I'm going to start this with a couple questions... For the past several years I've been using a ported sonotube with an AA Atlas 15", previously powered by at 350w Rythmik amp. I've since built a little sub with the Rythmik amp (it was a plate amp after all)...
It came out well, nice for the living room... adorable huh?
So now I have no amp for my sonosub, so I find two QSC RMX850s on CL for $150 ea... killer deal. They should do ~850 watts bridged into 4 ohms. Overkill for the Atlas.
My question, will the QSC drive a sealed (22" cube, so ~5cf) Tempest X2 to acceptable levels safely? I'm going to assume just one of these will outperform the ported Atlas, and two would be even better... I'm pretty sure this plan would work great... Just looking for some confirmation that the Tempests will work well with the amps that I have. I'd rather stick with sealed, as I'm trying to have my HT area look tidy and put together... and my sonosub doesn't really fit in (6ft x 18"). If I'm going to lose performance I'll reevaluate however.
Thoughts?
It came out well, nice for the living room... adorable huh?

So now I have no amp for my sonosub, so I find two QSC RMX850s on CL for $150 ea... killer deal. They should do ~850 watts bridged into 4 ohms. Overkill for the Atlas.
My question, will the QSC drive a sealed (22" cube, so ~5cf) Tempest X2 to acceptable levels safely? I'm going to assume just one of these will outperform the ported Atlas, and two would be even better... I'm pretty sure this plan would work great... Just looking for some confirmation that the Tempests will work well with the amps that I have. I'd rather stick with sealed, as I'm trying to have my HT area look tidy and put together... and my sonosub doesn't really fit in (6ft x 18"). If I'm going to lose performance I'll reevaluate however.
Thoughts?