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<blockquote data-quote="Chad Young" data-source="post: 147403" data-attributes="member: 699">Re: Noob QuestionsWell, congrats on being smarter than 99% of the folks who come here AFTER they have already bought the wrong gear or blown up their stuff.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />That means that the amp is rated for that output power when driving both output channels at the same time.&nbsp; Some amps can give just a little more if you are only running one side of the amp.&nbsp; The IPR5000 amp is a rather safe match for your speakers.&nbsp; You won&#039;t wring every last dB out of those cabs, but you should get plenty loud and have a low to moderate risk of speaker damage, provided you do the setup right and don&#039;t push things into distortion/clipping.The DDT light is the one you want to keep an eye on.&nbsp; It tells you that the amp is nearing its limits, is detecting distortion, and is limiting its output to prevent damage.&nbsp; You can still push it too hard and break stuff.&nbsp; Thermal or DC are bad juju and usually comes on just long enough to tell you why the amp just shut down on you.Other opinions may vary, but in my experience, the most likely failure mode is a damaged HF driver from someone pushing the system into clipping and subsequently learning the hard way how much it costs to replace the HF driver in JBL SRX cabs.&nbsp; Run within the limits and this system should run for years and sound good.&nbsp; I love the SRX series cabs and the newer powered SRX models are astonishing.Now, if you want to add some subs later, you can engage the high-pass filter on the IPR amp and hi-pass the tops at 100Hz and then add in 2 x JBL PRX718XLF subs.&nbsp; This would be a flexible and great sounding small rig.&nbsp; I personally run 2 x JBL PRX612M with 1 x PRX718XLF with great result.&nbsp; In theory, you could run your two tops on one side of the IPR5000 and the subs on the other using the built-in crossover, but, IMnHO, you are better off using your system as is and adding a quality sub or four.Next, get a better mixer.&nbsp; I love the Soundcraft and Zed mini mixers for small work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chad Young, post: 147403, member: 699"] Re: Noob Questions Well, congrats on being smarter than 99% of the folks who come here AFTER they have already bought the wrong gear or blown up their stuff. :) That means that the amp is rated for that output power when driving both output channels at the same time. Some amps can give just a little more if you are only running one side of the amp. The IPR5000 amp is a rather safe match for your speakers. You won't wring every last dB out of those cabs, but you should get plenty loud and have a low to moderate risk of speaker damage, provided you do the setup right and don't push things into distortion/clipping. The DDT light is the one you want to keep an eye on. It tells you that the amp is nearing its limits, is detecting distortion, and is limiting its output to prevent damage. You can still push it too hard and break stuff. Thermal or DC are bad juju and usually comes on just long enough to tell you why the amp just shut down on you. Other opinions may vary, but in my experience, the most likely failure mode is a damaged HF driver from someone pushing the system into clipping and subsequently learning the hard way how much it costs to replace the HF driver in JBL SRX cabs. Run within the limits and this system should run for years and sound good. I love the SRX series cabs and the newer powered SRX models are astonishing. Now, if you want to add some subs later, you can engage the high-pass filter on the IPR amp and hi-pass the tops at 100Hz and then add in 2 x JBL PRX718XLF subs. This would be a flexible and great sounding small rig. I personally run 2 x JBL PRX612M with 1 x PRX718XLF with great result. In theory, you could run your two tops on one side of the IPR5000 and the subs on the other using the built-in crossover, but, IMnHO, you are better off using your system as is and adding a quality sub or four. Next, get a better mixer. I love the Soundcraft and Zed mini mixers for small work. [/QUOTE]

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