Amps for 1850's with v 18-1000

The berry we have is actual the 2500 so maybe one berry and a x3000H will do to start with.

Will using two different amps with different output ratings affect the sound much other than 2 speakers being louder running of the x3000h.

iirc list price is about £330 ish for a new xp3000 sell the ep2500 and put that with the 400 you have and contact andy amp on here, you wont be that far short of what you need for a pair, either that or id imagine a pair 2nd hand will cost about £500 ish

and remember all the specs that andy gives for the matrix amps are fairly conservative. when we put 1000w into 8ohms in one of our bins, the sound is monsterous!! - they're worth it

that'd be awesome!

levyte357 wrote: bill-77 wrote: There is no such amp that can be classified as DADDY OF ALL AMPS thats why amps have link points to create what ever power out put you need for your requirments... I could link x10 xp3000h mmmmm sounds tempting  ya wanna play.......... Daddy of Amps "usually" refers to an amp that can be relied upon to deliver "beaucoup  sub" to a 2ohm stereo load all night, while still being relaxed enough to chat to ladies at the gig as well. Most recent Daddies where Crest 9001 and Crown Vz5. But the PL6/PL9 are sposed' to be a bit 'tasty.

...hi levy thanks for defining and breaking down and explaining my theory, very educational..Levy as being one of the most reconised member in forum with superior knowledge in the sound field can i ask you with all respects what would you personally prefer  using in your rack ,for exsample a single amp running at 2 ohms with sufficient power output pushing x6 or x8 v1200-pd1850 scoops? or x4 single amps in rack,each delivering 1000watts rms in 8ohm operation to each sub ? which set up will reduce the risks of over heating amp/amps and safer with the best sound quality possible when the demand for serious performence is a must ..for exsample christmas and new years in due very soon and you have to do 12-13 hour session non stop full wack playing serious low sub bass with reggae,roots,dubplates,,i,m in the process of building such a soundsystem and your knowledge and advice would be much appreciated  regards bill

shangnasty wrote: The Vz5 and 9001 are indeed great lo-end amps but some kind of chassis, wheels, gearbox and maybe an enigine to move them would be nice...

bill-77 wrote:  ...hi levy thanks for defining and breaking down and explaining my theory, very educational..Levy as being one of the most reconised member in forum with superior knowledge in the sound field can i ask you with all respects what would you personally prefer  using in your rack ,for exsample a single amp running at 2 ohms with sufficient power output pushing x6 or x8 v1200-pd1850 scoops? or x4 single amps in rack,each delivering 1000watts rms in 8ohm operation to each sub ? which set up will reduce the risks of over heating amp/amps and safer with the best sound quality possible when the demand for serious performence is a must ..for exsample christmas and new years in due very soon and you have to do 12-13 hour session non stop full wack playing serious low sub bass with reggae,roots,dubplates,,i,m in the process of building such a soundsystem and your knowledge and advice would be much appreciated  regards bill

Thanks for that Bill, but I class myself as knowledgable and nothing more. I came to this site to learn, and I am still learning.

Definition of my perfect amp:

In all honesty, if money was no option, I would like to be using the best amp that can deliver 4kwpc @ 2ohms. This would be a conservative 20-20khz rating. It would be able to produce sub that sounds as deep as a vz5000, and it would have a reputation for doing this effortlessly all night. This would allow me to carry 1x amp for 8x cabs like grown up PA guys. It would have dual 250V 16amp power inputs, or a 32A 250V connector thingy.

Unfortunately If the above amp exists, I can't afford it right now. And not all I venues I play in have 3 phase available.

So the next best option is 2x amps that are guaranteed to provide 2k per channel @ 8ohms, or for the short term, 4 amps @ 1k per channel.

No one wants to lug lots of heavy amps about, but until the rest of us  can afford the best 8k amps that do what we want, we have to.



Edited by levyte357 - 08 November 2007 at 8:34pm