Which Amp?

[fras]

How do u decide which amp to power ur music?

Hear what I have four 6.5"speakers and one 12" subwoofer and I want all powered by one amp!

The 6.5's are: 35w RMS _ 4ohm _ 220w max
The 12" is: 400w RMS _ 2ohm & 4ohm dual voice coil _ 1200w max

How much channels should the amp have any why?
And because I want to power all my speaker with one amp... how do I calculate how powerful the amp should be?

[X_Factor]

u could get a decent 5 channel amp..
well u'll want atleast 30wrms @ 4ohm per channel for ur 6.5"
but getting 400wrms @ 2ohm on a 5 channel amp may be difficult..im not sure though

is ur sub dual 2ohm? or dual 4ohm?

that sub sounds like a pioneer...if u not into LOUD music n stuff...sell that and get a decent JL or something rated about 200wrms

[aviboy]

it might be hard to get a 4 channel to play the four 6.5" then bridge the rear and play @ 2ohms.... u should change the woofer and geh a 4ohm 1 because most 4 channels when bridged to play the sub work @ 4ohms.. IMO change the sub and get a single 4ohm...

as for calculating the amp etc most likely u would be playing the 4 speakers off the 2 front channels..so 2 left speakers front and rear would be paralleled and played @ 2ohms same for the right(thats for the front channel of the amp).. then u need a amp that would give off 35-45 rms @ 4 ohms hence 70-90@ 2ohms... and well the sub power (the rear 2 channels when briged)would be about 200rms that would play the sub decent.

[nigel1977]

I usually try to give speakers at least 1.5 their Rated power in rms. But thats just me.

[fras]

Sorry the sub is dual 4ohm @ 400w RMS and yes its a Pioneer...
I could get a 10" instead but thats 350w RMS also dual 4ohm

[spam]

the directed 5 channel 2400d i think it is

is about 80wrms x 4 @4 ohm

and 600wrms x 1 @ 1ohm

so at 2ohm it should be about 340-400 wrms

[Lance]

if its Dual4, a Single 4 channel more or less out of the Question,

Whats your budget like?

There was a Phenoix Gold 5 channel Up for sale not too long ago in the Classifieds.

[fras]

$1,500.00 - $2,000.00

[evo-STI-k]

directed, JL audio, Dls are all good choices in 5 channel amplifiers!

id go for the DLS !

if you prefer just loud with little fedility and sound quality id look at some "other brands"

[- Rovin's car audio -]

fras - i replied to your pm ........

[MBC Autotronix]

hifonics have a decent 5ch amp if u wanna check it out....rell nice

ZXi8006
4 x 55 + 1 x 220 @ 4 Ohms,
4 x 110 + 1 x 300 @ 2 Ohms
$ 2,500.00

[pimptacular]

decent 4 channel dere dadio buh fras i wuda choose sum along the lines of dls or jl audio

[MBC Autotronix]

^^^yeh but dais a 5ch..and d sub channel will go down to 2ohm, so he go be happy.

i dunno if the dls and jl will be in his price range tho... he go hadda find out...dais jus my offer

[pimptacular]

sorry my bad 5 channel

[X_Factor]

ZXi8006
4 x 55 + 1 x 220 @ 4 Ohms,
4 x 110 + 1 x 300 @ 2 Ohms
$ 2,500.00

thats the real
unless...the dls or so within the power range/price

[Soundstream_626]

i wudda say d directed but thats bout 3400
hifonics decent man if i were u id go for that one

[SR]

dls and jl slash series will be above the $2500 price range

i dunno why people does buy the wrong sub config for thier application

if you had the single 4 ohm sub to this model or a dual 2 sub

there are a large range of 4 channel amps that woul do the job

[X_Factor]

^^
most ppl does say..yeah i goh buy some speakers ah sub(and when they hear dual coil...they think its better than the single coil version one time)

then get any amp to play them...they hardly ever take the ohmage into consideration

[SR]

most people does say dual coild does sound better than single coil

lower bass
louder

what a crock of sheit

[fuzz_174]

If your sub was dual 2 ohm or single 4

the JL A6450 6 channel wud have been perfect ($2500)

70x4 Rms on the bass channel

220rms bridged on the sub..

[Lance]

I would sell the sub, and get the right subwoofer for the application,

[DJ Q]

it might b cheaper (& easier) to just get two amps...

my 2c

[SR]

dls 3 channel amp will work for him

$2200

ca 31

Power output in 4 ohm (0,1% THD) : 2 x 65 W
Power output in 2 ohm (0,2% THD) : 2 x 90 W
Power output mono channel in 4 ohm : 170 W
Power output mono channel in 2 ohm : 280 W
Frequency range : 10 Hz - 35 kHz

[fras]

So what would be better?
Get 2 amps or a Dual 2ohm Sub?

[MonsterPower]

get a better quality sub like a jl audio or somn in either single 2 ohm or dual 4 ohm

[- Rovin's car audio -]

u can also look @ d soundstream 5 channel lil wonder amps - 50wrms x4 @ 4ohms & sub channel is 270wrms @ 2ohms
....recently installed 1 for a customer pushing 2 6.5" & 2 6x9s 2007 model pioneer coaxes sounding quite clean & 1 10 257 pioneer sub for bass

good decent quality econo system & d amp performs really good .......

[X_Factor]

So what would be better?
Get 2 amps or a Dual 2ohm Sub?

well getting a dvc2ohm sub or single 4 might cost u cheeper than another amp
since the avg sub amp @ 2ohm is about 1300 then u hadda get extra wires..etc

[demboyzaudio]

i say d hifonics, rel clean.
i have experience with some of them and am impressed wit them.
the Jl is also good quality.