guys, just a quick question about this ampeg svt4 as far as i know isnt this amp capable of pushing 1600W? i didnt see it from the power ratings section, could it be by doing mono-bridge on a 2 ohm cab? thanks
No... that'll just create a horrifying Nuclear explosion, that will only be felt and heard by the bass players of this world....
The 4Pro can put out 1200 watts RMS into a 4 ohm load (bridged mono). You would need to put a two 8 ohm cabs on it to achieve this - this will result in each power amp seeing a 2 ohm load. You could alternately switch the amp over into dual mono operation (NOT BRIDGED!!) and attach a 2 ohm cab to each power amp. This would result in each amp seeing a 2 ohm load, and each cab egtting 600 watts RMS. The 1600 watt rating is only peak power - not RMS.
Woofenstein is correct. The general rule on bridge mono is that you can bridge a load of twice the per-channel minimum. In the case of the SVT-4PRO, the per-channel minimum is 2 ohms (as pointed out) so the bridged minimum is 4 ohms.
okay guys now ... at 4ohms svt4 will blow 490W x 2 stereo .. now i ordered a 4ohm avatar B410, planning to add another one later on ... an avatar will handle 1400W ... if later only feed 490W will it be underpowered? well as of now isnt a problem since i will feed it with mono-bridged thanks
I doubt you'll run into any problems - especially if when you're running the 410 at 490 watts you'll also have ANOTHER running the same wattage - you'll be fine! PS - I used to run a 4Pro + 2 x Avatar B210 - it was a great setup and very loud - those Avatars are voiced to get you heard. Mine were 8 ohm, and I was running dual mono so I was only doing 600 watts between the pair. No probs on volume!
You could also get an 8ohm Avatar and run it mono-bridged. That would put out 900Watts, and the B212 or B410 would easily handle that.
