Need help with the right power amp

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Putt_86
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Need help with the right power amp

Post by Putt_86 » Thu May 27, 2021 8:50 pm

Need help lol . I’m new at this and I have 2 pv215 speakers what is a good power amp for a reasonable price and how is the best way to connected everything ? thank you so much.

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Re: Need help with the right power amp

Post by Bartman » Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:27 am

The PV215 is a 4 ohm box, rated 700W program (350W continuous) so choose an amp that delivers between those two amounts at 4 ohms per channel. Consider what kind of music you will play through them, as heavy bass material with sustained low notes is closer to a "continuous" tone than really dynamic music like jazz.
That said, the CS1400 puts out 500W at 4 ohms per channel, or the IPR2-2000 which puts out 530W at .15% THD but can hit up to 600W for very short duration occasional peaks.

If you consider used amps on ebay or something, an old CS800 is still a viable option. They do 400W per channel at 4 ohms very reliably.

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