Subwoofer question?
#1
Subwoofer question?
I'm going to be purchasing a 5-channel kicker amp to run my interior speakers and it says I have 200w for my subwoofer output. Now I already have 2 12" subs (BS-Hollywood Excursions) in a box powered by a 300w audiobahn amp. My question is if I keep the Audiobahn amp and put some better, but not too powerful, subs in can it be powered by the Kicker amp w/o blowing or messing anything up? Since the Audiobahn is powering those subs will it give them more power that the 200w the Kicker pushes out? Mind u that the Kicker already has a bass control ****...will it still be able to control the base too? Thanks in Advance!
#2
Yes, your kicker amp will push one sub very we ll. Audiobahn would be nice also. A damn good sub for the money is the Kicker Comp VR 12. It is ~$80 from www.ikesound.com
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Originally Posted by lunchbox
Maximamaybe, you didn't confuse me...the original post did. It sounded like he wants to run 2 amps to the subs at the same time. Thats what I was talking about.
The other idea is: I already have a 300w 2-channel amp for my subs. I was going to get a 4-channel amp for the interior speakers. Probably in the near future sale that 300w amp and get a 800w instead.
Does that make sense now?
#10
You have 3 good options.
1. Run the main wire to a distibution block then split one power off for each amp. (Fairly cheap)
2. Run the main power wire to a fused distribution block and then split off 1 wire for each amp. (Around $25-$30)
3. Buy a 1 farad cap and then buy some terminal connectors. Run the Main power wire to the cap input, then run seperate wires from the output to each amp.
Number 3 si what I will be doing.
1. Run the main wire to a distibution block then split one power off for each amp. (Fairly cheap)
2. Run the main power wire to a fused distribution block and then split off 1 wire for each amp. (Around $25-$30)
3. Buy a 1 farad cap and then buy some terminal connectors. Run the Main power wire to the cap input, then run seperate wires from the output to each amp.
Number 3 si what I will be doing.
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There is a 4th option as well. Run from the battery to a Dist block. From the distribution block or fused block run power to your mids and tweets amp. Run a second large wire from the fused D-block to your cap. Then from the cap to the sub amp. This way you get the best benefit from the cap. If you put a fuse between the cap and sub amp you eliminate the benefit of the cap with the resistance in the fuse. I never thought about this before meeting Mark Eldridge at the JBL Engineered Mayhem tour a few weeks ago. But it makes perfect logical sense.
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