1300w on sa-12?

[mikepro89]

Hey all! So I have a shark 3500d and looks like at 4 ohms she pushes 1200-1300. The original plan was to run Two sundown sa-12's. But for now I only have one for the next few months till I get the extra sub. I'm just curious on people's thoughts on me running just the single sub for now, or should I just wait? And use my old amp for now.

thanks!

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[Dmac1991]

be perfectly fine. If it's a daily setup, it will never see 1300w, and that Shark is overrated anyways.

Hell you'd probably be fine with it at 1 ohm

edit: nvm you had to ask. Keep it at 4 ohm

 

[Austin175 10+ year member]

You will be fine the SA subs can handle it

 

[mikepro89]

Right on awsome haha and yea I've seen the shark clamped it does put out that 1200+ at 4 ohm lol

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

I wonder why Sundown doesn't rate them to withstand 1300W if they can do it "all day erry day"?

 

[SMS 10+ year member]

Not sure what people mean when they say things like that. I'm thinking a "1300₩" amp playing music. If that's the case my DC XL can take 5k all day long

 

[Dmac1991]

Not sure what people mean when they say things like that. I'm thinking a "1300₩" amp playing music. If that's the case my DC XL can take 5k all day long

playing music, output fluctuates. Just the way it works.

One note, you could be seeing 1/3 of your power, next note, you could be seeing all of it.

Always good to have headroom in that case

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

I wonder why Sundown doesn't rate them to withstand 1300W if they can do it "all day erry day"?

I think the 600 watt rating is a sine wave for a certain amount of time. The sub can take music daily from a "1300 watt" amp on music, which is not constant. It will see much less than that. I don't consider stuff like decaf to be "normal music". I know that sundown uses a pink noise test with their speakers.

I remember way back when I said I was putting 3500 watts to a Sundown X-10 daily. You corrected me saying that it was actually seeing way less after impedance rise and voltage drop. My voltage drop was pretty bad before I got my new alternator.

 

[Dmac1991]

iirc, Jacob stated the 600 rms rating was to keep warranty claims down as the Sa's are pretty much foolproof on anything around that rating. Sure they'll take more as any sub will, just up to the end user to know the limits

 

[massivespl]

I got 4 SA on a crossfire 8k. They will take the power

 

[SMS 10+ year member]

playing music, output fluctuates. Just the way it works.
One note, you could be seeing 1/3 of your power, next note, you could be seeing all of it.

Always good to have headroom in that case

Yeah I understand music is dynamic. I just don't like when people are running a 1500w amp and say there sub can take 1500w all day.

 

[Dmac1991]

Yeah I understand music is dynamic. I just don't like when people are running a 1500w amp and say there sub can take 1500w all day.

yeah that's bs lmao