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Old Jan 8, 2001 | 04:08 PM
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What amp should I buy?

I have an 800 watt 4 channel lanzar vibe amp on them now but it sounds like crap. A few people have told me its because I'm running a 4 channel, and that basicly any 2 channel will sound better. What do you guys think? What amp would work well with them? They are rated at 300 watts with dual 4 ohm voice coils. I really don't want to spend over 350 if I don't have to. Thanks.

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1986 CAMARO Z28 -> 151,000 original miles, 43,000 on 89' vette 350 block, Holley 650 DP, Weiand intake, 1.6 rockers, 1 5/8" headers, no cat, 2 1/2" Flowmaster catback, Mallory coil, March pulleys, T5 with 3.35 1st gear and 0 miles, 90% Centerforce clutch, 3.73 posi, Eibach 1" drop springs, Spohn LCA's, Spohn adjustable panhard rod, Subframes connectors, polyurethane swaybar bushings/endlinks, 2 12" Sound Streams, 2 Infinity 6X9's, 2 Pioneer 6X9's, 800 watt Lanzar Vibe amp. ET 13.22@ 106.4MPH Next mods-> Homemade ram air, B&M shifter, Extreme Energy 230/236 cam.
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Old Jan 8, 2001 | 07:08 PM
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bridge the channels...then see what happens
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Old Jan 8, 2001 | 07:11 PM
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I have a 2 to 1 connector, it takes 2 channels and routes them to 1 for each speaker, so I guess you could say I already have.

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1986 CAMARO Z28 -> 151,000 original miles, 43,000 on 89' vette 350 block, Holley 650 DP, Weiand intake, 1.6 rockers, 1 5/8" headers, no cat, 2 1/2" Flowmaster catback, Mallory coil, March pulleys, T5 with 3.35 1st gear and 0 miles, 90% Centerforce clutch, 3.73 posi, Eibach 1" drop springs, Spohn LCA's, Spohn adjustable panhard rod, Subframes connectors, polyurethane swaybar bushings/endlinks, 2 12" Sound Streams, 2 Infinity 6X9's, 2 Pioneer 6X9's, 800 watt Lanzar Vibe amp. ET 13.22@ 106.4MPH Next mods-> Homemade ram air, B&M shifter, Extreme Energy 230/236 cam.
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Old Jan 8, 2001 | 08:04 PM
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You havent brigged it. and you should only bridge an amp if it says its bridgable. check for that and they way you bridge an amp is to take say the + from the right channel (on the amp) and connect it to the + on the speaker, then run a wire to the - from the left side of the amp, and connect it to thre - on the speaker. if your putting 2 positives and 2 nevatives into one load thats probably why it sounds like crap.

hoped this helped

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Old Jan 9, 2001 | 03:56 PM
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you know what, I just realized I was talking about the RCA outputs. I have each speaker taking juice from 2 channels. The negative on one speaker is taking from both negatives on the amp. The positive is hook up the same way.

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1986 CAMARO Z28 -> 151,000 original miles, 43,000 on 89' vette 350 block, Holley 650 DP, Weiand intake, 1.6 rockers, 1 5/8" headers, no cat, 2 1/2" Flowmaster catback, Mallory coil, March pulleys, T5 with 3.35 1st gear and 0 miles, 90% Centerforce clutch, 3.73 posi, Eibach 1" drop springs, Spohn LCA's, Spohn adjustable panhard rod, Subframes connectors, polyurethane swaybar bushings/endlinks, 2 12" Sound Streams, 2 Infinity 6X9's, 2 Pioneer 6X9's, 800 watt Lanzar Vibe amp. ET 13.22@ 106.4MPH Next mods-> Homemade ram air, B&M shifter, Extreme Energy 230/236 cam.
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