Avalanche 15" amp: Class D or class A/B?
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Silver Member Username: HellbenderLos Angeles, California USA Post Number: 139 Registered: Apr-05 | I ordered my avalanche 15" and its coming at the end of this month and I'm so excited! My question is since its dual 2 ohm then does that mean i can either use a class D amp and wire my sub to 1 or 4 ohm's or can I use a class A/B 2-channel amp for cleaner bass and wire it to 4 ohms bridged? Which would be the better idea and why? Also my budget for an amp is roughly $350 and under. What are some good amps in my price range that I should look at? Thanks for any help |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 8581 Registered: Dec-03 | for that budget your best bet is a 1 ohm stable mono class D amp. less current draw per watt, less heat produced/energy lost, most newer class D amps are for subs only so they have the crossover and filters built in, and class D is cheaper per watt. a hifonics brutus 1500 is 1 ohm stable and puts out a ton of power at 1 ohm. that's about $200 new on-line. |
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Silver Member Username: HellbenderLos Angeles, California USA Post Number: 140 Registered: Apr-05 | Glasswolf, hey man thanks for the response, I know you're probably a pretty busy guy with all the posting you do but thanks for taking the time to answer my question  . I know hifonics isnt the best brand out there but do you think it will suffice until the beginning of next year when i can afford a better one? I would rather spend a little more money on my front soundstage right now then just buying a more expensive amp like ARC audio or something. |
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Silver Member Username: Dominirica012Charlotte, North Carolina US Post Number: 592 Registered: May-05 | glasswolf are you ok? you just reccomended "overrated junk" as a lot of people say..but yea that amp will get the job done until you can get a better one...actually for your price range you can find an mtx or jbl amp on ebay that'll work fine also |
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Silver Member Username: Mikechec9Chicago/atlanta Post Number: 597 Registered: May-05 | ooorrr, tadah: http://edesignaudio.com/product.php?cid=4&pid=6&tab=Specs&cur=USD |
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Silver Member Username: HellbenderLos Angeles, California USA Post Number: 141 Registered: Apr-05 | haha, hey thanks guys, all of you...but that ed nine.1 puts out like 1200 watts rms right? The avalanche is only rated to like 800 watts rms isnt it?? |
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Gold Member Username: Suleman36Maryland U.S.A. Post Number: 1767 Registered: Feb-05 | Aaron, thats actually a good thing because you will have some head room to play with even thought the Avalanche 15 is efficiant just dont turn the gain on the amp to hi. |
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Gold Member Username: Suleman36Maryland U.S.A. Post Number: 1768 Registered: Feb-05 | Aaron, thats actually a good thing because you will have some head room to play with even though the Avalanche 15 is efficiant just dont set the gain hi and set it accordingly. |
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Silver Member Username: HellbenderLos Angeles, California USA Post Number: 142 Registered: Apr-05 | ok thanks for the info and advice guys, i appreciate it. |
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