Does anyone know how much power I can reasonably give my sub?

[NeedDirections 10+ year member]

It's a Diamond Audio TDX 12" (The older model...lemme find a pic)

I have a Planet Audio VX2200D amp. I have read several different RMS specs for this sub, and I want to know if anyone knows what it can actually handle. It is a Dual 4

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[Paul73 10+ year member]

Nice sub! It should take it....provided you use common sense of course. I know someone who ran a Memphis 2000D to one daily with no issues. It pounded like no other single sub setup I have ever heard too.

 

[NeedDirections 10+ year member]

Thank you sir! Fellow volvo owner too, I have a 2002 S40T.

 

[Paul73 10+ year member]

Sweet ride you got there. I think my next car will be a V70R....I have a thing for turbo wagons lol. They make great sleepers and have great room for audio gear //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[NeedDirections 10+ year member]

So I still dont know..

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

give it what it's rated for...

 

[NeedDirections 10+ year member]

That's the problem, I can't get a straight answer.

The sub isn't made anymore so Diamond doesn't list it on their website.

 

[wolfman1966 10+ year member]

http://uk.shopping.com/xPF-Diamond-Audio-Diamond-Audio-TDX12D4-12-TDX-Subwoofer

dont know if this is the one, if so its 1000rms

 

[osix 10+ year member]

MOst sub if not overrated there should work . +- 10 5 off their rated . RMS > and cn handle sudden peak twice or 1.5 time their RMS .

so if you using it for daily bashing . i suggest you don't ride it too hard .

plus .. your would damage your ear . if you ride it 100 % i don't think you are listening to test tone . so if you want SQ or SQL nobody drive it to the max .

if it rated at 1000 rms you need to tune the gain down also . so to see how much it can handle . you can do so by setting yout HU volume to 75% and then from ZERO GAIN . you turn up slowly till you start to hear distortion . and then tuen back down 10 % or so . that would be the best peak you can handle .

 

[406er 10+ year member]

a TDX can easly take 1500 watt of CLEAN power. listen for distotion and any mechanical noise from the sub when settin your gains

 

[acold7dusta 10+ year member]

MOst sub if not overrated there should work . +- 10 5 off their rated . RMS > and cn handle sudden peak twice or 1.5 time their RMS .
so if you using it for daily bashing . i suggest you don't ride it too hard .

plus .. your would damage your ear . if you ride it 100 % i don't think you are listening to test tone . so if you want SQ or SQL nobody drive it to the max .

if it rated at 1000 rms you need to tune the gain down also . so to see how much it can handle . you can do so by setting yout HU volume to 75% and then from ZERO GAIN . you turn up slowly till you start to hear distortion . and then tuen back down 10 % or so . that would be the best peak you can handle .

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[lostdaytomorrow 10+ year member]

MOst sub if not overrated there should work . +- 10 5 off their rated . RMS > and cn handle sudden peak twice or 1.5 time their RMS .
so if you using it for daily bashing . i suggest you don't ride it too hard .

plus .. your would damage your ear . if you ride it 100 % i don't think you are listening to test tone . so if you want SQ or SQL nobody drive it to the max .

if it rated at 1000 rms you need to tune the gain down also . so to see how much it can handle . you can do so by setting yout HU volume to 75% and then from ZERO GAIN . you turn up slowly till you start to hear distortion . and then tuen back down 10 % or so . that would be the best peak you can handle .

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