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I have been seeing a few posts in For Sale/Trade about people using a Mono Block *lets says 500 for example* to run 2 500 RMS speakers, I know the mono block has 2 terminals for 1 for each speaker but does it mean it is running 500 RMS PER speaker? I just bought a Kenwood 9202 which is 850 x 1 @ 2 ohm, So can I run 2 800 RMS Speakers? I thought it meant on only one speaker, but am I wrong?

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Can a 850 RMS x 1 @ 2ohm Kenwood Amp (9202D) power 2 800 RMS Subs to full power?

 
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I really don;t think so someone else can say otherwise. It depends on your subs. if you are running 2 dual 4 ohm subs you cvan wire them to 1 ohm and if the amp is stable to 1 ohm the answer is a definate yes. however, in my experience at 1 ohm you will be getting more spl than sq. Hope that helps a lil.

 
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no if the amp puts out 850 rms at a given load that is the most you will get out of it regardless of how much the subs are rated for. the sub rating is a power handling rating and the amp rating is a power production rating... in no way does the number on the sub affect the performance of the amp

 
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Exactly so 850w rms amp not gonna work for 2x 800w rms subs think 2x800=1600, 1600>850, not gonna be the best amp for the job. Granted dual voice coil you can get them down to one ohm but then you are still only running 425w to each sub.

 
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Ok, thats what I thought, I did want to make sure. It was in reference to some moron posting in For Sale/Trade about his 500 RMS pushing his 2 500 RMS subs getting 140 db. I had only assumed that it was indeed wrong to be able to do that, thank your for informing me further

 
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its not necessarily wrong

people get too hung up on numbers... i buy subs and put a big amp on them... do i care about the power rating? no, its not important, as long as it works

 
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Whao, be carefull suggesting to someone that they could bring the impedance down to 1 ohm - Are you certain his amp can handle it, chances are not. . . .

And no that is not correct. If you have an amp that is rated 850w x 1 @ 2ohms and you bring it down to 1ohm, you are gonna get a lot more than 425w per sub. You got 425 at 2ohms . . .

 
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it was an example, damn yall got a stick up yo but or something. Believe me I understand my electrical theory and ohm's law.

 
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I reccomend putting an amp on each voice coil! thats what I always do!

 
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no amp on each voice coil unless synchronized bad. Even minute time delays can screw your sub. Although high end sub amps allow sync such as rockford's bd sync. But would not recomend one amp per voice coil.

 
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LOL...now I see why your having a hard time here!^^^^

 
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but its funny all the spl champs like alma and the rockford guy they all do it grant it there using time alignment tools, but it was meant to be joke!