How close are the power outputs on Legacy amps to the ratings? Im mainly interested in the Red Series.
minitruck_freq said:
Can you sugges a company that produces a 2kW+ amp that will really output these levels? Yes, the PA drivers I am going to use are rated at 1kw RMS so I dont need to worry about frying them.
minitruck_freq said:
Looking at Fantom Force, a website my friend pointed me to, the amps with this sort of rating are in the $130-$200 range.
I’m looking at amplifiers and subs so that I can work out a sensible budget. The subs are £200 each so I'm looking at ~£800 total, so hopefully I can get some amps under £200 (currently ~$350) each.
The subs are single voice coil, stated as 5.5R.
The Subs
You can't get 1000 watts for $100.
Legacy, Pyle, Pyramid, Power Acoustik, Volfenhag (sp) etc that sell new-in-the-box amps for $100 on eBay are all pieces of crap. They only make 1/4 or less of the power that they claim. I've seen "1000 watt" amplifiers with 15 amp fuses. Figure it out.
Try JBL, Soundstream, and Clarion. All have high power Class D amps at reasonable prices that'll make advertised power, sound good, and last more than a month.
They don't cost $100 tho.
Legacy, Pyle, Pyramid, Power Acoustik, Volfenhag (sp) etc that sell new-in-the-box amps for $100 on eBay are all pieces of crap. They only make 1/4 or less of the power that they claim. I've seen "1000 watt" amplifiers with 15 amp fuses. Figure it out.
Try JBL, Soundstream, and Clarion. All have high power Class D amps at reasonable prices that'll make advertised power, sound good, and last more than a month.
They don't cost $100 tho.
maylar said:
I realise that a 1000W amp will need a ~100A fuse if it is 85% effecient and is run from 12v.
I will look at JBL, Soundstream and Clarion as you suggested.
I realise this. I just dont know what price range I am looking at. Hopefully the JBL, Soundstream and Clarion websites will help.
Thanks for the advice.
Well, the JBL GTO1201.1 is $500 which is ~£280 (probably under £350 with postage) which is acceptable. 787W into 4 ohms sounds good too. 😀
I'll have a more detailed look later. Thanks again.
I'll have a more detailed look later. Thanks again.
maylar said:
Thanks, as I said, ill have a more detailed look at a later date. I dont have the money at the moment and this question (or string of questions as it has turned out) was purly for research.
Thanks again for you advice.
Do JBL amps really output what they are rated to, or do people just assume they do as they are priced so much higher than other makes?
the best cheapest bang for the buck is the jbl 1200.1. I own one and it was bench tested @ 1300w RMS @12v (and its only rated for 1200rms @12), so they are very good amps. like said before, power acoustik, pyle, volfenhang, legacy are all crap and underrated like crazy -- dont even waste your cash. ive also never heard of the subs you are looking at -- i wouldnt buy them just bc they are huge and massive, do u have reviews of them?
-chris
-chris
zx3chris said:
Thanks for the second opinion.
I was helped to design a horn with them. 40-300Hz @ 130dB+ with 1000W RMS.
its impossible to make a bass horn in a car -- regardless, getting 130db @ 40hz is easy now -- even with a small <1.0 cubic feet and 1 10" subwoofer.. You need decent equipment. Look at adire audio's brahma, or a JL audio w7, or Resonant engineering XXX. BTW, my car is setup for SQ and i am mid 130db's with 2 jl10w0's
-chris
-chris
proper design of enclosures could make a good sub sound like crap on the other hand......
I have a pair of very crappy 10's I got for US$13.3 adn installed them in a slot loaded box, powered with a good amp and puts out almost 130db in car. not to mention the good low freq extension.
I have a pair of very crappy 10's I got for US$13.3 adn installed them in a slot loaded box, powered with a good amp and puts out almost 130db in car. not to mention the good low freq extension.
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