Anyone experianced with a JL 12W0-4??

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

Reason being is I have one and plan on using it for a short while to tide me over.

Now I bought a aura amp off of Parts express

It's the Aura RPM2300

says it does 150rms x 2 @ 4ohms

or 450RMS Bridged Mono @ 4ohms

My quesion is how should I run the JL Sub? The PDF states that it's only around 125W RMS! So 150ww and only run one channel? or bridge it to 450

Now I know I can overdrive it past that. I just never heard of a 12" Sub with such a low peak power. My brother used the sub before with a Rockford fostage amp. I believe it was the P8002 but I'm not sure.

Amp is here

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=269-162&CFID=592836&CFTOKEN=15775291

PDF on the Sub is here

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/pdfs/10_12_15W0_MAN.pdf

According to the "chart" at the bottom, anything past 250watt is dangerous

Click to read more...

 

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

side info

I tried running 100wrms off my Clarion APA450 amp. Sounded like ass but many factors could have caused this. Such as

1. I litterally cut the leads going to my rear 6x9's and jammed them into the speaker level inputs on the amp. It worked but not well

2. I dont know if the sealed enclosure that the sub is in was made to the spec of that woofer. It was "made" for my brother and his truck.

3. I used 1 channel of the 6x9's. So i had a sortof imbalance thing happening between the one that was still on and the sub.

4. Sub in the box were just laying on my backseat when I "tested" it.