Best way to wire new setup newbie
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Best way to wire new setup newbie
Ive got everything done except wireing the subs to the amp... need to know how to wire it!
ive got 2 p3sd410 and a p200-2 amp whats the best way to wire this... a diargam would be great!
ive got 2 p3sd410 and a p200-2 amp whats the best way to wire this... a diargam would be great!
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good luck powering the subs. youll be lucky to get one of those subs powered by that amp. you need at least a 600 watt rms amp. the max you can get out of that amp is 200w rms x 1 @ 4ohms bridged. amp wont be stable at 2 ohms bridged either.
the subs are 300 watts rms each...meaning youll need 600w rms coming from an amp. it is possible to get both subs wired to 4 ohms by wiring the dual voice coils in parallel on each sub, then wiring the subs together in series.
in short, you either need different subs with a 100 w rms rating at 8 ohms each, or a new amp thats much more powerful.
not trying to discourage you or anything, but dont want you disappointed on how it sounds after getting it all wired up and running. you can actually damage subs by not powering them up correctly because of clipping.
the subs are 300 watts rms each...meaning youll need 600w rms coming from an amp. it is possible to get both subs wired to 4 ohms by wiring the dual voice coils in parallel on each sub, then wiring the subs together in series.
in short, you either need different subs with a 100 w rms rating at 8 ohms each, or a new amp thats much more powerful.
not trying to discourage you or anything, but dont want you disappointed on how it sounds after getting it all wired up and running. you can actually damage subs by not powering them up correctly because of clipping.
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snowboarder... what do I need?
good luck powering the subs. youll be lucky to get one of those subs powered by that amp. you need at least a 600 watt rms amp. the max you can get out of that amp is 200w rms x 1 @ 4ohms bridged. amp wont be stable at 2 ohms bridged either.
the subs are 300 watts rms each...meaning youll need 600w rms coming from an amp. it is possible to get both subs wired to 4 ohms by wiring the dual voice coils in parallel on each sub, then wiring the subs together in series.
in short, you either need different subs with a 100 w rms rating at 8 ohms each, or a new amp thats much more powerful.
not trying to discourage you or anything, but dont want you disappointed on how it sounds after getting it all wired up and running. you can actually damage subs by not powering them up correctly because of clipping.
the subs are 300 watts rms each...meaning youll need 600w rms coming from an amp. it is possible to get both subs wired to 4 ohms by wiring the dual voice coils in parallel on each sub, then wiring the subs together in series.
in short, you either need different subs with a 100 w rms rating at 8 ohms each, or a new amp thats much more powerful.
not trying to discourage you or anything, but dont want you disappointed on how it sounds after getting it all wired up and running. you can actually damage subs by not powering them up correctly because of clipping.
Hey snowboarder...
You sound confident with your knowledge / note above...
Can I bother you to answer my question, too, please?
Thinking I fall into the same scenario as skylift.
I have some 10" subs '100.1'DVC OLD Kappa Infinity (w/ green cones).
Configuration: 10" subwoofer / ominal Impedance: 4 ohms per voice coil / Power Handling: 250W rms/1000W peak
What powered amp rating do I need to run two subs effectively?
What powered amp rating do I need to run one sub effectively?
I am pretty sure my amps are very under powered also.
A few older PUNCH series amps Punch100 (2 channel), punch 250 (4 channel) Trapezoidal shaped ones with removable black sides.
VERY OOOOLLLLD stuff.
Thanks, nhford
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Sorry to stray off skylift's question...
Hey snowboarder...
You sound confident with your knowledge / note above...
Can I bother you to answer my question, too, please?
Thinking I fall into the same scenario as skylift.
I have some 10" subs '100.1'DVC OLD Kappa Infinity (w/ green cones).
Configuration: 10" subwoofer / ominal Impedance: 4 ohms per voice coil / Power Handling: 250W rms/1000W peak
What powered amp rating do I need to run two subs effectively?
What powered amp rating do I need to run one sub effectively?
I am pretty sure my amps are very under powered also.
A few older PUNCH series amps Punch100 (2 channel), punch 250 (4 channel) Trapezoidal shaped ones with removable black sides.
VERY OOOOLLLLD stuff.
Thanks, nhford
Hey snowboarder...
You sound confident with your knowledge / note above...
Can I bother you to answer my question, too, please?
Thinking I fall into the same scenario as skylift.
I have some 10" subs '100.1'DVC OLD Kappa Infinity (w/ green cones).
Configuration: 10" subwoofer / ominal Impedance: 4 ohms per voice coil / Power Handling: 250W rms/1000W peak
What powered amp rating do I need to run two subs effectively?
What powered amp rating do I need to run one sub effectively?
I am pretty sure my amps are very under powered also.
A few older PUNCH series amps Punch100 (2 channel), punch 250 (4 channel) Trapezoidal shaped ones with removable black sides.
VERY OOOOLLLLD stuff.
Thanks, nhford
Now you have DVC speakers and that helps a LOT because you can change the impedance presented to the amplifier.
Basically forget about that Punch 100, run some components off of it or something, it doesn't have the juice. RMS is around 86% of peak output (you don't want me to explain the math there).
What you need to know is whether or not that 250 is 2 ohm stable and what its RMS output is @ 2 ohms and go from there.