Monoblocs and 4ohm subs

[garfa]

nah no offence taken at all.
its just very safe to assume that almost all monoblocks are class d!
i understand the reason for a class ab sub amp but i dont see the point for a mono full range amp. can you see what i am getting at? JL just doesn't make sence sometimes.

 

[StoneX]

Maybe you want a huge powered front stage, get one for each side

 

[garfa]

ah yes of course! just use the whole dash cavity as a box for to DD drivers! silly me!:bang:

 

[andrewgrazier]

mono block amps are compleatly different to " normal ones "
in the way that they are simply designed to do one thing
they dont really get hot compared to the normal ones
they are about half the size and have the same amount of power
if your getting an amp which is gonna do subs you get a mono block
they r fully digital as well as normal ones arnt
so supposivly better sound quality but ya know its really hard to tell anways
they also are cheaper for the amount of $$ compared to a normal amp cause they dont have the extra features of speakers n stuff etc

 

[StoneX]

They are not digital. Please know what you're talking about before posting. SOME of them are Class D (not digital), which if you see how it works will produce a lower quality audio signal.

Any amp will get hot if you're running it at or near maximum power.

 

[shaggerz]

Agree StoneX... digital is BAD when it comes to reproducing audio lol... I like nice smooth analog curves and their beautiful warm sound...

 

[Scottie_116]

so with a mono block with 2x200 ( for instance) you would be able to hook up a dual cone subwoofer. is that correct. Seems topical but i'm new at the sound game and sometimes it gets confusing. thanks

 

[StoneX]

A monoblock is MONO... One channel. 1 x XXXWatts. So you will never find a 2x200 monoblock.

I think you mean dual voice coil, not dual cone, but a dual voice coils subs are USUALLY connected to each other in either parallel or series, then to one channel of an amp.

 

[garfa]

hey stone, i found a dual cone speaker in something i pulled apart for bits. why bother really...
andrewgrazier um not trying to be an arse but you seemed to have missed the boat in a couple of threads with your replys!
shaggerz, i would take a fully digital amp over the mix matched amps we are all using. our amps are not really anything, neither fully analogue (valve) or digital.

 

[shaggerz]

no you are right... but i do love the sound of valve driven guitar amps, and i prefer constantly variable transistors to modified square waves...

i exaggerate of course, but the 60's were good for some things