3 BL 15s and 2 t2500s

[truly_giftd85 0]

My tahoe was rear ended a 2 weeks ago destroying my BL 18s. I had just purchased a RF T2500-1 and im awaiting my second. I have an Avalanche now and i want to run 3 dual 1-ohm BL 15s. My question is will the two 2500s be too much power for the BLs? Also, is there any problem wiring the subs in a "single voice coil per amp" setup, ie: 3 subs, 1 voice coil on one amp, one on the other?? Im kinda new at do-it-yourself car audio when it comes to complex wiring, so any help or advice, good or bad, is welcome.

[KU40 173]

In the wrong hands, yes it's too much power. In a person smart enough with the volume knob, that amount of power will yield no problems.

This wiring is tricky. The wiring configurations that you can get that are anywhere near most amp's stability range is 1.33, 1.5, or 3 ohms. If you can find an amp that puts out 5000 watts at 1 ohm, I'd go for the wiring configurations that give you 1.33 or 1.5 ohms. Or if you can strap those RF amps for 5000 @ 2 ohms, you could do the 3 ohm configuration for maximum durability of the amp. You may only get about 3500 watts out of it, but that's still over 1k per sub, and with three 15s, it'll be plenty loud.

[truly_giftd85 0]

Thanx KU40 for the input. I really dont wanna get rid of my brand new amps so strapping them sounds like the best option. But is it due to the 3-ohm load that the subs produce that will drop the output power from the amp from 5k to around 3.5k? Sorry if it sounds like a newbie question, but thats wut i am! LOL!!

[Duran 387]

Thanx KU40 for the input. I really dont wanna get rid of my brand new amps so strapping them sounds like the best option. But is it due to the 3-ohm load that the subs produce that will drop the output power from the amp from 5k to around 3.5k? Sorry if it sounds like a newbie question, but thats wut i am! LOL!!

Yes your amps do 2,500 watts at 1 ohm, so when you strap them with your 3 subwoofers you get weird ohm loads so the amplifiers power changes.

[KU40 173]

Yep. Strapped at 2 ohms your amps should put out 5000 watts, and at 4 ohms 2500 watts. So 3 ohms should really be about 3750, or 1250 watts per sub. That's actually pretty perfect for those subs if you get the cooling option.