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I have 2 amps please help me set up proper ? all listed below?
I have a boss ava 450 and a MTX TC 300.1. Both are 2 channel anps, Class d the mtx is but I thought it was a d class and meant one channel. I looked them up and mtx says 300 at 2 ohms so I can hook up 1 sub to each channel at 2 ohms and get 300 rms on each sub ? I have 2 subs at 2 ohms final bridgged right now , rated 130 rms on each sub they are kenwoods SVC. I also have ,2 infinity subs at 275 rms each so can I make them 2 ohms each and put one sub on each channel and get 300 rms each ? The manual says this , yet it says 300.1 amp not 600 so I'm confused.
I have 1 dimond audio sub, 2 Kenwood subs and 2 infinity subs. 2 amps , boss ava 450 and mtx tc300.1 . I want they best set up that will pound. The kenwoods are low rms so I bridge on mtx to get 300 150 each and they are maxed out then. Yet now I'm not sure what it gets I'm confused.
Can someone please verify what these amps can do. I have 2 Kenwood 4 ohm SVC subs 10inch 130 rms each, 1 diamond audio dvc 4 ohm 10inch not sure rms on it prob 250... 2 infinity 4 ohm dvc 10's at 275 rms each. Boss ava 450 amp and a mtx tc 300.1 amp. Also one 30/fuse in each amp. Boss shows 2 fusea on it but mine has one fuse slot ect.
Thanks to all you have helped so far. Amps are wires seperate, on wires and own kits.
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- 5 years agoFavorite Answer
I'm looking for how these amps run best. Can be bridgged ect. It's for people who answered my other questions and wanted amp names and numbers to check. ....... mtx says 300 per channel , says d amp yet I have 4 slots 2 channels so at 2 ohms each channel gets 300 rms so one sub per channel gets 300 rms each. Mtx is CEA rated amp boss is crap yet still works just as good.
- 5 years ago
There is no good setup with those mismatched amps that will run all 5 subs and "make them pound" much less make them sound good. There's not enough power, you can't match the impedance for max power, they won't work well together and you would be foolish to try it.
Your smartest move with what you have would be to run the single Diamond sub (400w rms I believe) with the voice coils wired for 2 ohms with your MTX amp. Alternately you could run your pair of Kenwoods. Personally, I would go with the Diamond since its a better quality sub than your Kenwoods and will be equally as loud, if not loufer. I would not use the Infinity subs because you don't really have enough power for them.
The MTX TC3001 is a ONE CHANNEL (monoblock) amplifier. Because it is single channel there is nothing to "bridge". It is rated 300w rms @ 2 ohms and 150w rms @ 4 ohms. It is not a bad little amp and will put out slightly more than it is rated for. It is not 2-channel but what it has is a pair of outputs so that you can connect two 4-ohm subs and they will automatically be connected in parallel at 2 ohms. If you connect your 4-ohm Kenwoods to each output then the amp will supply 150w per sub at the correct impedance (300w total @2 ohms). If you use the Diamond sub instead (wired for 2 ohms), simply connect it to one of the outputs and it will also get 300w rms @ 2 ohms. .
The Boss AVA-450 is basically junk and I wouldn't use it. It is a 2-channel amp supposedly rated for 110w rms per channel @2 ohms, 75w rms per channel @4 ohms, and 160w @4 ohms with the channels bridged. However, it is only fused at 15 amps, so it's true rated output is probably around 55w per channel @ 2 ohms and @100w rms per channel bridged @4 ohms. This is a very cheap amplifier made with the cheapest components and can only adequately run one of your Kenwoods, but not at its full 150w power rating. Do not try to use it with your MTX. You will not like the result and you'll just be wasting your time with it. .
What I really recommend is that you sell everything but the Infinity subs then use that money to purchase this JBL amplifier: http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_29472_JBL-MS-A... It will push those Infinity subs really well (much better than the MTX could) and if you put them in properly designed cabinets they'll give you all the bump you need without screwing around with the train wreck you're trying to put together and without costing you a fortune.
- N2AudioLv 75 years ago
Let me start by being honest and blunt...
What you're working toward is a complete disaster. It can be set up to make noise. That is all.
Mixing two types of subs is never good. Mixing 3 random subs and two random amps is really just a mess.
That being said - it can be done if that's what you have and what you want to do. It's not going to put the equipment at risk or anything like that.
The MTX is a mono. It's pretty obvious just by looking at the model number, and easily verified if you search "MTX TC3001" and look at any respected site. Yes it has two speaker outputs -- this is common for mono amps. It is just allowing more than one place to connect a sub. Mono amps are often used to run multiple subs. It will produce 300w into 2 ohms. So if you have two subs wired for 2 ohms each sub would see 150w. If you have 4 subs wired for 2 ohms each sub would see 75w and so on.
Each of your amps is capable of powering a pair of subs. The 5th sub is a problem. There is simply nothing you can do with it to be productive. If you stick it on the mono you'd have an impedance problem. The power out of the amp would be reduced and instead of two subs getting ~150 you'd have 3 getting appx 50w each.
The point is -- in car audio more is not always better. I would strongly suggest putting the Diamond on the shelf for now.
Put the two kenwoods on the MTX. They match up well.
With the Infinity's - you can either run one on each channel of the Boss wired for 2 ohms, or wire them together for 4 and bridge the amp. Power/performance would be basically the same.
This: http://www.sonicelectronix.com/product/img/subwoof...
or this: http://www.sonicelectronix.com/product/img/subwoof...
That amp is roughly 200w rms so you'd get about 100w per sub.
- 5 years ago
I'm looking for how these amps run best. Can be bridgged ect. It's for people who answered my other questions and wanted amp names and numbers to check. ....... mtx says 300 per channel , says d amp yet I have 4 slots 2 channels so at 2 ohms each channel gets 300 rms so one sub per channel gets 300 rms each. Mtx is CEA rated amp boss is crap yet still works just as good.
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- The DevilLv 75 years ago
Those 2 amps can run best when installed in two different vehicles. I can tell you want to hook them all up to as many speakers as you have. You expect a good performance. You will make a lot of noise and waste a lot of power doing it. Go on and see for yourself. Experience is a good teacher.