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Old Oct 7, 2000 | 11:08 PM
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wesley
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I want to power 2 10: audiobahn's in a sealed box with a Pioneer GM-X944. The audiobahn's produce 300w rms each.

FEATURES

Bridgeable 2/3/4 Channel Capability
1-Ohm Stable Operation
PWM Regulated MOSFET Power Supply
MOSFET Output Section
Balanced Isolator Input Circuit
Gold-Plated Screw-Type Power/Ground Terminals
Gold-Plated Screw-Type Speaker Terminals
Gold-Plated RCA Inputs (4 Channel)
Gold-Plated RCA Outputs (Pass-Thru)
Hi-Volt Input Level Control (400mV-6.5V)
Variable Crossovers (separate A & B Channel crossovers):
A Channel Bands: LPF-L, LPF-H, HPF-L, BPF (LPF-H and HPF-L)
B Channel Bands: LPF-L, LPF-H, HPF-L, HPF-H
L Frequencies: 40-120Hz, -12dB/oct.
H Frequencies: 3k-9kHz, -12dB/oct.
Specifications

Continuous Power: 75Wx4 (4W ), 125Wx4 (2W ), 250Wx2 (4W )
Frequency Response: 10Hz - 50kHz (0,-1dB)
Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.005% (1kHz, 4W )
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 105dB (IHF-A Weighted, at 1kHz)
Dimensions: 10-5/8" x 2-3/8" x 11-11/16"

I am not very car knowledgeable. Can someone tell me if these will work?
Old Oct 8, 2000 | 04:39 PM
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What impedence do the 10s have?
Old Oct 9, 2000 | 08:24 AM
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I'd guess that the speakers are 4 ohms each. If they were DVC then your could run them in two ohms each and bridge the amp to two channels and get some serious power. But if they aren't, then you should just bridge the amp to two channels and run a channel to each speaker.
By the way DVC stands for Dual Voice Coil, and not many subs are DVC, so most likely yours are single voice coil.
Because the amp is 1 ohm stable, that means that you can run it at two ohms (NOT 1 ohm! This will overheat it and make the thermal protection turn the amp off)

Not sure how much you know, but if you run two four ohm speakers in parallel that changes the load to two ohms, this will allow amps to produce more power because of less resistance, but they will run hotter. Only do this if the amp is 1 ohm stable or less.
Any other questions just ask
Old Oct 9, 2000 | 05:37 PM
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These are the subs

Audiobahn AWC10





10" High Performance Subwoofer

60oz. strontium magnet
2" 4-layer black aluminum voice coil
400watts RMS
Frequency response 25 Hz to 800 Hz
Sensitivity 92.5dB
Polished chrome basket
Textured, injection molded poly cone
Dual 4ohm voice coils
4ohm or 8ohm operation

Old Oct 10, 2000 | 05:59 AM
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Re: These are the subs

Originally posted by wesley
Audiobahn AWC10





10" High Performance Subwoofer

60oz. strontium magnet
2" 4-layer black aluminum voice coil
400watts RMS
Frequency response 25 Hz to 800 Hz
Sensitivity 92.5dB
Polished chrome basket
Textured, injection molded poly cone
Dual 4ohm voice coils
4ohm or 8ohm operation

You say that they are DVC. If they are Dual 4 ohm voice coils, you can connect each sub in parallel and drop the load to 2ohms. This will allow you to run your amp at a 2ohm load with two channels. Make sure that your amp can be bridged to two channels AND take a two ohm load. It should say in the instruction manual if this is possible.
If it is, you will should be able to run 300+ watts to each speaker, by the specs that you have given (closer to 400watts).
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