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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 08:33 PM
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How to determine ohms for Amplifier?

Hey there everyone.
I have a PowerAcoustik G320-2 (gothic series) 2 channel amplifier and box. I'm in the market for a new 10" sub. Does anyone know what ohm of speaker I should purchase for this amp? I do not have the manual or schematic. (I have searched the web with no luck.)

The amp will be used only for a sub in mono mode.

Thank you.

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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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It appears to be a rather small amp from what I can tell. Can you confirm that it has a 15 amp fuse in it?
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by anyyoyo
Hey there everyone.
I have a PowerAcoustik G320-2 (gothic series) 2 channel amplifier and box. I'm in the market for a new 10" sub. Does anyone know what ohm of speaker I should purchase for this amp? I do not have the manual or schematic. (I have searched the web with no luck.)

The amp will be used only for a sub in mono mode.

Thank you.
Only thing I found is that it's rated at 310W into 4 ohms when bridged. I'd go with a 4 ohm sub since it's very unlikely a Power Acoustik of that vintage will do less.
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 12:23 AM
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Thx

Quick thanks to you both. Yes it has a 15amp fuse.
I will purchase a Kenwood KFC-W2511 4-ohm 10" sub and report back how it sounds.

Just trying to get some solid bass punch without spending a small fortune.
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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yea, sounds good. hope the amp still works after all these years!
Old Jun 1, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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Well - I've had the sub for a few weeks now.. thought I'd report back how things are going. Decided to purchase a 4-ohm kicker comp 10" instead of the kenwood. Once I removed the terminal post at the back of the box, the sub sounded great. (Seems to be using it as a port now.) With the terminal post inserted, it sounded pretty bad.

All in all quite happy. Everything together cost CAD $110. Not bad for amp, sub and box.

Thanks for all of your input.
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