Will a poweracoustik 1600 watt amp be over powering 2 700 watt subs?

[WannaXP8]

well what about the audiobahn A1300HC, its 1200X 1 at 1 ohm, or the A2200HCX, its rated at 600 x2 at 1 ohm, or 1600 X 1 at 1 ohm, but when its X 1 doesnt that mean its only gunna power one sub?? Sorry, I know enough about systems to build boxes, and hook them up, Ive just never had a sustem this big..oh by the way, those amps are on thezeb.com for like 249.00 and 299.00..and all the info on there..so help me out

 

[wvsquirrel]

No, you can still hook up multiple subs when an amp is rated x 1 channel. You just have more then one + and - wires connected to the same terminal.

Either amp would work for your setup. Either way you would want to wire in Parallel (+ to + and - to -) to achieve the 1ohm total load required for the 1200x1 or 1600x1 ratings.

The A1300HCX is a 1-channel amp, where as the A2200HCX is a 2-channel amp. So if you went with the A2200HCX you would have to bridge it (usually you would use the Left channel + and the Right channel -)

Don't let the picture fool you (since you said you were new to the wiring). You don't have to use the same + wire or the same - wire. Each coil can have it's own + and - wire. The biggest thing to remember is that all the +'s from the coils go to the + on the amp, and all the -'s from the coils go to the - on the amp.

If you are using a manufactured enclosure, then you would run a + wire from the amp to each terminal set on the enclosure (there should be 2), and the same thing with the -. Then on the "inside" of the enclosure, you would run 2 + wires (1 to each coil) and 2 - wires in each chamber. If you need a more detailed pic I can create one for you and e-mail it to you...

 

[debutis]

LOL 162db with 4 12" audiobahns and 1600w total. AHAHAHAHAHAH