I am about to purchase these speakers, but I need an amp. I know very little about amps, but my buddy sais I will need an amp that can do 2 channels 500 watts @ 4 ohms. there are about a million and a half different amps on amazon and similar sites of varying brands and prices (quality?).
Could someone who knows a bit more about this suggest me an amp that will push these as far as their potential (getting everything i paid for)?
Just so you know, all Behringer power ratings are Peak rather than the industry standard RMS. So that iNuke probably can barely manage 500 W p.c. at 4ohm.
Sure, but they still kick some ass for the price they retail at.
The 3000 still delivers something around 650rms per channel, which is not that bad at all
Get the NU6000. Better to have extra power and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
EDIT: FORGET THIS> You can even power two extra speakers at a 4 ohm load if necessary in the future.
The speakers you’re looking at ARE 4 OHMS. You don’t need the 6000. The 3000 @ 4 OHMS is powerful enough plus some.
Get the NU3000. or go for the NU6000 and stay out of the red.
READ up on the NU3000 DSP model. They are a little bit more $$ but they have a USB programmable built in DSP which could make those speakers sound better.
I would get one of those for a simple set-up like this.
You ideally want to match the amp’s maximum continous power rating to the program power of the speakers. So something like a QSC GX7 would be ideal for those JBL speakers.
It’s big, heavy, and $500.
Inukes are reliable and cheap.
I don’t hate on non-D amps, but you have to agree they have gotten a lot better in the past years.
Yep, you’re right on this one, they’re pretty loud when the amp is at full power. But when the amp is at full power and connected to those dual 15’s, you won’t be able to hear the fans at all
