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Old 09-30-2003, 05:28 PM
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wattage handling when wired in parallel

i got a pair of RF HEs, 200 rms, 400 max. they're currently wired into my amp to see a 4 ohm load per channel.

My question is, if i wire them in parallel, will that mean my subs will able to handdle 400 watts rms (since each is 200 rms) ? I was thinking about getting a nice mono amp to push them, but i just want to get this confusion out of the way first. Thanks for any input.
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Old 09-30-2003, 06:26 PM
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They claim 800 Watts peak, or it equates to 400RMS. It does not matter if it is 2 or 4 ohms. Yeah you can definately go with a Mono amp on these subs.
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yeah but if i wire them to a 2 ohm load, i'll get more output from the amp.
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Originally Posted by Fosgate Fan
i got a pair of RF HEs, 200 rms, 400 max. they're currently wired into my amp to see a 4 ohm load per channel.

My question is, if i wire them in parallel, will that mean my subs will able to handdle 400 watts rms (since each is 200 rms) ? I was thinking about getting a nice mono amp to push them, but i just want to get this confusion out of the way first. Thanks for any input.
Yes, you will be fine. For example, since you like RF, you could use a Power 501bd to push those subs for 500w at 2 ohm.
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sounds good, thanks for the replies
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