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    Posted: 16 December 2018 at 11:11am
Hi guys !
What Amp you recommend to run 4 x 18TLW3000 8/4 Ohms!!!

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PKN XE10000 (2 * 5000W+ @4R) is a very cost effective solution to drive two of 8R/2500W speakers per side.

If you want even more headroom H8-18002U (2* 10000W @2R) would be the best ever but that is expensive and not so common yet.
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Originally posted by bob4 bob4 wrote:

Two crest pro 10001


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deffo 10001 would be my choice too

no worries bout weight aslong them on castors , all good :-)
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And ovisly no stairs lol
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i find it odd people moan about amp weight when wanting to run 4 or 8 cabs that weight 100kg each ?? obvz I expect it on big touring applications where they need minimum rack space and maximum output but not on smaller things
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The general misconception is that everybody thinks that the amp will drive a resistive load (all amps parameters stated by resisitive load) however the speakers are reactive. It means that the output current are usually OUT of phase with the coil driving Voltage!
Why it so important?
Most(if not ALL) analog amplifiers have a type of output stage which NOT allows to sink or source large current when the output devices see large momentary Voltage drop, especially when the output Voltage nears Zero but the load current still large..
Big big surprise than pretty large analog amplifier could be forced entering to output power dissipation protection of its power devices to prevent momentary overheating of junction layers if the current shift is unfortunate angle..
Here comes the advantage of modern switching amplifiers: with proper construction a good switching amp can deliver its max. output current at ANY output Voltage :-)
So while a large analog amp loosing control movement of Volice coils due activated momentary output dissipation (UxI) protection, maybe even a smaller switching amp could work better.
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...surely that's a topology problem... not a PSU problem.
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I’m also interested in how powerful of an amp is recommended for 2x TLW3000
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Originally posted by efinque efinque wrote:

Originally posted by mini-mad mini-mad wrote:

...surely that's a topology problem... not a PSU problem.

I read class AB amps have the best efficiency. However, a linear PSU will dissipate heat much more effectively than a SMPS, although switchmodes are generally working at 70-80% while a typical linear PSU is somewhere around 50-60%.. they weight a lot more, whereas with a switchmode you get switching noise, which, depending on the quality may or may not be audible.

EDIT : people have been succesfully using SMPS' in effect pedals etc due to their size, and I've seen some amps using them too.. maybe for small speakers they could be ok, but for heavy duty stuff like driving subs I wouldn't put my money on one.


No. Class AB amp shave almost the worst conversion efficiency ~ 50-60% maximum. Also plagued by the problem I have mentioned above^.

Class-D ( high frequency switching ) amps could have efficiency above 85% while very few reaches ~ 95% or more.

Linear (50/60HZ transformer) and poor switching power supplies without PFC are equally bad due their mains current distortion originated from 'peak rectification', which end sometimes as bad as they consumes 5X or 10X of the output power.
For example a 1000W SMPS(without PFC) or toroidal transformer would needs 4.3A average (6.2A peak) from the mains if the power factor would be correct (1.0) but unfortunately - due peak rectification - usually pulls out 50 or 100A peaks with very narrow conducting angle which is bad for the mains, generators and could create dangerous over Voltage spikes on the opposite phases. Learn and understand why good power factor are so important.
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Originally posted by efinque efinque wrote:

I meant in the analog domain.. a quality class D amp will cost around 2-3 times more than a class AB.

What do you mean with this?
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