Alphasonik Car Amps
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Alphasonik Car Amps
I was looking at some Alphasonik car amps today online. Many of them got great reviews from people who purchased them. I was wondering if anyone on the this forum has had any experience with them, or know someone who has? They seem to have descent power and I would like to power 3 8w3's dual 6 ohm VC subs with it.
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Originally Posted by knewblewkorvette
I've used many of those amps in the past. I had nothing but great results with them.
Nice to see someone had some good results with them. I am just confused on which one to get. I looked at all the descent sites
woofers.com
acaraudio.com
onlinecarstereo.com
I want to run 3 8 inch JL Audio 8w3's D6's (dual 6 0hm) wired to a 4 ohm load. They handle 125 RMS...I want to run the amp at 4 ohms?
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Originally Posted by KnightRider02
Nice to see someone had some good results with them. I am just confused on which one to get. I looked at all the descent sites
woofers.com
acaraudio.com
onlinecarstereo.com
I want to run 3 8 inch JL Audio 8w3's D6's (dual 6 0hm) wired to a 4 ohm load. They handle 125 RMS...I want to run the amp at 4 ohms?
woofers.com
acaraudio.com
onlinecarstereo.com
I want to run 3 8 inch JL Audio 8w3's D6's (dual 6 0hm) wired to a 4 ohm load. They handle 125 RMS...I want to run the amp at 4 ohms?
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Were you looking for a 2 channel or Class D mono?
Were you looking for a 2 channel or Class D mono?
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In my experience, all the amps mentioned are good cheap amps and work great with 4 ohms stereo. At 4 ohms bridged (actually running 2 ohm stereo) the amps do NOT like that...at all. My USAcoustics amp ran forever in stereo, when bridged, it went up in smoke within 3 days.
A normal stereo amp should quadruaple in power when bridged..ie, a 150 watt per channel amp should put out 600 watts in bridged mode. If the amp does not do that, I highly recommend NOT running that amp in bridged mode.
In your situation, a class D is perfect. IMO, class D is great for driving 99% of subwoofer installs. They have serious output, run cooler than an AB design, and consume less juice than an AB design. I would think any of the class D amps Alphasonik offers would be okay. The wattage on them look outragous but I'm sure that is not a "true" rating. Still, the smallest one PMA800DA would do you just fine at 1 ohm. If you want a totally untaxed system, go with the largest PMA1200 and run her into a 4 ohm load.
In my experience, all the amps mentioned are good cheap amps and work great with 4 ohms stereo. At 4 ohms bridged (actually running 2 ohm stereo) the amps do NOT like that...at all. My USAcoustics amp ran forever in stereo, when bridged, it went up in smoke within 3 days.
A normal stereo amp should quadruaple in power when bridged..ie, a 150 watt per channel amp should put out 600 watts in bridged mode. If the amp does not do that, I highly recommend NOT running that amp in bridged mode.
In your situation, a class D is perfect. IMO, class D is great for driving 99% of subwoofer installs. They have serious output, run cooler than an AB design, and consume less juice than an AB design. I would think any of the class D amps Alphasonik offers would be okay. The wattage on them look outragous but I'm sure that is not a "true" rating. Still, the smallest one PMA800DA would do you just fine at 1 ohm. If you want a totally untaxed system, go with the largest PMA1200 and run her into a 4 ohm load.
