Which would be better to power two RL-P 12s?

[Hayabusa 0]

Power Acoustik A2400DB or Lanzar Opti 2000D...

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

1200 watts is plenty, have you looked into something like an Orion 1200D or talked to flakko and see what deals he might have on US Amps

[Hayabusa 0]

1200 watts is plenty, have you looked into something like an Orion 1200D or talked to flakko and see what deals he might have on US Amps

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yup I talked to him. He gave me a sweet quote for the MD2. I'm going to go with that if the deal still stands in july when I should have the money for em. You think thats too much for em or will it hit them just right?

Edited May 8, 2006 by Hayabusa

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

be smart with the gains, the Merlin is a very strong amp, and it is plenty of power for the RL-ps, think of it this way you will have some headroom and power to spare..

[JoeHemi57 0]

another vote for the md2

[Hayabusa 0]

Yeah i'm pretty good with the gains... Probably wouldn't have them much more over halfway. Will be going with a sealed enclosure FYI...

[ANeonRider 3]

Read the tutorial in the amplifier section.

Just setting the gains at "halfway" does not = half the power

[Hayabusa 0]

i know it doesn't. I'll probably just set the gains by ear. DMMs= eh...

[Hayabusa 0]

IDK now lol, I might go with the Opti since it would power them sufficently and I wouldn't have to worry about overpowering them like I would with the MD2. 1000 watts is a lot to give them and doesn't leave much headroom.

[joebangaa 0]

i vote audiobahn

[ANeonRider 3]

IDK now lol, I might go with the Opti since it would power them sufficently and I wouldn't have to worry about overpowering them like I would with the MD2.  1000 watts is a lot to give them and doesn't leave much headroom.

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meh... I gave my single RL-p a "claimed" 1500W. It survived, the amp didn't though.

I'd do the MD2.

[Eldorado 0]

The Rl-p's can take as much as you can throw at them

a single MD2D will not fry them

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

[Hayabusa 0]

But do they need 1900 watts and would it be much of a difference in terms of performance to 1400 watts?

[Eldorado 0]

No, they dont need 1900W

you can send them 500W each and they will wang

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

its not so much about output, it is more so about quality of the amplfier

[Hayabusa 0]

You think running the US Amps MD2 off a Yellow Top D34+ my 110 A Alt. would be enough to keep me from dimming?

[Eldorado 0]

If you dont turn it up loud, yes

[Hayabusa 0]

I think I'm going to go with the Opti drive 2000D since mike said 2000 watts on the RL-Ps would be overkill and it sits right at home with 700-800 watts. Opti seems perfect with 1600 Watts @ 1 ohm and I probably can find it for $300 shipped which hits me right where I want to be in the wallet.

[Hayabusa 0]

Now, I'm thinking about running the MD2 LoL. I hear that it is a much better quality amp. But what I want to know is will I be able to run this amp and be able to turn my music up pretty loud and not burn the sub's voice coils up. That question determines what amp I want.

[ANeonRider 3]

If gain is set right, you shouldn't have any problems....

[Hayabusa 0]

Alrighty Aneon my man, MD2 F...T...W .

Edited May 11, 2006 by Hayabusa

[ANeonRider 3]

Forsure!

[JimJ 11]

I've said my preferences...

Multiple times...

[Hayabusa 0]

Edited June 6, 2006 by Hayabusa