Do i need more power ?

[Shaun123]

i got 2 15 inch and 2 12 inch audio pipe subs when i remove my 2 15's and just wire up my 12's i get verry little power on this amp but yet when i wire the 15's alone i get alot of power right now i have all 4 wires to the same amp just ran all + and - wires to amp and i am happy with the bass its puthing out but is that bad for the amp? and why am i gething low power when i connect the 12's alone i tryed them on my friend amp and it sounds just as loud as my 15's alone any recommendations are appreciated

The 1,000 watt Lanzar Vibe is what im using for bass

 

[FexplorerV8]

what is the impedance on the subs? what are the specs on the amp?

 

[Shaun123]

what is the impedance on the subs? what are the specs on the amp?

um whats a impedance

Lanzar #VIBE600D- 1000 Watt Digital Mono Block Amp
* Mono Block MOSFET Digital Power Amplifier
* 2 Ohm Stable
* MOSFET Power Supply
* PWM (Pulse-Width-Modulated) System
* Glass Epoxy PCB
* Gold plated RCA Inputs/Line outs
* Custom Terminal Block for Speaker Connections
* Thermal,Overload & Short Protection
* Variable Subsonic Filter (15Hz~40Hz,24dB/Octave)
* Phase Control 0-180 degree
* Remote Bass Control
* Input Impedance:10K Ohms
* Soft Turn-on/Turn-off
* 1x500W RMS at 4 Ohms
* 1x1000W MAX at 4 Ohms
* 1x800W at RMS 2 Ohms
* THD: 0.1%
* S/N Ratio: 90B
* Input Sensitivity: 200mv~4V
* Freq. Response: 20Hz~250Hz
* Dimensions : 10.25'' (W) x 2'' (H) x 10.2'' (L)

 

[TeamPwnageBrad]

mixing sub sizes is probably giving you some cancellation problems. Youd be better off building a ported box for the 2 15s and running only those.

 

[Shaun123]

hmm could i buy another sub and jump it to the source for the 12s? i would make the box but i aint that big on cuting wood ill stick with electronics maybe ill ask my sound place about a new custom box i plan to put 6 15's same subs i got to the back and 6 to the front with a custom fit box acording to my calculation they should fit in not shure if it would be better to buy afew subs or one big sub to power it any ideas?

 

[TeamPwnageBrad]

hmm could i buy another sub and jump it to the source for the 12s? i would make the box but i aint that big on cuting wood ill stick with electronics maybe ill ask my sound place about a new custom box i plan to put 6 15's same subs i got to the back and 6 to the front with a custom fit box acording to my calculation they should fit in not shure if it would be better to buy afew subs or one big sub to power it any ideas?

if you fire 1/2 of the subs back and 1/2 of em forwards you are putting them 180 degrees out of phase with each other. That will probably also cause quite a bit of cancellation. Explorers have a HUGE cabin gain. If you put 2 or 4 of those 15s in a properly designed ported enclosure and put a decent amp on them you would be amazed at the amount of output there is.

 

[Nasty350LT1]

Do yourself a favor, research the stuff you install, this is coming from a electrical engineer. You should have had someone else do the installation at a reputable shop.

 

[FexplorerV8]

impendance its the resistance or ohms on the speakers, the way you have the speakers plugged will eventually kill ur amp.