topic creator!! wanna get louder?? check this: SPL Gains. Panamenian 2009 & 2010 & 2014 Bass Race 149.9 Champion! 2 15" subs and a 2K wired at 1 ohm, http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167788-fecupe2001-2-15s-on-a-2k-video-on-page-3/ 8 Massive 15" subs and small power, http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/179296-fecupe2001s-8-15s-4th-order-bandpass-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundcheck11 Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 AQ3500.1 is definitely a nice option, wire it below 1 ohm should get you a nice power after rise anyway since it´s an underated amp Really? Even thou theres no ratings for anything below 1 ohm? Just worries me sometimes not knowing if it will actually go that low concidering you put out that much money youd expect to get every rating possible you know... Thank You Depends on the amplifier, yes that aq3500.1 can play below 1 ohm if you have the electrical to back it up (wich you said you have) , that amplifier should MURDER awesome! Thank You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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