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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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Amp bridge question

I'am running 2 10" 4 ohm subs off a two channel amp that puts out 400x1 at 4ohm and 100x2 at 4 ohm.... if i bridge the amp would i be putting 200 watts rms to each sub? I got a little confused about that

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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 10:15 AM
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Which amp is it?
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Originally Posted by WhiteMaxima9600
I'am running 2 10" 4 ohm subs off a two channel amp that puts out 400x1 at 4ohm and 100x2 at 4 ohm.... if i bridge the amp would i be putting 200 watts rms to each sub? I got a little confused about that

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No you'll be putting 100 rms to each sub, if you had 2 ohm subs you could get what your trying to. You have to have one sub wired to each channel, or wire them in series to run them to the amp in bridged mode. This won't yield more power though.

How many times are you going to ask questions relating to the same thing? how about asking the q in the 1st of the 29834789023 threads you started about this?
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Originally Posted by djfrestyl
Which amp is it?

RF 401s (i think)
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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Get rid of the 4 Ohm subs and get 8 Ohm subs if you want this amp to work more efficiently with a pair of woofers. As it stands now, you can run one woofer per channel in stereo. If you wire them in parallel and bridge the amp, it's either going to protect or overheat.
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 11:21 AM
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Or 2 ohm subs.
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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You can use those if you wire it in stereo, not mono if you're using a pair.
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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ok ok easy turbo.. im mean nismos, if i thought of these questions before i would have asked them before! Im just using this for help not to get people pissed...... yes i know i've asked alot of questions about it and i won't post anymore.... If u don't like what i post then please don't bother answering thats all... I can't help it if this room is dull and no one but me starts any threads lol...

I DO appreciate everyone's help, after all the that's what the org is about right? no hard feelings nismos
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Originally Posted by WhiteMaxima9600
ok ok easy turbo.. im mean nismos, if i thought of these questions before i would have asked them before! Im just using this for help not to get people pissed...... yes i know i've asked alot of questions about it and i won't post anymore.... If u don't like what i post then please don't bother answering thats all... I can't help it if this room is dull and no one but me starts any threads lol...

I DO appreciate everyone's help, after all the that's what the org is about right? no hard feelings nismos

I'm not mad, didn't mean it to seem that way. I'm just saying instead of creating post after post about similar things you could have just ADDED them to the other previous posts. Post as much as you want, just keep like posts together.
Old Apr 4, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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I understand now......... lol i'll do that from now on
Old Apr 4, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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Stop whining- Gov. of Cali.
Old Apr 4, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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gov. of cali?
Old Apr 4, 2006 | 05:02 PM
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I changed my wiring back to just stereo 4 ohm, each sub to it's own channel and it sounds better than i expected with only 100 watts to each sub!

Gotta love that punch bass control +18db..... Still thinking of upgrading to type-S model though, DVC's are much sweeter i think
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lol. bass control=the devil and DVC= wiring flexibility. this has nothing to do with the quality of the sub.
Old Apr 4, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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lol. bass control=the devil and DVC= wiring flexibility. this has nothing to do with the quality of the sub.
Yes, bass boost will not fair well for your subs.

edit: or amp for that matter.
Old Apr 4, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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What is the problem with the bass boost? Why do they offer them with the amps if there bad for them?

I like dvc's for that flexibility... yes i know it does not have anything to do with the quality of the sub. My little svc 10's pound nice and deep for my taste... But im no serious bass head like u guys i guess lol...
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I'm no bass head but getting the most out of your setup will yield better sound.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:53 AM
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that's why i want dvc's so i can run at 2 ohm... Still what is the problem with the bass boost??
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Bass boost adds distortion across the frequency range.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 10:41 AM
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Really, it seems at least to me that it makes my subs have a "cleaner" deeper sound when it's cranked up... But I could see where it would possilbly damage your sub from all that constant low frequency... But wadda I know I know if i leave the **** only 1/4 to 1/2 the way up it does not sound low like i like it, these subs are rated to 32hz so they should be ok right? Just threw me off when slickrick refered to bass boost as "the devil" lol...

he also said that it would damage my amp?? now why would they design an amp with something that would destroy it
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The point of using it is to make up for audible inaccuracies in getting the speaker to have flat response. (this is all IMO btw) If the speaker is not playing in a flat zone on the FR you can add a little bb to get it to where it shoud be, but its always to be used at your own discretion.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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Yeah i see what u mean.... I don't really play mine loud for long periods anyway so im not worried about it.. thanks for the input though
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gov. of cali?
Arnold Schwartzzzzzanegger. ::sigh:: no one has a sense of humor these days.
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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yes i new that mendon.......just did not know what i had to do with it??
Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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Arnold Schwartzzzzzanegger. ::sigh:: no one has a sense of humor these days.
Haha thanks for chiming in. I'm a "big" Arnold fan.
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Aaaaaaaahhhhhnold!!!!!! ok now this thread is just silly
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Uh so is every other thread in this forum.
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