Hello everyone, new to this forum but not to the internet... i've got an orion hcca 250 and a 225, and am keeping one of them, and selling the other (probably the 225). It runs 200w at 4 ohms, 400w at 2 ohms, and 800w at 1 ohm (at 12v) and put them about 25% higher at 14.4v...
What im looking for, is a sub with great sq and spl that is a good match for this amp.
I've been looking at a 12" IDMAX. Also heard of ARC Audio Flat Line.
Dont really want to do 2 subs.
Let me know what you think.

Cheers,
Greg

 

Eclipse SW8200 is a amazing sub that will also deliver exactly what you are after.

 

People still use those things on subs?

 

Lol... do you think i shouldnt? And why not? (i actually want to know why).

 

Don't get me wrong, they were great amplifiers for their time and the low loads they ran at were unheard of in those days and I think that even today they are great amplifiers if you want to run a crap load of mids. As far as using them on subwoofers their efficiency is really **** poor and they don’t give you great ampere to wattage mileage like today's class D amplifiers do. If your car has an average charging system and you plan on pushing this amplifier a little to get those subs moving, I think that you'll be less then impressed with it compared to some of the newer amplifiers out there.

 

hrm, so you're saying i should sell these amps and pick something up like a jl 1000/1 or similar? I've already got amps for my mids (xtant 2200 (100wrmsx2 at 4ohm) and orion cobalt 150.2cs (90wrmsx2 at 4 ohm) speaks are kicker ss 56.5 up front and infinity 6.5 reference components in the back.
Sub right now is a mtx mzs1204 (12" 300wrms max at 4 ohm) and amp is a mtx 4001 (200wrms at 4 ohm, 400wrms at 2 ohm)... and i want to upgrade the sub to match the mids.
What do you think? get a jl12 or 13w7 and 1000/1?

Greg

 

13w7 and a 1000/1 will kick some ***. Another plus with this setup is that if for some reason you end up not wanting it no more, they have a great resale value. But yeah I personally wouldn't run subs with a class a/b amplifier.

 

Why not? A class AB amplifer running subs worked perfectly fine for me for the first 14 years I was in this industry.

 

I want to hear some more opinions before i get rid of them.... i know they are some nice amps i just dont know too much about them...
everyone's opinion is welcome...

 

And for the last 6 they have continued to work just fine as well. It is only in the last 6 that class D amps have come to the market.