Trying to run amp below the recommended ohm load.

[Gatorade]

I'm going from 2 subs to 3. This will push my amp below the recommended only load. The amp is a soundstream picasso 6000.1, which is a 1 ohm amp. With the extra sub it will be running at .7 ohms. Gain at 10 o'clock. Am i about to blow everything up? And do these amps get close to their rms ratings?

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[shredder2]

I'm going from 2 subs to 3. This will push my amp below the recommended only load. The amp is a soundstream picasso 6000.1, which is a 1 ohm amp. With the extra sub it will be running at .7 ohms. Gain at 10 o'clock. Am i about to blow everything up? And do these amps get close to their rms ratings?

Without getting into the other issues I see here... could you tell me why you would just set the gain at the 10 O'clock position arbitrarily?.. I guess I missed that lesson... Please explain... no offense meant there... does that indicate that since my gains were at about the 7:30 position that I could have gotten louder?

 

[Gatorade]

That's about as high as i run the gains on my amps. I was trying to give the reader an idea of how hard the amp might be working.

What other issues do you think I might be running into?

 

[shredder2]

That's about as high as i run the gains on my amps. I was trying to give the reader an idea of how hard the amp might be working.
What other issues do you think I might be running into?

I'm not sure that amp can even get near 3K with 4 ga power connections... I mistrust any amp that I have a difficult time finding the pics of the power inputs... and to run it under 1 ohm... IDK... it says 0 ga and 4 ga... which is it?

 

[Gatorade]

Actually after it's tuned i probably wont even mess with the gain. I hope the amp does okay. I 've been piecing this system together without any extra money. I read tons of reviews and all,

but there's so much contradicting information out there. I had $200 to buy an amp, and i went over that a tad crossing my fingers it does close to rating. I read an expert review somewhere that the Picasso's did within 3% of what they're supposed to. I bought it hook line and sinker. I hope i didnt make a mistake.

 

[Hertz Mafia]

I had that amp and it blew up in about 10 seconds of hooking it up. I bought it for a temp amp while I was in between big amps. It was crap. Hope u have better luck. I wouldn’t run that amp below 1ohm at all. And that amp will not do rated. It will do like 1000-1200watts... shoulda got the soundstream ta3000.1... https://www.ebay.com/p/Soundstream-Ta1-3000d-Tarantula-3000-Watt-Monoblock-Class-D-Subwoofer-Amplifier/4003304810

 

[Gatorade]

That's not good. Well it looks like my budget build is going to be terrible.

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

If you have to ask....

 

[shredder2]

Do you have the amp in question?.. is it 4 ga power inputs or 0 ga?... the website and pics are unclear...

 

[shredder2]

Is this what you're getting?.. it claims to do 3000 into 1/2 ohm... wow... I wonder

 

[Gatorade]

Is this what you're getting?.. it claims to do 3000 into 1/2 ohm... wow... I wonder

No, that's the tarantula. I bought the picasso. It has 0 gauge inputs and 3 120 amp fuses.

 

[shredder2]

This one?... it's a 1.8K-2K amp I'll bet... and that's at 1 ohm... hey you bought it... now get a pair of 15's and box em right..

 

[Hertz Mafia]

I use to have gut shot of the Picasso 6000.1.... it’s weak. Sorry I’m hating on your amp but it’s the truth... the ta3000.1 is a beast compared to it

 

[Gatorade]

Yeah, that's it. At this point I'll be happy if it gets me a solid 2k. I should've waited longer and saved up more money.

 

[Hertz Mafia]

Yeah, that's it. At this point I'll be happy if it gets me a solid 2k. I should've waited longer and saved up more money.

Just ask all the audio heads on here before u buy stuff