Is my current amp strong enough?
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02-02-2019, 07:29 PM
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Is my current amp strong enough?
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Currently have an Alpine iLX-107 with a BT 2180.14 running 2 Hertz MPX 165.3s. Wanting to add a set of Hertz SV 165.1s to the lowers. That comes out to about 110 RMS per speaker at 2 ohms. Is that good enough for this setup?
I’ve considered talking to Biketronics about what they could do for me on a 2250.14, but not sure the extra 50-60 RMS per speaker would make a difference with this setup. That being said with the 2180.14 I’m already going to be cutting the power to my fairing speakers quite a bit then what they currently run just by adding the lowers, so how power hungry are they in order to be loud and sound good?
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Currently have an Alpine iLX-107 with a BT 2180.14 running 2 Hertz MPX 165.3s. Wanting to add a set of Hertz SV 165.1s to the lowers. That comes out to about 110 RMS per speaker at 2 ohms. Is that good enough for this setup?
I’ve considered talking to Biketronics about what they could do for me on a 2250.14, but not sure the extra 50-60 RMS per speaker would make a difference with this setup. That being said with the 2180.14 I’m already going to be cutting the power to my fairing speakers quite a bit then what they currently run just by adding the lowers, so how power hungry are they in order to be loud and sound good?
Opinions?
#2
02-02-2019, 09:52 PM
Originally Posted by sisson16
Quick rundown...
Currently have an Alpine iLX-107 with a BT 2180.14 running 2 Hertz MPX 165.3s. Wanting to add a set of Hertz SV 165.1s to the lowers. That comes out to about 110 RMS per speaker at 2 ohms. Is that good enough for this setup?
I’ve considered talking to Biketronics about what they could do for me on a 2250.14, but not sure the extra 50-60 RMS per speaker would make a difference with this setup. That being said with the 2180.14 I’m already going to be cutting the power to my fairing speakers quite a bit then what they currently run just by adding the lowers, so how power hungry are they in order to be loud and sound good?
Opinions?
Currently have an Alpine iLX-107 with a BT 2180.14 running 2 Hertz MPX 165.3s. Wanting to add a set of Hertz SV 165.1s to the lowers. That comes out to about 110 RMS per speaker at 2 ohms. Is that good enough for this setup?
I’ve considered talking to Biketronics about what they could do for me on a 2250.14, but not sure the extra 50-60 RMS per speaker would make a difference with this setup. That being said with the 2180.14 I’m already going to be cutting the power to my fairing speakers quite a bit then what they currently run just by adding the lowers, so how power hungry are they in order to be loud and sound good?
Opinions?
T
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02-02-2019, 10:01 PM
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So you’re saying I can’t add lower mid speakers with this amp? I’ve tried to research as much as possible before posting and I’ve found plenty of people that have with this amp, so what’s different in your opinion? Also, the Alpine has crossover capabilities...but I assume it’s not the same? It’s in the Alpine Tune It app.
#4
02-02-2019, 10:48 PM
So you’re saying I can’t add lower mid speakers with this amp? I’ve tried to research as much as possible before posting and I’ve found plenty of people that have with this amp, so what’s different in your opinion? Also, the Alpine has crossover capabilities...but I assume it’s not the same? It’s in the Alpine Tune It app.
#5
02-02-2019, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DLennartz
You’ll have plenty of power with your existing amp. Upgrading to a more powerful two channel amp would be a complete wast of money. You really wouldn’t gain anything. The disadvantage of running a two channel amp vs a four is not being able to at least be able to adjust the volume between you uppers and lowers. If it were me I would just hook it up with your existing amp. It’ gonna be a big improvement over just having two speakers in the upper fairing. If you not satisfied install a four channel amp which you would really need to get the most from those Hertz speakers which are pretty damn nice speakers.
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#6
02-02-2019, 11:14 PM
How did you get your tablet back from you mommies basement? I though she’s scolded you for being disrespectful. You gonna call me a dumb *** to my face? PM me we’ll arange it. Bring your friends.
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#7
02-02-2019, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by DLennartz
How did you get your tablet back from you mommies basement? I though she’s scolded you for being disrespectful. You gonna call me a dumb *** to my face? PM me we’ll arange it. Bring your friends.
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#8
02-02-2019, 11:29 PM
Originally Posted by sisson16
So you’re saying I can’t add lower mid speakers with this amp? I’ve tried to research as much as possible before posting and I’ve found plenty of people that have with this amp, so what’s different in your opinion? Also, the Alpine has crossover capabilities...but I assume it’s not the same? It’s in the Alpine Tune It app.
And don't drop any cash on a replacement 2 channel amp. Ur gonna need 4 channels.
If u look at the specs for each set of speakers, they are very damn different. One set is a full range speaker ranging from 50hz to 20k Hz. The other one is a mission specific speaker and plays 100 Hz to 10k Hz. One has a sensitivity of 92 and the other is 97. U just cannot tie all that shix together and expect good results.
It's just physics brother. Like I said, there isn't anything preventing you from hooking all that up, it's just not something that anyone w integrity & credibility would recommend you do.
Take ur time and do this shix via best practices and be done with it.
T
#9
02-02-2019, 11:31 PM
Please find me. Is your mommy letting you go to Sturgis? You can call me a dumbass to me face right there. We’ll settle your public display of disrespect publicly. Then maybe you’ll learn to keep your big mouth shut.
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02-02-2019, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by DLennartz
Please find me. Is your mommy letting you go to Sturgis? You can call me a dumbass to me face right there. We’ll settle your public display of disrespect publicly. Then maybe you’ll learn to keep your big mouth shut.