If I run this amp at 4 ohms (don't need any more than 200 watts RMS on my sub) will this amp run ok off 4 gauge?
1264560
Yes you should be ok ... BUT, you are getting up to the max side of 4ga. 15' and 1500wrms is a round about limit. And your gain control obviously dictates the output of the amp also ....but you should really set it to match the output of your HU inputs ...Sounds like you have a handle on a solid install to start with, so I am betting you will be ok ...
1264561
I am running mine on 4 gauge and it works fine. Just make the length as short as possible.
1264562
I would stick with manufacturers recommended spec. This amp puts out 475 watts so might be to much for your sub
1657437
Only if your amp offers a 2 and 4 ohm settings. Otherwise if your amp is 4ohm only, you can potentially damage your amp!!
663577
Yep. Try to get a 4 ohm total load to the amp (A pair of 4-ohm/coil DVCs will do it). 400-600wrms subs with a low Q would be ideal for your application. These amps have awesome crossovers (24db/oct) built in. Cheers
596844
That amp is way more than enough, this is what I found:RMS: 1000W x 1 @ 4 ohms, 1500W x 1 @ 2 ohms, 2100W x 1 @ 1 ohm. This sub is 400 rms. Please read up more on rms vs max power. Generally though, you want your amp to put out 75% to 125% off what the sub can handle rms, don't even pay attention to max. So, if you have a 4 ohm sub set up with your amp, it should be able to handle between 750 and 1250 watts rms, with 1000 really being ideal. In this case you could run several of these in different configurations depending on how you wire them, series vs parallel. Based on your question though, you need to do a lot more research and educate yourself on how these things work, or you're just going to burn out either your subs, amps, or both. That's a much more expensive easy to learn.
2229459
the higher the ohms the less it will stress out your stereo so if its made for 4 ohms which requires more power i dont see why it should matter unless you were installing lower 2ohms for example will pull more from your amp or stereo might overheat it
1994522
It would for a short time and quickly burn out. It is rated at 4 ohms, below that would damage the amp
1410470
I am not familiar with the specs on those speakers. But this amp is only 4 ohm stable. I run two SI18'S dvr subs wired for 4 ohms off of one channel, and run another Ixl 18 svs 4 ohm load on the other channel. Have no problems whatsoever. Try the12volt.com and see the different wiring options for your subs.
1183038
Yes this amp is capable of running a 4ohm bridged load. But to be honest with the low power rating on your subs it could be overkill to use the amp in bridge mode. It's pretty stout just running at 4 ohms a side. You could do high pass and low pass with the built in crossover and runs your tops ans subs on one amp. I use this for my bass rig and run a 4ohm load per side. It screams....
1615974
Yes u can depending on the ohm of your subs. You want to run it at full power so that would be 1 ohm load. So you need 2 dual 4 ohm subs run them parallel. Meaning + to +and -to -. Had my bench tested it pushed right around 1300 rms at one ohm. Just set ur gains right and run 4 gauge nothing less. This amp pushes my eclipse like crazy and they are 600 rms a sub. Hope this helps.
132127
How many voice coils do you have that amp works well at 2ohm or 4ohm. If your sub is dual voice coils it can be wired down to a lower ohm so you can pull the max RMS/watts from the amp
96716
this amp is 2 0hm stable, ohms measure resistance, if your subs are 4 ohm then amp will heat up, possible fire, or burn out amp.
135221
Yes it will work fine. If anything going up in ohm ratings is easier and safer than going down. You are taking a 6 ohm rating and going up to 8 which uses less power to drive the speaker. If you were trying to go from 8 ohm rating on the receiver and drive a 4 ohm speaker I might say look out you could cause your amp to switch off from overheating or tripping a fuse. You will be fine and if anything you'll have a little bit more presence from your middle channel now and maybe adjust it down a tad in your setup if it's too much.
504605
You need to dual voice coil 4 ohm with that amp. You can only drive as low as 2 ohms stable with that sub set if you try for 1 ohm you will end up with a 1/2 ohm load. And the amp is not rated for that
1907210
I run 4 ohm speakers with a varying peak wattage between 200 and 250. As it was stated before having extra watts on tap from the amp helps the speakers to have plenty of power on hand without straining.
1469190
Byron is right, your amp is probably only 500 watts RMS and it is unlikely you will ever use that much, maybe half that again; what is the model number of your amp to better answer your gauge requirements? Either way this kit will not work, wouldn't use for anything past 200 watts RMS. The 50% efficiency Byron is referring to is the common Class A/B amps, Class D amps at over 90% efficiency can get away with much smaller gauges per watt rating.
2282922
Yes, 4 gauge will work. I sell these amps and install them, nice amp. your speaker wire should be no less than 12 gauge...
140882
It should work just fine the amp is 500 watts RMS at 2 ohms so you would need to wire the subs in series to get a 2 ohm load and maximize the Amps out put hope this was helpful thanks