I am getting the JBL GTO638 speakers. I have two rear stock speaker. Not sure the RMS. I have the Mbq active subwoofer, 100RMS. Can I use this amp?
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Yes!. Since your subwoofer is powered I believe it may be possible?. I wish I had a better answer. If you have a Best Buy near you check with one of their installers. They sell and install these amps, and they should be able to tell you. Even I'm curious now?. From what I was reading if you have a Honda the ANC has to be disconnected. Active Noise Cancellation. It interferes with these subs. I have never listened to these speakers, but the JBL 6x9's are rated number 1. I have listened to the Infinity Primus 6.5 and was impressed rated number 2. The biggest problem for me is the frequency response with so many of the 6.5 speakers. Some are a little bass heavy. IMO the fronts need to be a little higher in the frequency ranges. This can be hard to accomplish with a 6.5 easier with a 4x6. Depends on the car, and what sound any one of us is trying to put together? .........This amp will work with 2ohm and 4ohm. The infinity is 3ohm. The Jbl's are 60wt so you'll be getting all the power to these speakers, plus you have sensitivity at 92db, plus the 2ohm should give you a 100% push. Just be careful on the volume, at 2ohm at low volume these should play plenty loud. You did good with your selection. Enjoy!. This amp is 180w total output, or 45w per speaker at 2ohms or 4ohms. It can also be bridged for 2 speakers only at 90w each speaker. Sounds like you have knowledge of good sound. 100 RMS is perfect. I'm sure you know this but I was just looking these up. Here's the specs on these JBL's.........*6-1/2"/6-3/4" Grand Touring Series 3-Way Car Speaker System *Power Handling: &#9702;Peak: 360 watts per set / 180 watts each side &#9702;RMS: 120 watts per set / 60 watts each side *Patent pending Plus One woofer cones *Mylar/titanium composite dome tweeters *Can be safely powered by any headunit *Sensitivity: 92 dB *2 ohms impedance *Frequency response: 50-21,000 Hz
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These woofers have been redesigned with great improvements overall. I used the older version with a 250 watt rms Monolithic amp with no problems @ 4 Ohms. I'm sure you will be pushing the limits at 5oo W rms @2 ohms, but the speaker will be agile and fast and you will not have problems if you don't crank it to max levels. The safer route If you will be cranking hard, will be to move to the next level which is the P2D4-12 rated at 800W @ 2 or 4 ohm, I will not be as responsive, but it can handle 800W!
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I think it is, but you won't get good bass out of this amp, and it will start clipping way before is loud enough (very low gain - if you increase the input it will clip). I hooked mine up to two 100W RMS speaker boxes, but because of the lack of bass (my vintage 80W RMS Wintec 6004 put out more Bass), I hooked a 2nd amplifier (300W Sony XM-75HX) using a "Y" cable, to drive two 300W RMS 15" speakers (Boston Acoustics) just for bass. Now I use PQA3100 just for highs and medium frequencies.
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Always rely on RMS ratings on everything. There is an industry standard to how things are rated when stated "RMS". Peak can and is very different from company to company. Also, most speakers can handle a bit of overpowering if it's NOT distorted. These speakers would be very happy with an amplifier powering anywhere from 40-80W RMS. Be mindful that these speakers may be lower impedance (2 ohms instead of 4) than the typical car audio speaker, so check your amplifier or deck's manual for 2-ohm ratings.
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3600 watts will probably be a bit too much for this amplifier. I use mine for about 600 watts RMS between two subwoofers and I need 3/4 gain to power them. Im betting you would need one amp on each speaker cab for your system.
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Here is what I did.. look at the rms.. its what the speaker can handle at all the time...so lets say the rms is 50 each.. so it can handle a amp that produce 100 watts rmps...100/2 speaker is 50... if the speaker is a 2ohm speaker look for an amp that is regulated at 2ohm... u can use a 4ohm amp but i ll give u less power... to not over heat ur amp I go for an amp that is stronger like a 200 rms amp.. and tune the amp down to 1/4 power so it does not over heat and stress it out...
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yes this amp would be perfect... 500 rms amp pushing 2x250rms should be good... you want the amp rms equal to the total sub rms
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If it was the dual 4 ohm voice coil subwoofer it would be fine, the way you'd have to wire the dual 2 ohm version won't give the sub enough power (wired in series for 4 ohms). The amp I got was tested to put out 631 watts rms total, but wiring is the problem here.
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The Sub has a 450w max and 200w rms. You may have trouble with your sattalites. The sub has a really nice response. Takes alittle time to break in. also depends on where you put it, needs some room to breath...But you should be fine. Nice sounding..
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First what is the RMS on each speaker, this amp is rated at 1000 RMS . Which mean that each speaker will get 500 watts, as long as your rated speaker RMS is 500 to 800 this amp is alright.
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I have to totally disagree with those that said this amp will only power one sub, or one sub would be better. I have it connected in parallel to two 12" MTX jackhammer subs from the sub channel. I cannot push anywhere near full gain even with two 12's. I have the 4 main channels connected to two JBL gto 938 6x9's and two JBL gto 638 6.5" and this system seriously ROCKS my Chevy Silverado!
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The rms on the infinity is 300w, 150 is not enough to push that sub, especially if your putting the sub in the trunk of your car that has a gas tank separating the cabin from the trunk. I would go with a stronger amp, JL Audio Jx 500/1 is a great amp. I have this amp and it hits HARD! One more note do not install your sub in a cheap box, a good sub box makes a big difference.
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Hello.. I recommend this sub for an amp with les than 500 w rms .. I blew 2 of these 1 at a time at 1 ohm with a BD punch 500.1 competition amp.. rated at 500 w rms.. Amazon returned the first sub thinking maybe it was defective. When the second sub blew I through in the towel. Now using a jl w 7 12...
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You should do some more research as answers vary. Are you running 2channel? Bridged? Read the instructions, I don't recall the output in each mode, but it depends on the resistance of the speakers. Seems to me 250w rms speakers will do fine with that amp...
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This amp only pushes 250 watts with a slightly lower RMS. You should consult your manual for the sub to see what RMS it should have. if you use a lower RMS then recomended it will reduce the life of both the sub and amp. I did not know that when I bought mine I'm running a w0 which is slightly underpowered by this mono block. good luck and I hope your system turns out great!
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I consider 75 RMS 2 ohms is fine. I think this speakers are overrated. I use them long time ago with my alpine V-POWER series amp, calculating 100 RMS 2 ohms per channel and soon burned the tweeters.Before that, I used 60-70 RMS per channel and everything was perfect.sorry for my bad english LOL
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yes you can, the jbl use similar to bash 300s the 400 w is not rms is peak power the real power is close to 300, so you can use 300s more cheaper or 500s if you enjoy high level power