another rendition of "overpower vs underpower"

[pilotdog68 10+ year member]

i know versions of this issue are everywhere, but i want a specific answer.

what are the chances of me blowing a 10" infinity reference sub (model: 1060w, rated RMS: 275w) with a kicker dx300.2 amp (300w RMS) in a sealed box?

i dont crank my music too loud, so i thought i would be fine till i read that kicker amps are usually underrated. but then again sealed enclosures can "handle more power".

what do you experts think?

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[dohckiller808 10+ year member]

in your configuration all day long on a clean signal. those subs do not like ported daily. we blew so many of the 12s.

 

[Slayerx 10+ year member]

don't clip the amp, you're fine

 

[treesive 10+ year member]

I have always run my subs at higher power than what is rated just make sure you get a close match on RMS not Peak. Don't clip the signal and it will be fine.

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

You'll be just fine as long as you don't go crazy with the gain. Those are nice subs very clean.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

You'll be just fine as long as you set the gain properly. Those are nice subs very clean.

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[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

Yeah no clipping and you'll be fine.. You're right to be concerned though from my experience those subs blow quickly with too much power or clipping.

 

[Robert 2001 10+ year member]

Set it up with a dmm for the wattage needed should b ok

 

[pilotdog68 10+ year member]

Set it up with a dmm for the wattage needed should b ok

you mean a multimeter? how would i do that? im kind of new at this..

and as for setting the gain, are the instructions on crutchfield correct?

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

I've been partial to the gain setting tutorial on jl auxins website

 

[pilotdog68 10+ year member]

I've been partial to the gain setting tutorial on jl auxins website

thanks for the tip, do you have a link?

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

thanks for the tip, do you have a link?

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[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

My buddy has two 12" Inf references in a ported box and a ~440 watt Kenwood amp, sounds good for what it is. I don't think it really likes that ported box since the impedance readings from both are at like 6 ohms so something weird happened.