Pierce Barrett Posted July 8, 2013 Report Posted July 8, 2013 I have two Sundown SA 12's D2 but I've been looking at what amp I want to run the two. The question is will a Crescendo BC2000D be too much power for the woofers? I usually like to stay near RMS as kind of a "safety" thing but if I were to wire the box down to a 1 ohm final load meaning the amp will be doing around 2250 at 13.8 so each woofer will be getting around 1100 watts. Will it cook them or do y'all think the SA's can handle it? AND if it helps my box is 6 cubes net tuned to 34 hz. 2006 Ford F150 4.6 3v (2) Digital Deisgns 3515's D4 Digital Designs M3B w/ Toolmaker Dual Inputs Mike Singer Built 340 Amp Alternator Arc Audio KS 300.4 *mids and highs to come soon* Alpine 148BT And tons of 0 AWG
Guest Posted July 8, 2013 Report Posted July 8, 2013 6 cubes for 2 12's? why?! thats gigantic! literally needs to be half that size. and thats not a maybe. the woofers wont see 2k. probably like 1500rms, if that even. voltage drop + box rise = never getting rated power out of the amp.
SnowDrifter Posted July 8, 2013 Report Posted July 8, 2013 Thermally, they can handle it if you aren't an idiot and clip everything. Mechanically? In that box? No way. Not a chance. ~~~~~~~~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
Pierce Barrett Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Posted July 8, 2013 6 cubes for 2 12's? why?! thats gigantic! literally needs to be half that size. and thats not a maybe. the woofers wont see 2k. probably like 1500rms, if that even. voltage drop + box rise = never getting rated power out of the amp. Sundown calls for 2.5 spec for a SA 12 so the box designer at my work is taking a gamble to see how it sounds and if it sounds like shit we're going to build a 5 cube box 2006 Ford F150 4.6 3v (2) Digital Deisgns 3515's D4 Digital Designs M3B w/ Toolmaker Dual Inputs Mike Singer Built 340 Amp Alternator Arc Audio KS 300.4 *mids and highs to come soon* Alpine 148BT And tons of 0 AWG
Pierce Barrett Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Posted July 8, 2013 Thermally, they can handle it if you aren't an idiot and clip everything. Mechanically? In that box? No way. Not a chance. Sweet! & I'm weird about distortion so the amp will be tuned correctly without a doubt 2006 Ford F150 4.6 3v (2) Digital Deisgns 3515's D4 Digital Designs M3B w/ Toolmaker Dual Inputs Mike Singer Built 340 Amp Alternator Arc Audio KS 300.4 *mids and highs to come soon* Alpine 148BT And tons of 0 AWG
soundstream15 Posted July 8, 2013 Report Posted July 8, 2013 gotta love voltage drop and box rise lol that amp will be just fine for those subs man. just set gains correctly. that box is a little to big..
Bship Posted July 8, 2013 Report Posted July 8, 2013 I read 1.5 to 2, that's what their site says anyway. And just wire them at 2 ohms. CARS 14 Sierra crew cab daily, Small build coming one of these days 69 C-10 fleetside in many pieces, won't be done till the end of time Last car '12 Focus with build log http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/165619-2012-focus-btl-15-crescendo-sundown-audio-control/
loudNlow87 Posted July 8, 2013 Report Posted July 8, 2013 What the others have said. And I'm not sure what your goals are with that box. I have my all of my 8 8's in a box that size.. And I use a 450.1 in that car on those subs. Clamp your amp someday, You'll be surprised. Or depressed rather. Two of those little SA8's have taken the whole amp before I built the current box. They would get stinky if I beat the piss out of them for 5 mins or more, but still it gives you an idea.. '11 Jeep Patriot New Build Head Unit: Pioneer AVH-P3200DVD Front: Massive CK69 Components Front Amp: Massive NX2 Rears: Infinity Kappa's Subs: 8 Sundown SA-8 v2's Sub Amp: AB 450.1 XS D3100 Come on 150!
IH8PunkRok Posted July 8, 2013 Report Posted July 8, 2013 dont be scared of big boxes. I ran a DD 3512 in a 3.5 cube box before. Didnt care. even had it on 4k. Still didnt care. Did a 145.9 too -Matt2005 Dodge Magnum RTJVC KD-AVX1 2 PPI S580.2 Obsidian Audio ST1 Horn Tweeters PRV 8MB450s Audio Legion 3500.1D 2 RE MT 18s 360 ah LiFePO4 BatterySHCA 2/0 155.2 @ 29 hzKicker CVR 15's buildDD 3512e buildMini T-Line Build(6) 8s BuildNightshade 15s Wall BuildMagnum AB XFL 12s BuildNewest Magnum Build
Guest Posted July 8, 2013 Report Posted July 8, 2013 6 cubes for 2 12's? why?! thats gigantic! literally needs to be half that size. and thats not a maybe. the woofers wont see 2k. probably like 1500rms, if that even. voltage drop + box rise = never getting rated power out of the amp. Sundown calls for 2.5 spec for a SA 12 so the box designer at my work is taking a gamble to see how it sounds and if it sounds like shit we're going to build a 5 cube box uhh where did you see that? just took this off the site 5 seconds ago.
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