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[DFECT-ME]

hey guys, just a quick question. would a 200 wrms amp power an ////Alpine Type R? Type R is 1500w peak and 500w rms. cheers

[ESP]

need more details on the amp....

What is the ohm rating the 200wrms is at?
how many channels is the amp, etc.

[DFECT-ME]

im not sure about the ohm rating, but its a 2 channel amp. the type r is 2ohm though.

[carstereopro]

1: need to find out if the amp is 2Ω stable when bridged mono. (If it is not 1Ω stable under stereo loads, it will not be 2Ω stable when bridged mono)

2: if it is, you can run your sub fine, but if the amp only makes 200w/rms at 2Ω mono, you’ll be running at less than ½ the sub’s rated power. You’ll have to adjust the amplifier very carefully so that it does not clip.

Clipping is when “square waves” are produced by an amplifier. When an amplifier is driven beyond the point of producing a clean output signal, it produces “squared off” waves of output. Square waves are essentially DC output. DC output turns your speaker’s voice coil into a heater coil. This is how a speaker’s voice coil gets burned.

Clipping occurs most commonly when an amplifier is:
a. provided with too little input signal (from a weak source unit)
b. Driven beyond its capabilities to power a driver designed to handle more power than the amplifier can produce.

3: if the amp has sufficient power, the enclosure the woofer is used in will affect power handling and volume output. So make sure you have a suitable enclosure built to the correct specifications of the specific woofer in question.

[villlein]

yeah what he said^^