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89civic
26-02-2006, 10:48 AM
Hi, i borrowed an amp off my friend to run my sub, but am unsure if it can handle 2ohm, it is an audioline AL-6001 mono amp, any help appreciated
mj3610
26-02-2006, 11:09 AM
any amp is 2ohm capable but not all amps are 2ohm "stable", why dont u hook it up at 2ohms and see? if it start cutting out after few minutes of listening at high volumes then its overheating and cuts out...
Slow96GSR
26-02-2006, 12:06 PM
I wouldn't do that too much, you can blow amps that way. Better to look it up. As Chan would say, "...save ur car, ur life and ur effort..."!

I looked for 10 min on Yahoo, Google, and Ask Jeeves and can't find audioline anything! Got a web site anyone?
mj3610
26-02-2006, 01:00 PM
^^^ LMAO yeah u never know, u could be in trouble if ur amp blows, just run it at 4ohms and "save ur life and ur car" :p
aka_NSX
26-02-2006, 03:10 PM
I'm pretty sure monoblock amp should be stable @ 2ohms
SPL77Civic
26-02-2006, 04:36 PM
you will find that "most" monoblocks will be 2 ohm stable.
ICACHA
26-02-2006, 06:58 PM
most reputable amps, dont know about audioline thou :rolleyes:
89civic
26-02-2006, 07:56 PM
thanks for all the input, i hooked it up 2ohm today and had it running up full for about an hour and a half and it didnt heat up very much, sounds so much better than 8ohm, so i think il be right, if it does over heat wil the amp jus shut down or wil it blow
Slow96GSR
26-02-2006, 08:26 PM
Depends on the protection. Some amps will shut down and some low end ones will just die.
89civic
26-02-2006, 08:32 PM
it says it has protection or something, so i thought it would jus shut donw, it cant blow if its not hot can it?
Slow96GSR
27-02-2006, 07:55 AM
Sure it can. Just depends on why it blows. If you bridge the 12vpos and 12vground, boom! Also not good for the fuses and the battery. The fuses should blow and keep the amp safe but if the fuse is over rated, say you need a 25 amp and you use a 50 amp, then you could be screwed.

Look up the users manual and check. Better safe than owing your friend a new amp!
J-MuN
27-02-2006, 08:10 AM
Yeah the Audioline AL6001 is a monoblock amplifier and will definitely run at 2Ohms. They are about 3 years old now or so. All Audioline monoblock amplifiers are 2 Ohm stable.

And Slowgsr, you wouldn't have heard of them because its an Australian based brand.
Slow96GSR
27-02-2006, 09:36 AM
That would be a good reason!! Any web pages on them or from them?
J-MuN
27-02-2006, 01:24 PM
http://filepimp.meshteam.com/fp1/fp_pic_619104_18_full.jpg

That's what their products look like (in 04' and 05'). Pretty basic, entry level amplifiers.
89civic
27-02-2006, 05:26 PM
Yeah the Audioline AL6001 is a monoblock amplifier and will definitely run at 2Ohms. They are about 3 years old now or so. All Audioline monoblock amplifiers are 2 Ohm stable.

And Slowgsr, you wouldn't have heard of them because its an Australian based brand.
thanks, thats good to know, it doesnt get that hot either, wich im happy about, my mate asked if i wanted to buy it for $40, what do u think, lower?