Have Speakers - Need Amp

Recommended power for those cabinets is an amp that can push between 800 -1200 @ 4ohm

You're looking at

Crest CA-9
*** - PLX3402
American Audio V-4000 Plus

There's more but it all depends on your budget really.

Thanks that was helpful. Also, I just figured out how to calculate exactly what I need.

What I would prefer to do is use a single amplifier to power all 4 speakers at 1 time. By this I intend to connect 2 speakers in parallel per channel. This would mean a total of 2000W at 2 ohms per channel.

Most of the amps that I am looking at are not capable of this. The only amp that comes close is the AA V5000Plus.

Is it a better idea to bi-amp my system? Or does anyone know of an amp that will do exactly what I want? Any further suggestions would be helpful.

If you have 4 MVP 37's I would recommend using 2 amps. . .You will be adding much unnecessary long term stress on your amps by daisy chaining those speakers.
You won't be really "bi-amping" because you aren't using a sub and a hi/mid satellite, but if your mixer has a master 1 and zone output, you can run each signal directly into each amp and give it independent volume control. . .
Another thing I suggest looking into, would be the BBE 482i or 882i sonic maximizers, if you used that you could run from mixer to maximizer and use both outputs on maximizer to each amp, and give yourself a more aligned and deep sounding speaker.

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Originally posted by PSUbrew:
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What I would prefer to do is use a single amplifier to power all 4 speakers at 1 time. By this I intend to connect 2 speakers in parallel per channel. This would mean a total of 2000W at 2 ohms per channel.

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just to help u out there....u use rms when calculating power....so this is how it should be....when u connect 2 400w@4ohms speakers together in parallel, u get 800w@2ohms...so u would want an amp that can run or provide 800w@2ohms per channel... perfect amp in my opinion would be the ADJ V3000plus...it puts out 960w@2ohms per channel...providing just under 200w of headroom....plus it has nice clean power and is very flexible....
hope this helps


((just an amautres opinion))
fobster

Thanks for the replies. It has been most helpful.

What I think I have decided to do is purchase the AA V-4000 Plus and use that in combination with another amp that I already have to power all 4 cabinets (2 per amp).

Another question for Mr. Clipuptags . . . Would the Q-MX2BPM mixer provide the 2 necessary outputs (master 1 and zone) that you were talking about for what I would need to do?

I would just like to know, because I am also looking into getting a Pro Scratch (X or 2) System with that mixer and I am hoping that it will work with my setup.

Thanks again!

Yes the QMX2 has a separate Zone/Booth volume control and output, I do STRONGLY recommend using 2 separate amps. One amp for each Pair of speakers. . . it will save you many many headaches, keep in mind that while it sounds logical that 2 4ohm cabinets will be a 2ohm load, that might not necessarily be the overall case considering the dynamics of music etc. . .