Looking at getting 4x 15" Magnums

[Mega Heavy Bass 0]

Hello again.

O.K.

I`m a DD user who`s about to jump ship.

I have 4x PowerBass XA-3000D amps.

Use to compete in dB drag Street "C"

Anyway.

I`m fed up now cos all I can do is turn up at a show, BURP & that`s it, battery charging again.

So I`m ripping out my boot install & now want to have a No-Wall install using 4x S.I. Magnum 15" in a ported box tuned to 27Hz or so.

I want some STREETBASS again

A few questions though.

Can the Magnums take a PowerBass amp each?

I was actually planning to use just 2 PowerBass amps to power the 4x Subs.

If they can take one amp each that would be something.

Bear in mind that I want to turn up at a show & play the system LOUD & then if I feel like it, compete.

Oh. The car it`s in is a 5 door Ford Escort.

I know your Escorts are different in the states but in the U.K. the Escort is still a popular vehicle to modify etc and I assume the U.S & U.K. Escorts have roughly the same size cabin area.

Thanks for any advice.

Regards to all.

Marcos

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Don't know the specs on that particular amp and their site isn't working at the moment, but if memory serves correct they are around 2500+ @ 1ohm. Might work, might not. I would not use it on the Magnum daily. Frankly, you won't even need that much power. 4-15s with about 800 watts a piece will be plenty loud. I'd go for power output between 2-3000 watts and call it a day.

[ngsm13 1]

You could use TWO amps for daily, and FOUR amps for competitions. That would be your best bet. I used two on TWO 12" SI Magnum d2's...and had 1200+ rms daily on each one no problems at all.

SO, DO IT@!!! It'll F-IN KILL PEOPLE!!!!

For real, it'll be sweet...enjoy!

NG

[Mega Heavy Bass 0]

Don't know the specs on that particular amp and their site isn't working at the moment, but if memory serves correct they are around 2500+ @ 1ohm.  Might work, might not. I would not use it on the Magnum daily.  Frankly, you won't even need that much power.  4-15s with about 800 watts a piece will be plenty loud.  I'd go for power output between 2-3000 watts and call it a day.

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The PowerBass XA-3000D kicks out 3000wrms @ 1ohm

When strapped together they kick out 6200wrms @ 1ohm

A friend of mine has loaded a single PowerBass XA-3000D down to 1/4 ohm & is hitting 155dB in a Street "C" car. Using 2x DD9915 - 4.2Cu.ft. Box - One single Redflash 3500 battery.

We measured 158v from the strapped pair of XA`s. (Don`t know what this equates to wattage wise)

Thanks for the replies guys.

I`m now selling 2 of my powerbass amps to fund the S.I. Magnums.

I will load the amps down if I fancy competing.

So now I`ve decided to use 4 subs I`d better ask another question...

[Tirefryr 1,742]

1550 a piece, they should be okay given impedance rise and the fact that they'll probably never see the true 6200 just street beating. Competition is another game where max power and clippiing will come into play. To be safe, I would use half that power, but with all that cone area, you really won;t need a ton of power IMO. Better to be safe than sorry, especially when repairs are concerned and shipping across the ocean is expensive.

[Mega Heavy Bass 0]

B) That`s Cool.

Those subs should certainly pound with just two PowerBass Amps.

I`m glad things seem to be working out for my new install.

Yep you`re right. They`ll never actually receive the full wattage.

At the moment I`m having problems with my current subs Bottoming out. Probably due to me trying to play low frequencies way below tuned level of the box.

Have tuned my current box which contains 1x DD3515, to 30Hz & the problem has been sorted. Only thing is now, the Voice coils are getting hot. They really smell

[psycho72 1]

mmmm....cosworth.....turbo'd? Your escorts are RWD out there right? damn FWD's running rampant here in the states.

[Electrodynamic 2]

mmmm....cosworth.....turbo'd? Your escorts are RWD out there right? damn FWD's running rampant here in the states.

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I think the answer to both of your questions is "yes." And you're right, damned FWD's over here in the states.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Perhaps even a 4WD version.

The US version is the supreme domestic compact on our market. . . .

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

I used to have a Merkur, I want another sorry

[ngsm13 1]

Were your XA3000d's modded? Did they take that ohm load stock for burps?????

NG

[-SuperiorSounds- 0]

we have RWD cosworth's, minis, skylines and a whole lotta crap you folks dont have....BUT.........you pay around $2.50 for a galon of gas...........we pay almost $7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES $7 bucks!!!!