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Alright..I redid all the wiring with 4awg, great connections now, put in a new LOC, put in a capacitor...
So there's two scenario's here...
Scenario 1: Sub blew
- MMats amp - 1150w rms @ 2ohms
- Fi Q12 - 1000w rms dvc 1ohm in series
- shitty prefab sealed enclosure
- 0awg with marginal connections
- no capacitor
- JL LOC
Scenario 2: Sub going to blow
- MMats amp - 1150w rms @ 2ohms
- Pioneer w3002d4 - 1000w rms dvc 4ohms in parallel
- good ported enclosure
- 4awg with great connections
- 1farad capacitor
- MobileSpec LOC
So everything changed except for the amp and the second sub is still going...so that must mean that there's a problem in the amp correct? The amp is putting out too much power for the subs to handle?
Also can I get some questions answered, I'm a dumbass and clueless when it comes to this and no one seems to have a definitive answer...
1) Is it okay to overpower a sub? Everyone had always told me it was a great idea to overpower subs and that 1150w would never hurt a 1000w sub.
2) If my amp is only 1150w RMS isn't that going to be the most power it puts out regardless of how high I turn the gain on the amp or headunit volume? So even if I have the volume at max and gain at max, the amp will only put out 1150w correct? If not...how does it work..?
So there's two scenario's here...
Scenario 1: Sub blew
- MMats amp - 1150w rms @ 2ohms
- Fi Q12 - 1000w rms dvc 1ohm in series
- shitty prefab sealed enclosure
- 0awg with marginal connections
- no capacitor
- JL LOC
Scenario 2: Sub going to blow
- MMats amp - 1150w rms @ 2ohms
- Pioneer w3002d4 - 1000w rms dvc 4ohms in parallel
- good ported enclosure
- 4awg with great connections
- 1farad capacitor
- MobileSpec LOC
So everything changed except for the amp and the second sub is still going...so that must mean that there's a problem in the amp correct? The amp is putting out too much power for the subs to handle?
Also can I get some questions answered, I'm a dumbass and clueless when it comes to this and no one seems to have a definitive answer...
1) Is it okay to overpower a sub? Everyone had always told me it was a great idea to overpower subs and that 1150w would never hurt a 1000w sub.
2) If my amp is only 1150w RMS isn't that going to be the most power it puts out regardless of how high I turn the gain on the amp or headunit volume? So even if I have the volume at max and gain at max, the amp will only put out 1150w correct? If not...how does it work..?