Can L7's handle the Power?

[BigDrez 10+ year member]

Ok...I have mine wired to two ohms right now and it is very loud...at least to me it is. My amp puts out 3000rms at 13.8 volts at a 1 ohm load. I guess it will put out a little under 3500rms at .5 ohm give or take. If my gain is set correctly will this be to much power to split between the two of them?

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[BigDrez 10+ year member]

I am not going to do it until I get my H.O. alternator back from Dom and get a back up battery but in a month or two I am going to at least hook them up at .5 ohm for a day and see what the deal is...

 

[Puppet Master 10+ year member]

Sorry for the thread jack here, but does it hurt an l7 to underpower it? Especially a 15'' L7? Once again, sorry!!

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

never ever shake a baby

and never ever underpower an L7

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Sorry for the thread jack here, but does it hurt an l7 to underpower it? Especially a 15'' L7? Once again, sorry!!

Yes, very much so as this is the leading cause of trunk fires in the US.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Sorry for the thread jack here, but does it hurt an l7 to underpower it? Especially a 15'' L7? Once again, sorry!!

j/k

You can send any sub less than RMS and be a-OK.

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

They should take the power

 

[BigDrez 10+ year member]

hmmm...this brings me to a different question then...I have the gain 3/4 of the way up at 2 ohms right now...can I crank it ALL the way up at 2 ohms if my electrical will handle it?

 

[derek9087 10+ year member]

NO dont ever crank the gain up like a volume knob because you will be sending a clipped signal

 

[forceofwill 10+ year member]

NO dont ever crank the gain up like a volume knob because you will be sending a clipped signal

I'm sure with the volume at 1 even with the gains all the way up he wouldn't be sending a clipped signal. Can't just make a general statement like that.

To the OP, set the gains correctly, set them once. Then don't touch it after that. You could very well already be sending a clipped signal if you just put it to 2/3 depending on the volume you listen to.

 

[BigDrez 10+ year member]

well it was originally set at where it is set at right now...and I listen to the volume like 3/4 of the way up...and I leave my remote gain control at 1/2-3/4 as well...

 

[BigDrez 10+ year member]

Shouldn't I have already heard clipping if I was sending it a clipped signal?

 

[mannyb18b]

No you cant "hear" clipping, specially on subsonic freq.

 

[soulstace 10+ year member]

Clipped signal? Never heard one from my amp. Not even with gain at max.

 

[derek9087 10+ year member]

im really not to smart at the car audio thing my friends the guru. he set my amp with o scope and showed me a clipped signal. i dont believe you can hear a clipped signal