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100 watts RMS over the rated RMS of the subwoofer safe?
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<blockquote data-quote="shanedude02" data-source="post: 8415464" data-attributes="member: 666993"><p>Okay, first of all, I am hoping I am posting this in the right section.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, since I have recently passed my driving test and am really into car audio (had a sony head unit as a alpine amp running off of car batteries a while ago in my room), and am soon to get a car, I have started looking around for subs and a box. I have done sound systems before in other cars, as in changing head unit, installing amps and subs and all, but i have never tried to match an amp to a sub.</p><p></p><p>Since this will be my first car and sound system too, i do not want to spend too much money on it, hence the selections. The subwoofer im looking at is: <a href="http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/subwoofers/12-inch-subs-30cm/pioneer-ts-w310-sub" target="_blank">Pioneer TS-W310 - 12" 1000W FreeAir/Enclosure Subwoofer | Car Audio Direct</a></p><p></p><p>rated at 300 watts RMS, and the amp im looking at is <a href="http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/amplifiers/two-channel-amps/ground-zero-titanium-gzta2155x" target="_blank">Ground Zero Titanium GZTA2155X | Car Audio Direct</a> rated at 400 watts RMS (i assume it is at 4 ohm since it doesnt actually say, and also looking at the multi channel power).</p><p></p><p>I am wondering if it would be safe enough to run this 300 watt sub on this 400 watt amp, because from my experience, subs can usually handle a bit more than they are rated, and amps push a little less than they are rated.</p><p></p><p>Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Thank you!</p><p></p><p>Oh yeah, I know the sub says free air, but i was thinking of building a slot port box for it, using the RE calculator. I am considering inverting the sub for aesthetics, even though no one will see it xD (if anyone has any experience with this, is it actually good or should i just buy a prefab box? ---- <a href="http://reaudio.com/box.php" target="_blank">http://reaudio.com/box.php</a> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shanedude02, post: 8415464, member: 666993"] Okay, first of all, I am hoping I am posting this in the right section. Secondly, since I have recently passed my driving test and am really into car audio (had a sony head unit as a alpine amp running off of car batteries a while ago in my room), and am soon to get a car, I have started looking around for subs and a box. I have done sound systems before in other cars, as in changing head unit, installing amps and subs and all, but i have never tried to match an amp to a sub. Since this will be my first car and sound system too, i do not want to spend too much money on it, hence the selections. The subwoofer im looking at is: [URL="http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/subwoofers/12-inch-subs-30cm/pioneer-ts-w310-sub"]Pioneer TS-W310 - 12" 1000W FreeAir/Enclosure Subwoofer | Car Audio Direct[/URL] rated at 300 watts RMS, and the amp im looking at is [URL="http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/amplifiers/two-channel-amps/ground-zero-titanium-gzta2155x"]Ground Zero Titanium GZTA2155X | Car Audio Direct[/URL] rated at 400 watts RMS (i assume it is at 4 ohm since it doesnt actually say, and also looking at the multi channel power). I am wondering if it would be safe enough to run this 300 watt sub on this 400 watt amp, because from my experience, subs can usually handle a bit more than they are rated, and amps push a little less than they are rated. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Oh yeah, I know the sub says free air, but i was thinking of building a slot port box for it, using the RE calculator. I am considering inverting the sub for aesthetics, even though no one will see it xD (if anyone has any experience with this, is it actually good or should i just buy a prefab box? ---- [URL="http://reaudio.com/box.php"]http://reaudio.com/box.php[/URL] ) [/QUOTE]
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