enough watts?

[t.northwest]

Real quick, I just got 2 eclypse SW8010 (700 RMS each at 4 ohms) and I'm now I'm looking at amps. My question is this:

How many watts shoud I send them to get the most out of them, but not so much that they aren't really doing anythin anymore?

the manual says this:

500-1200 Watts

This is the optimum range where you do not get much more SPL's by increasing the power. These. subwoofers were designed to handle this power continuously.

are they saying that its not worth it to use over 500 watts? Or not to go over 1200 watts.?

Thanks

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[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Get an amp in the 1500-2000 watt range (rms) and dial in the optimum power via the gain setting. Any wattage you end up losing out of the equation via the gain adjustment can be considered 'headroom'.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

wat?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

wat?

Was it the 500 watt spec, the 700 watt spec, or the 1200 watt spec that threw you? I didnt bother looking up the real specs, I just took the 700 watt rms spec as the realistic number.