bi amping dual voice coils

Airplay355
Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
edited July 2004 in Car Subwoofer Talk
whats the best way to hook up this amp http://www.sounddomain.com/item/HIFNX600
with this sub (the av12 not the 15) http://www.stryke.com/AVseries.html


the sub has dual vc's so would it be better to hook each channel up to a vc? or should i wire the vc's in parallel and bridge the amp? if i run them in parallel its a 4ohm load and if i wire each vc with a channel of the amp it will be dual 2 ohm loads. im not sure if the amp is 2 ohm stable. what would be a better way to hook up the amp?
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited July 2004
    parallel the VCs and bridge it to the amp
    itll give you 600 watts RMS total
    whats the RMS on those subs?
    surely its higher than 600?
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2004
    im not sure....i think 500 watts, but its mainly used in HT applications and car audio watts are a little different, i think....either way im not worried about blowing it by using 600 watts. that woofer is a beast
  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited July 2004
    yeah, just looking at the specs it looks like it can take more than 600...
    ill take a brahma over it though:D
    cant wait til my 2 come in...i HATE backorders...UGH
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2004
    look at the price difference between that and the brahman....the stryke is a much better deal

    for about $100 more you are only moving .05 l of air with the brahman lol
  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited July 2004
    what they forget to tell you is that the brahma has more displacement than the stryke because it has almost a centimeter more x-max than the stryke
    so it will get louder
    it will also sound better because of its superior motor technology
    also, the adire will have less distortion at any volume
    not to mention that it will work great off of anything b/t 400-1600 watts
    and you can run the 10" sub in a sealed box as small as .5ft^3
    :D
    so i wouldnt exactly call it a better deal
    but to each his own;)
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2004
    eh, for $175 the stryke will do fine lol 23 mm xmax is good enough lol
  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited July 2004
    I wish you would hurry up and get your Brahmas already. Im dying to hear how they perform!
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2004
    they perform really really well, especially in a car
  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited July 2004
    is this from personal experience? if so, specifically how do they perform? we need a full report, lieutenant!
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2004
    nope, sorry guys no personal expirence....but when i finish my sub we can have a brahma stryke shootout :D

    what kind of enclosure u stickin those beasts in?
  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited July 2004
    theyre going in a sealed and are only going to be run off about 550 watts RMS each for now
    i cant put a couple of big amps in the truck without replacing the alternator...not something i want to shell out money for since ill only have the truck 1 more year
    when i get a new truck ill get a bigger alternator and not decided on the amps yet
    do know it will be 1k-1.5k RMS each sub though
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it