480watts...audiophiles saidieni

biraru · October 28, 2015, 1:00pm

I have this woofer rated 480watts from VIBE AUDIO (UK). which is the best amplifier for it? this is for indoor use.

Gitonga · October 28, 2015, 2:24pm

I’d never heard of vibe audio so I had to check them out. Seems they specialise in car audio so I assume your woofer (subwoofer?) is rated 4 ohms?

biraru · October 28, 2015, 2:51pm

I think its 5ohms.so wot do u advice??

kermit · October 28, 2015, 2:54pm

:eek::eek::eek:
uza hii and buy a normal home theater. hii maneno wachia audiophiles. ukasema ni kuuza unaeza dai mangapi? iko kwa enclosure?

biraru · October 28, 2015, 3:04pm

Haha. Nakuona bro. Yea, iko kwa the original enclosure. I need an amp coz ile it came with sio yake na haina rating clear naimechapa

Gitonga · October 28, 2015, 3:18pm

Amp purchase will depend on speaker impedance…
I’ve never seen a 5 ohm speaker, usually impedance is 4, 8, 16 or rarely 32.
Verify first

biraru · October 28, 2015, 3:25pm

Cool. Wacha nifike home i confirm

sure_sure · October 29, 2015, 7:34am

I have ROTEL amp if you’re interested…can send you the model number and pics

Jazzman · October 29, 2015, 12:49pm

5 ohm ile nimeona ni hizi mid za home theater

biraru · October 30, 2015, 7:31am

Its 4ohm, 450w

Gitonga · October 30, 2015, 3:27pm

Options limited, include

Get a car amp.
They’re usually stable down to 2-4 ohms
If aesthetics isn’t an issue the other problem is usually power supply(DC) for which PC power supplies work.
Get a commercial/pro amp.
Expensive option. Overkill for domestic use.
Get a used amp@ 10-15k and another 4 ohm speaker and wire the two speakers in series = 8 ohm load ( I’m here)
Sell that speaker and buy something more user friendly.

biraru · October 30, 2015, 6:45pm

think i will stick to no.1
thank you