Seriously considering the GX7

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Bones
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Seriously considering the GX7

#1 Post by Bones »

Need an amp for my bottoms and the GX7 is at a great price.. only delimma is that it seems to be underpowered for the 4 Labs... any suggestions?

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Re: Seriously considering the GX7

#2 Post by Bruce Weldy »

GX7 is rated at 1000 watts at 4 ohms per side. Lab12s are rated at 400 watts a piece.....seems like plenty to me.

If you are talking about Lab15s, then yes it is underpowered unless you run one per channel - 725 watts at 8 ohms.

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Re: Seriously considering the GX7

#3 Post by Bones »

Bruce Weldy wrote:GX7 is rated at 1000 watts at 4 ohms per side. Lab12s are rated at 400 watts a piece.....seems like plenty to me.

If you are talking about Lab15s, then yes it is underpowered unless you run one per channel - 725 watts at 8 ohms.
Sorry for not specifying the lab 15

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Re: Seriously considering the GX7

#4 Post by Mikey »

500w per driver is plenty. If you need more than 500w per driver, you need more cabs, not more power.
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