Posted September 22, 200717 yr Dear all, This is the first time, am sending a post so this is similar to a test. I am interested in buying the lil' monsters RL-i8s. Would it be possible to wire 1 Dual 4 ohm to a Single 4 ohm woofer? To make like a 3 ohm load or something I know it is stupid since the specs aren't the same for the two versions but you never know. Thanx a lot guyz. Kelvin
September 22, 200717 yr Author All good. I tought so... Thanx Ohh well, I'll stick with the Dual 4 then. Cheers mate
September 22, 200717 yr Besides the fact that one woofer will get more power than the other one will.Why would you possibly want to make a 3 ohm load for anyway??
September 22, 200717 yr Author I know that damping factor is important. Some think about it as a myth, but I do believe in it. * Having more power going to the woofers on a 3 ohm load instead of 4 ohm load * and not losing half the daming factor by going with the 3ohm load over the 2 ohm one Hope it is clear, my primary language is french so... lol
September 22, 200717 yr Author Ohh yes, sorry, I will be using a Ground Zero GZUA 1.1600 D Class D amplifier's damping factor is not as great as AB class ones. I am going with class D coz I have a car where it is impossible to find a HO alternator.
September 22, 200717 yr Author I am not disagreeing with you but... I do know that you need an amp with "ultra high" damping factor for an infinite baffle setup. Meaning that class D designs are out of question. I have a friend competing in IASCA shows for a year now and when discussing about damping factor with other competitors, it seems that it is useless when having a low Q design (eg. sealed) however it does make a difference in SQ when using it with ported designs and IB ones. Even thought it is really useless, my mind will always think "hmm... sounds better now" lol
September 22, 200717 yr Author I am not disagreeing with you but... I do know that you need an amp with "ultra high" damping factor for an infinite baffle setup. Meaning that class D designs are out of question. I have a friend competing in IASCA shows for a year now and when discussing about damping factor with other competitors, it seems that it is useless when having a low Q design (eg. sealed) however it does make a difference in SQ when using it with ported designs and IB ones. Even thought it is really useless, my mind will always think "hmm... sounds better now" lol I have a Milbert tube amp for the front stage, and I have read the whole explanation about damping factor on their web site. That is why I said that it might be a myth: http://milbert.com/articles/DampingFactor.bdc
September 22, 200717 yr I have a Class D amplifier powering my IB subwoofer as well as my midrange & midbass... the driver is the determinant in how well it can control itself...Again, dampening is an overused, useless spec.
September 22, 200717 yr Author Ohh ok... Sweet. Means I can use my amp at 2 ohm load without any problem? I have 1.1 cu/ft to play with. The amp is underated, I have seen on a forum that the Ground Zero GZUA 1.1600 D was putting out something like 750W@4ohm and 1150W@2ohm. Would that be too much to send 575W to each RL-i8?
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