4000watt amp

[souanpc]

have anyone heard of a legacy amp that so calls have 4000 watts???

[PakaloloHonda]

have anyone heard of a legacy amp that so calls have 4000 watts???

Why? The human ear couldn't even come close to hearing half that!

4000 watts .. lol! Kids that are 18 years old today, are all gonna be wearing hearing aids at the age of 35.

[Sarthos]

... your ear can't hear half of 4000 watts? Let me go grab a 2000 watt tweeter and put your ear to it, see if you can hear it...

Anyway, the amp won't put out anywhere NEAR that power. They have a 2 channel amp that claims 4000 watts, but it has 2 50 amp fuses. So it can handle 100 amps of current draw before the fuse breaks. 100 amps of current draw on a 14.4 volt power system means a maximum of 1440 watts before the fuses pop. And that's the maximum power the amplifier can draw, once you account for efficiency you realize you're down closer to 1100 watts before the fuse blows.

So the fuses will pop at 1100 watts. You won't legitimately see more than 7 to 800 watts out of that amp, and THAT will be pushing the amp a lot. It's much closer to a 5 or 600 watt amp. Their claims are absolute bull, you will never get that power out of the amplifier.

[souanpc]

alright thanks guys for the info...

[-zixxer-]

... your ear can't hear half of 4000 watts? Let me go grab a 2000 watt tweeter and put your ear to it, see if you can hear it...

Anyway, the amp won't put out anywhere NEAR that power. They have a 2 channel amp that claims 4000 watts, but it has 2 50 amp fuses. So it can handle 100 amps of current draw before the fuse breaks. 100 amps of current draw on a 14.4 volt power system means a maximum of 1440 watts before the fuses pop. And that's the maximum power the amplifier can draw, once you account for efficiency you realize you're down closer to 1100 watts before the fuse blows.

So the fuses will pop at 1100 watts. You won't legitimately see more than 7 to 800 watts out of that amp, and THAT will be pushing the amp a lot. It's much closer to a 5 or 600 watt amp. Their claims are absolute bull, you will never get that power out of the amplifier.

very well put
It irritates me that company's do that shit. Planet audio has a so called 1500 watt amp in there anarchy line, and the damn thing has a single 25 watt fuse. Rediculous. And people buy this crap thinking they have somethin

on another note, if you really need 4k actual watts(highly doubt it in a cb7) memphis car audio has a great one. We have actually sold quite a few. However, plan on spending a ton of money on upgrading your electrical system, and good luck with your setup. We ran 12 15" m3's in our boom room off this single amp and the damn thing never quit.

Stay away from cheap car audio, do it right with quality, and you will be much more pleased

[souanpc]

yeah thanks, im still looking around not sure for what to get yet...lol...

[Sarthos]

It's sad, Planet Audio used to be some really nice stuff, the majority of my amplifiers I've ever had have been theirs. The anarchy torq and apocalypse lines are all junk, their older stuff is much better.

[sonikaccord]

on another note, if you really need 4k actual watts(highly doubt it in a cb7)

Electrical upgrades??
I think I'll make this 1.2kF capacitor

[Sarthos]

You running close to 4 kw? I always thought less.

[-zixxer-]

Electrical upgrades??
I think I'll make this 1.2kF capacitor

lol ok well maybe you get away with a cap, however have you seen the kind of current a 4 k memphis draws?

I honestly don't run caps, i like battery's/high current anlternators, etc. I only run a 300/4 and 1000/1 gains set pretty low, and i am running a second battery and new alternator.

[sonikaccord]

You running close to 4 kw? I always thought less.

If I ran all 4 ohm speakers and 2 ohm subs I'd be at around 3500 ish
But I have 8 ohm speakers and the subs will be 2 ohms so that's 600 for the front and 2000 for subs

lol ok well maybe you get away with a cap, however have you seen the kind of current a 4 k memphis draws?

I honestly don't run caps, i like battery's/high current anlternators, etc. I only run a 300/4 and 1000/1 gains set pretty low, and i am running a second battery and new alternator.

I'm not a fan of caps, but I like trying stuff and who can really say no to a 1200F homemade cap+upgraded alt+upgraded battery?

[Hondas-R-us]

you would also have to take a look at the rms of the amp. when companies claim their wattage their talking about the PEAK not the rms which is what counts. nobody is going to go around and play their subs or speakers at full power unless their stupid

[Sarthos]

You could, but I have a strong feeling this amp either doesn't list RMS power, or doesn't even put out the RMS it claims.

How you plan on making a 1200F cap?

[sonikaccord]

Do you remember my post on DIYMA??

If you wire 6 2.7 volt 1200F caps in series, you'll essentially get a 16.2V 1200F cap for less than $200 I believe. That's diy'ing for ya.

[Sarthos]

Let me do the math lol

1/Ceq=1/C1+1/C2+1/C3+1/C4+1/C5+1/C6
C1=C2=C3=C4=C5=C6
1/Ceq=1/C1+1/C1+1/C1+1/C1+1/C1+1/C1
1/Ceq=6/C1
1=6Ceq/C1
C1=6Ceq
Ceq=C1/6
Ceq=3000F/6=500F... where are you getting 1200?