i got 2 amps a dhd 500watt and a performance technique 500 watt and i would like to hook both in like a parallel to power my performance technique comp 10s but i only have 1 set rcas comin off the head unit to use
oww yah but what about running them can i split the power wire and grounds remote. by that i mean whould it hurt the subs with what im trying to do?
You will need to be sure that the main line from the battery can handle the power drawn by the amps. you should run it to a distribution block and split it that way. You can split the remote at least into two leads but any more than that and you should start considering putting a relay on it. You say "SUBs", does that mean you have 2? If so you could possibly bridge each amp to mono and run each sub from one amp. You cant bridge two amps to equal 1000 watts if thats what you are asking. Also make sure that the amps are stable at whatever the ohms the subs are.
yah i wanna bridge them to equal 1000s and there 2 subs in there proper box in my truck i had them hooked up to a 1200watt cheepy amp and had them runing mono but im putting my ppi 15 back cause they are my buddies 10s and his single 12 sounds like ****
It would be in the mfg specs...if it's not, they won't. I can't even remember a brand that does but I saw one a few weeks ago when a friend was shopping amps.
Im sure some Hifonics amps have the option. Maybe Rockford Fosgate. I think Sundown has a few u can "daisy chain" Either way i would only do it with 2 of the same amps. Not 2 completely different amps
That just passes the signal, no power. I believe he wants to use 2, 500 watt amps to make 1000 watts.
yah i did im over it dont wanna mess up whats not mine.... thanks for the incite was hoping to clarify for people on the topic basically what i got out of it unless u know what ur doing dont do it and half ass ideas shouldn't be thought of haha
I would suggest running 1 amp to each sub and bridging each amp mono. You will get 500 watts a speaker and get pretty much the same performance. I have done it many many times. Actually to be honest i would run 1 10 with one amp and turn it down. I hate picking up pieces of my truck because of the rattling. haha
The only problem with using separate amps on different drivers is that they will not respond the same way. Unless the amps are identical, they will produce power differently. The frequency response output will probably not be the same across the sound spectrum. This can cause overtones and undertones which will muddy up the sound. If both drivers are in the same airspace, in rare cases, it can cause driver failure. 500 watts and two tens can still give you a headache.
Agreed too! I have personally ran 2 different sets of subs with 2 different amps. I had 2 12s in truck boxes and 2 10s in a bandpass box in a single cab truck. It took a lot to tinker with the sound of each to get it to sound right but once i was done it was an awesome setup.
