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Old 09-22-2006, 06:46 AM
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E=MC sq'd.
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Originally Posted by vo7848
E=MC sq'd.
+/-3dB
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Originally Posted by JimRHIT
+/-3dB
only when the ambient temperature is 83 degrees fahrenheit
Old 09-22-2006, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by perrogrande007
With two drivers you need much less power to do the same amount of work. As long as you push the drivers to their RMS with clean power, how much distortion could you possibly have, considering that you tune the system correctly? There's always going to be distortion in any system, but that doesn't mean that it will be audible, am I correct?
so does this mean less power from the Amp is needed with 2 subs, therefore less power is drawn from the 12v DC car battery? just kind of guessing on the logic here as I also have the same question as the subject of this thread, whether to get one 12" or two 10" subs? and the above seem to be making a good point, but I'm a complete novice.
Old 09-22-2006, 12:21 PM
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Tricky question ... it is kind of based on the amp's topology, the resistance fo the subs, and how you wire them.
Old 09-22-2006, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by JimRHIT
Tricky question ... it is kind of based on the amp's topology, the resistance fo the subs, and how you wire them.
Supposedly JL amps will produce the same amount of power regardless of the input voltage (of course it has to be 11.5-14.4). So technically you oculd run a voltage regulator to limit voltage input to the amp to keep more in the battery though God knows why you would.
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First introduced by Crown
Old 09-22-2006, 02:27 PM
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So I guess I shouldn't worry so much about the battery if I'm just going to put say one 10" driver.....ah...I have a long way to learn.......
Old 09-22-2006, 02:28 PM
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Not at all ... I ran ~2,000W of real power off the stock battery and alternator for 50,000 miles (a tad over 3 years) without a hiccup
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Originally Posted by JimRHIT
Not at all ... I ran ~2,000W of real power off the stock battery and alternator for 50,000 miles (a tad over 3 years) without a hiccup

Thanks Batman.
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Not a problem
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Originally Posted by JimRHIT
Not at all ... I ran ~2,000W of real power off the stock battery and alternator for 50,000 miles (a tad over 3 years) without a hiccup
150 to 210 amps of power?



Wonder if they make a mean green alternator for the Z?
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Yes Paul. One Crown/JBL BPX1100.1 and a PX300.4

Did I ever use all of the power ... well ... probably not, but the headroom was there. I'm not an SPL freak .. so it only got loud when I was out of the car for demo-ing it. The Pioneer subs couldn't handle all of the power anyways.

The only time I caution people about hi-power amp in the Z is when they run that Audiobahn stuff.
Old 09-22-2006, 10:53 PM
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i have 3 10w6v2's running 1200 watts and the stock battery is holding up just fine
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