1k Watts too much for 15" RL-p?

[carguy83 10+ year member]

I'm getting a 15" RL-p to replace my brahma 12, which should come in next week //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif . I also bought an Arc Audio 1500-XXK to power the RL-p, and it puts out 1000 watts @ 2 ohms bridged. I was wondering if 1K watts to the RL-p daily is a little too much for the sub. Those with RL-p's, how much are you guys pushing your subs with?

Any insight is cool //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[ntense702 10+ year member]

I am pushing my rl-p 12 with 1200 RMS off a PA1800DB with the gain low daily and have no problems with it, it takes it like a champ and sounds good, been running it like this for about a month, the web site says it can take 300-1200 I believe, I'm sure it will consume your 1000 watts with no problems, just keep your gain low

 

[T9X 10+ year member]

An RL-p should do just fine with 1000w daily. You may want to go easy on the gains but that's about it.

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

it'll love it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[allenzo 10+ year member]

Been feeding my 12 1000+ watts and it seems okay.

 

[ntense702 10+ year member]

the rl-p is conservatively rated, but trust me, it is power hungry when it comes to it really getting loud from what I've seen out of mine

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

Just set your gains per the tutorial and you'll be fine...

 

[carguy83 10+ year member]

ah that's comforting to hear. thanks fellas //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

reason i ask is that i read on another forum that its rms rating is 'only' around 500 or so. so i wanted to ask to be on the safe side.

 

[$$mok3d 10+ year member]

Just like alot of pepople on the boards im running a rl-p 15 off an ED 9.1 @2ohms which is like 800watts.i run that daily w/ no probs at all. that thing wangs hard but now i need to get some good midbass to keep up with all the boom.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

It should easily take the 1000rms with no problem.

 

[carguy83 10+ year member]

how many of you are running your RL-p in a ported box? curious

 

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

im running only 750wrms and like everyone else says, im keeping my gains low.

 

[ThatDude 10+ year member]

why are some people saying that the sub can take the extra power. But then they say they turn the gains down. doesnt that mean that the sub actually isnt getting that much extra wattage?

 

[allenzo 10+ year member]

why are some people saying that the sub can take the extra power. But then they say they turn the gains down. doesnt that mean that the sub actually isnt getting that much extra wattage?

I think so it will send a clean not clipped signal to the sub. Could be wrong though.

 

[allenzo 10+ year member]

how many of you are running your RL-p in a ported box? curious

12" 2 cubes @ 34hz