Tom Smit wrote:Um, not quite. Amps put out wattage, which is volts times amps; drivers receive wattage. We measure in volts, and it doesn't matter if it's auto, pro or home speakers.caddylackn wrote:Prosound drivers like high voltage and low current, which is the opposite of what auto amps provide since they have to start with a 12v - 14v DC power supply. Auto amps provide higher current at a lower voltage. It would take a real pricey auto amp to get even 500 watts out of a single prosound 8 ohm driver. Auto amps get their big watts and output by running 2 ohm, 1 ohm or 1/2 ohm loads. It would take at least 4 T-30s wired in parallel to even get close to 2 ohms, which indeed would be pretty loud if you could get them all to fit. To answer your question, there is nothing wrong with using a prosound driver, it is just more expensive to get auto amps that will run them to the same output.67baja wrote: What's wrong with a pro sound sub in a vehicle?
Pro cabs in a vehicle will not respond well because of the confined space.
No. The signal from an amplifier is defined by its voltage, and is measured in Volts. The will result in a power being consumed by the drivers depending on their impedance.
Pro drivers tend to have high impedance, and so the car amps will not be able to drive them with the high voltage required to generate sufficient power (define sufficient - car audio tends to be pretty stupid).
Drivers for cars tend to be lower impedance, and thus match the car amplifiers better.