new amp not powering sub?

[im.the.new.hero 10+ year member]

I just got a hifonics brutus 1200 watt amp and i went to set it up to 4 ohm just to test it and it BARELY pushed my sub. I rehooked my old amp back up and it worked just fine. Any idea what the problem is?

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[subzero 5,000+ posts]

Product Description: 1 x 450 W @ 4 Ohms, 1 x 900 W @ 2 Ohms, 1 x 1200 W @ 1 Ohm

What subs are you running?

 

[im.the.new.hero 10+ year member]

one alpine type r 12.

 

[The HACKER 10+ year member]

is it a dual 4 ohm voice coil?? Could be at an 8 ohm load? I imagine 450 rms at the 4ohms should move it decently. Is it an over rated amp?

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

is it a dual 4 ohm voice coil?? Could be at an 8 ohm load? I imagine 450 rms at the 4ohms should move it decently. Is it an over rated amp?

either it is a DVC4 wired to 8 ohms or it is a DVC2 wired at 4 ohms, the only way that amp will "wang" the **** outa that sub is if he is running it @2ohms or 1 ohm, the 4 ohm load will tease it. and the 8 ohm wont do a thing. now also need to know if your feeding that amp good clean power. how is it wired up, what gauge wire are your power and grounds?

 

[im.the.new.hero 10+ year member]

Well im still waiting on my other type r to get here thats the reason im not wiring it up parallel. and i may have wired it to 8 ohms by accident.

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

there you go. you do realize that amp is only going to give two subs 600rms if you load it at 1 ohm. you might get better bass just using the one at 2 ohms = 900 rms. that sub is 500rms-1500pk

 

[im.the.new.hero 10+ year member]

Yeah im aware i was just planning on giving them both 600 watts or would it sound louder/cleaner if i just gave them 450 each?

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

the one at 2 ohms = 900 rms. cleanest you will get with what u got now single sub setups are nice... i only have one