Sub woofer powering

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I am about to install 2 2X18" Renkous Heinz Qube sub woofers in a club B&C equipped...

I am some 25-30 meters away from the dance floor and the amplifiers, i have available 4 lines of 2X2.5 mm cables . I could locate the amplifiers one meter away from the subs but the Owner of the club will not do that ...

I have many good same amplifiers available though .... So the question is if it will work better to brake the connection behind the sub and operate 4 woofers distributed 1Woofer for one ch of amplifier . Each amplifier will operate at 8 Ohm load .

I expect less distortion when i am close to the peak less stress in the amplifiers and more total power

Is my estimation correct ?
 
How much power will be available after a 30mtr run of 2.5mm cable? Not a lot. The average 10mtr 2.5mm spur has 5volts drop at 1kW!
I have run Nexo Subs with 6mm cable over a maximum run of 10mtr. and the power drop in noticeable.
Insist the amplifier is next to the speaker. It is the only way. You will have poor bass otherwise.
 
Well, the 4th. line in your post #1 isn't clear. I think you ask: is it better to use 4 amps with one speaker each or all speakers on one circuit using a bigger amp.
I would go with 4 amps, one speaker each. If 1 of 4 fails you still have 75% of bass left. E
 
I have the ability to drive the subs with one amplifier at 4 ohms each But i also do have the ability to drive the subs with two amps which means on amplifier channel for each woofer ...

Amplifier available is electrovoice P3000 and have like 4 available here is the specs

Continuous Rated Power (1 kHz, THD 1%) 2Ω 1800 Watts
Continuous Rated Power (1 kHz, THD 1%) 4Ω 1300 Watts
Continuous Rated Power (1 kHz, THD 1%) 8Ω 850 Watts
Continuous Rated Power (20-20 kHz, THD<0,2%) 4Ω 1200 Watts
Continuous Rated Power (20-20 kHz, THD<0,2%) 8Ω 750 Watts
DIM 30 0.01 %
Electronics Type Amplifier
Input Impedance (Balanced) 20 kΩ
Input Sensitivity 0 dBu / +6 dBu / +26 dB
Intermodulation Distortion (SMPTE) 0.01 %
 
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