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I'm in the market for a single 2k rms amp that puts out rated at 2 ohms. Or two 1000 watt rms 1 ohm stable amps. Please let me know!
Can do a 2k amp that will work at .5. Or a 3800 rms at 1 ohmI'm in the market for a single 2k rms amp that puts out rated at 2 ohms. Or two 1000 watt rms 1 ohm stable amps. Please let me know!
Yes running an amp at 0.5ohm compared to 2ohm is extremely different. I wouldn't run anything at 0.5ohm unless I had a 250A or larger H/O alt and at least 250Ah or more worth of good AGM batteries. Just my opinion though.Running .5 at 2k rms any different than running 2k rms @ 2 ohms electrical wise? I'm only going to have two 155ahr telecom batteries and stock alt.
Yeah it definitely is. I thought he was asking if it was different running a 2k amp at 0.5 vs 2 ohm2000watts at .5ohm and 2000watts at 2ohm is the same amount of current draw.
except efficiency and damping factor tanks at half ohm so 2000 watts at 2 ohm will actually be louder and cleaner.2000watts at .5ohm and 2000watts at 2ohm is the same amount of current draw.
As a general rule running an amp at .5 ohms is more power hungry than an amp running at 2 ohms.I beg to differ. As long as your not maxing out the amp at .5ohm it's not harder on the amp. Everytime I've wired lower it sounds cleaner and louder because the amp wasn't trying to over work itself. Just like when people say don't run .5ohm if you don't have the electrical to back it up... That's not good advice... U can run .5ohm on stock electrical,just don't clip the amp and don't draw more power then your electrical system can handle. Keep the amp 12v+ and it will be happy.
It would be cool for you to get a term lab magnum and use your tfe 8.0 at .5ohm and clamp 2000watts and see your score.. Then re wire to 2ohm and clamp 2000watts and see your score... According to you on the same 2000watts but 2ohm should be louder and cleaning sounding. I bet the scores will be the same if u clamp same power
Not talking about the same amps. Taylor fade tested multiple amps against eachother with clamps and termlab. Like an american bass vfl 750.1 and a jbl crown. these are resistive loads which are true to ohm load tests. The jbl crown at 4 ohms(which is its minimum impedance) clamped a lot less than the vfl 750.1 at its mimimnum safe impedance but metered a lot higher and sounded miles cleaner.I beg to differ. As long as your not maxing out the amp at .5ohm it's not harder on the amp. Everytime I've wired lower it sounds cleaner and louder because the amp wasn't trying to over work itself. Just like when people say don't run .5ohm if you don't have the electrical to back it up... That's not good advice... U can run .5ohm on stock electrical,just don't clip the amp and don't draw more power then your electrical system can handle. Keep the amp 12v+ and it will be happy.
It would be cool for you to get a term lab magnum and use your tfe 8.0 at .5ohm and clamp 2000watts and see your score.. Then re wire to 2ohm and clamp 2000watts and see your score... According to you on the same 2000watts but 2ohm should be louder and cleaning sounding. I bet the scores will be the same if u clamp same power