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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 03:16 PM
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vrdublu - I'm glad you can see the rating for what it is. Yes, I will agree that the 150x6 amp could only need a 30amp fuse. This is different than saying it will output 900watts on 30 amps.

You touch on an interesting point that many people are not aware of - the difference between, say, a 5x100 amp and a 500watt amp. A 500watt amp should be able to deliver 500watts but a 5x100 amp will rarely develop 500watts. This is huge in home theatre where people think they are buying a 500watt receiver for $199. ummm, no. Each channel may be capable of 100watts but no chance all of them will do it at the same time. Interestingly, this is also where car decks get their high power ratings these days: A burst tone at 1khz for 1ms on one channel. Yep, reality...
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by meducky
I bought an amp today. I treated myself to a used audison lrx 4.1k I think my two pairs of components will be powered decently. now I have to find a nice little sub amp....
Well we tried our best to confuse and discourage... we will do better next time
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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Hahaha I'm looking foward to that one too !! Any suggestion on what I should use to power up an over priced 12'' sub ?
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by meducky
Hahaha I'm looking foward to that one too !! Any suggestion on what I should use to power up an over priced 12'' sub ?
Rofl, really ??
Old Sep 30, 2010 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by meducky
Hahaha I'm looking foward to that one too !! Any suggestion on what I should use to power up an over priced 12'' sub ?


Pay him enough, maybe he'll be your overpriced 12" sub

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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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Hummm no, I don't like him, he doesn't have a ported box.
Old Sep 30, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by meducky
Hummm no, I don't like him, he doesn't have a ported box.
[Think outside the box..... LOL

I bet you he could do 39.9 bassrace, SQL, and SQi all day... He just keeps going and going and going.....
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