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Maybe look into one of the mainstream brands? Not sure what alpines mrx line is going for these days but you can always try that.

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Yeah couldn't you just strap them and gain match it?

you dont need to gain match strapped amps. everything is controlled via the amp that is set as the Master. knob positions dont matter whatsoever for the slave amp.

Huh I didn't know that. I've never dealt with strapped amps before, I just know it's an option. Or the OP could get a good quality amp and run it at .5 ohms if it'd be more cost efficient. My Sundown SAZ-1500d v.3 runs 2k at .5 ohms without breaking a sweat.

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So help me here. I got Master/slave and Input and lineout, how do you go about doing this?. when strapping and matching gain I thought u need a volt meter and have to check the voltage on the pos and neg on each amps speaker terminals to make them match?

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Yeah couldn't you just strap them and gain match it?

you dont need to gain match strapped amps. everything is controlled via the amp that is set as the Master. knob positions dont matter whatsoever for the slave amp.

Welcome to my sig :D

My build on my 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4:

2 Sundown SA 12's

Sundown SAZ 1500d v3

Alpine CDE-HD148BT

Hertz 165 Speakers

Atrend Carbon Enclosure

Stinger SPP925 Battery

Sky High 2/0 & 1/0 Power Wire & Big 3

:domodance::domodance: Legal 145.2 dB. :morepower1: Team Sundown. :domodance::domodance:

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So set one amp to Master other amp to slave? Run RCAs from line out to line in. Tune Master amp only and as long as the 2nd amp is in slave mode its setting have no effect? Sorry im new to strapping also, so im trying to learn. thanks for the help, much appreciated.

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PIONEER DEH-P8400BH

2 CROSSFIRE C5 1700D

2 CROSSFIRE C7 18

HOOD. NSB GROUP48 TRUNK SMS AGM400

DUAL RUNS X SCORP 1/0 OFC

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SOUNDSTREAM TA4.280

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That's exactly correct :D

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2 Sundown SA 12's

Sundown SAZ 1500d v3

Alpine CDE-HD148BT

Hertz 165 Speakers

Atrend Carbon Enclosure

Stinger SPP925 Battery

Sky High 2/0 & 1/0 Power Wire & Big 3

:domodance::domodance: Legal 145.2 dB. :morepower1: Team Sundown. :domodance::domodance:

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So set one amp to Master other amp to slave? Run RCAs from line out to line in. Tune Master amp only and as long as the 2nd amp is in slave mode its setting have no effect? Sorry im new to strapping also, so im trying to learn. thanks for the help, much appreciated.

When you strap amps there is a strap in/out on each one and you use one RCA cable between them. Speaker connections are between the two and there is a jumper between negative speaker outs. Once you have that little bit of interconnectivity, you treat them just like any other single amp and use the controls on the master for settings.

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So set one amp to Master other amp to slave? Run RCAs from line out to line in. Tune Master amp only and as long as the 2nd amp is in slave mode its setting have no effect? Sorry im new to strapping also, so im trying to learn. thanks for the help, much appreciated.

When you strap amps there is a strap in/out on each one and you use one RCA cable between them. Speaker connections are between the two and there is a jumper between negative speaker outs. Once you have that little bit of interconnectivity, you treat them just like any other single amp and use the controls on the master for settings.

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I was going to post a picture but couldn't figure it out. can I strap this amp? I don't see a strap in or out on it. Its a SPL gla1-6000D. Its a cheap amp but if I can get atleast 1k out of each amp that's perfect for me

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PIONEER DEH-P8400BH

2 CROSSFIRE C5 1700D

2 CROSSFIRE C7 18

HOOD. NSB GROUP48 TRUNK SMS AGM400

DUAL RUNS X SCORP 1/0 OFC

275A SINGER ALT.

DYNAMAT XTREME

SOUNDSTREAM TA4.280

PIONEER COMPONENTS


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