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<blockquote data-quote="TheUnderFighter" data-source="post: 7420536" data-attributes="member: 631325">Max ratings are absolutely useless, and pay no attention to the, RMS ratings are all you need. With well built subwoofers, it may be ok to feed them over their RMS rating. Some more so than others, just depends what you&#039;re looking at. A lot of the mainstream brands are rated pretty well for exactly what they can handle. some more of the underground brands are rated conservatively. What will ruin the sub is distortion, or a clipped signal. You avoid this by having proper gain settings on the amp, and knowing your equipment limits.Keep in mind, low voltage is your enemy, and will result in overheating equipment and clipped signals. So, a second battery may be a good bet if you&#039;re running 1500w RMS. I push about 1600 on OEM battery and stock alt, with only the BIG 3 upgrade done and my equipment handles it pretty well. but others may be different.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheUnderFighter, post: 7420536, member: 631325"] Max ratings are absolutely useless, and pay no attention to the, RMS ratings are all you need. With well built subwoofers, it may be ok to feed them over their RMS rating. Some more so than others, just depends what you're looking at. A lot of the mainstream brands are rated pretty well for exactly what they can handle. some more of the underground brands are rated conservatively. What will ruin the sub is distortion, or a clipped signal. You avoid this by having proper gain settings on the amp, and knowing your equipment limits. Keep in mind, low voltage is your enemy, and will result in overheating equipment and clipped signals. So, a second battery may be a good bet if you're running 1500w RMS. I push about 1600 on OEM battery and stock alt, with only the BIG 3 upgrade done and my equipment handles it pretty well. but others may be different. [/QUOTE]

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