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11-09-2007, 06:09 PM
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confused
k so im kinda confused.. how does strapping work... i mean i know its linking two amps but use earthquake d10s for example... they say its a 10,000 watt amp right.. well on their site it says its actually 5000@ 1 ohm and 3000@2ohm and that its 10,000 watts when linked... so with a single d10 you get 3000 at 2 ohm and 5000 at 1 ohm.. (rms) now what is their rms power when they are linked... does it all double... 10,000 at 1 ohm and 6000 at 2ohm???
11-09-2007, 06:18 PM
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yah in theory it doubles. those specific amps are maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad over rated tho. at the same time they are very reliable and workable amplifiers. when you strap them u will get around 5000 rms out of the pair.
im not exactly sure why its rated at something stupid like 10,000 watts as a pair and 5,000 watts as a single. inside of earthquake phd10 amplifier is a 3000 watt board. kind of ghay that they double their ratings but aside from that those are solid amps.
im not exactly sure why its rated at something stupid like 10,000 watts as a pair and 5,000 watts as a single. inside of earthquake phd10 amplifier is a 3000 watt board. kind of ghay that they double their ratings but aside from that those are solid amps.
11-09-2007, 06:36 PM
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i forgot to add... i see on some amps specs they will say things like 66lbs!!! or 53 lbs!! kinda thing.. i can see where the weight can have something to do with subs... but what is it with amps and them weighing 30,40,50 lbs??? heavier wiring inside? and are lighter amps lower quality?
11-10-2007, 09:15 AM
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The weight of an amplifier is due to the metal used in construction, primarily for heat sinking. The assumption is the heavier the amp the more heat sink it has, and it has all the heat sinking to dissipate the heat produced by the powerful output stage. People forget the front end power supply is heavy and a heat producer too. Bottom line weight was directly associated with quality and power.
This thought process has been shot in the butt by digital amps. The light weight power supply is very efficient so less power is converted to waste heat... the output stage is not any more efficient so it should require the same amount of heat sinking. Now there are some very powerful light weight amps available.
This thought process has been shot in the butt by digital amps. The light weight power supply is very efficient so less power is converted to waste heat... the output stage is not any more efficient so it should require the same amount of heat sinking. Now there are some very powerful light weight amps available.
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