What would sound better???

sdopwell
sdopwell Posts: 8
edited August 2006 in Car Subwoofer Talk
I already have a Polk C400.4 amp and since i'm not made of money, I need to us it to run my sub(s) :D

So my question is... What would sound better powered by the 400.4 amp???

(1) Two(2) MM2084 subs in a Ported or Bandpass Box [C400.4 - 200W @ 4Ohms per Sub]?

(2) One(1) MM2124DVC sub in a Ported Box [C400.4 - 200W @ 4Ohms per Coil]?

Oh and I'm not looking for a Sealed Box because I prefer Some Boom in my BASS:p
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2006
    Dont run a single DVC sub off a 4 channel amp. Too hard to get the gains set the same.

    If youre going to use the 400.4 for subs then its better to go with 2 subs. So get the pair of 8's.
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  • sdopwell
    sdopwell Posts: 8
    edited August 2006
    MacLeod wrote:
    Dont run a single DVC sub off a 4 channel amp. Too hard to get the gains set the same.

    If youre going to use the 400.4 for subs then its better to go with 2 subs. So get the pair of 8's.

    Ok... But what if I set both gains to full on the 400.4?
    I would hope that the amp would be balanced in its output on both sides!
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  • mirra540ryder
    mirra540ryder Posts: 136
    edited August 2006
    i dont know a whole lot about speakers but iv herd 3 8's and they kinda were week they were good brand cant remember what brand maybe pioneer but its what you like if u like just a lil bit of bass that buzzes then i would say the 8's but if u want some deeper bass that u well feel in ur belly go with a mono mm 2124 svc and it will be tight u could prob pump 2 of that amp till u can get the money to get a new amp
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2006
    sdopwell wrote:
    Ok... But what if I set both gains to full on the 400.4?
    I would hope that the amp would be balanced in its output on both sides!

    If you set both the gains to max, youd clip the amp and blow your subs.

    Get the pair of 8's.

    I recommend the sealed cause they just sound better but if you prefer the ported build a ported box and if its properly built, you will be happy with a pair of 8's pushed by a 400.4

    You wont be the loudest dude in the world but you will get solid output.
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  • sdopwell
    sdopwell Posts: 8
    edited August 2006
    MacLeod wrote:
    If you set both the gains to max, youd clip the amp and blow your subs.

    Get the pair of 8's.

    I recommend the sealed cause they just sound better but if you prefer the ported build a ported box and if its properly built, you will be happy with a pair of 8's pushed by a 400.4

    You wont be the loudest dude in the world but you will get solid output.

    Excellent advice... Thanks a million!
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