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50-70 Watts is the same as 230 Watts.

Discussion in 'General Car Audio Discussions' started by Nevermind, Jan 9, 2003.

  1. Nevermind

    Nevermind Guest

    The amp: ARC 2050

    The sub: CDT-MS80

    The box: .45 (Like CDT told me to. Sealed. VERY well.)

    Amp mode one: Stereo, gain ALL THE WAY UP (...) Non Fader ALL THE WAY UP>
    Rated power: 50watts
    - Sub is quiet but musical.

    Amp mode two: Bridged mono, gains at 1/3. Non Fader at Zero.
    Rated power: 230watts
    - Sub is quiet but musical. Same volume as when it was 50watts.

    Now does that seem right to you?

    I couldnt hear clipping at all either way.
     
    Nevermind, Jan 9, 2003
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  2. The_Ancient

    The_Ancient Full Member

    What is your RCA line Voltage

    What is the amps Sens

    Assuming it is the common 4/4 configuration

    you WERE clipping the amp with the gain all the way up

    and amps in Clipping in throey can product 4X there rated power

    There for the 50w channel in full clip could be putting off 200w's

    You should hear the differace, however if you listing in the car to find the differance it may not be noticable as the Car could asorb some of the sound


    also depending on your listening experance you may just not know what "clean" sound is

    but with the amps gain all the way up, I can pretty much garuanttee you were clipping it
     
    The_Ancient, Jan 9, 2003
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  3. Nevermind

    Nevermind Guest

    oh, i definatley know clean from dirty sound... 4 volt rca's... But the sub is such low output, i might not be able to hear it.

    i can actually hear as low as 2db (I had my ears benchmarked. No, I'm serious. Hahaha.. )

    this is the amp: http://www.arcaudio.com/pages/arc2050pg.htm
     
    Nevermind, Jan 9, 2003
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  4. BlkX

    BlkX Full Member

    Somethin's GOTTA be wired wrong... I run my Arc amp w/ the gains on 0 w/ a 4V signal and its extremely loud.
     
    BlkX, Jan 9, 2003
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  5. Nevermind

    Nevermind Guest

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    :lol:
     
    Nevermind, Jan 9, 2003
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  6. thechris

    thechris Guest

    there's the problem. you have a screwdriver and hand attached to the box...

    have you tried tresting for clipping useing a test tone. test tones are easier as the sound will change as you change the settings.
     
    thechris, Jan 11, 2003
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