How far do you push it???

[Free_Style 10+ year member]

I don't want to ruin my system and was wondering how far do you push your equipment. I have a 12" MB Quart PWD 304 sub with phoenix gold 400.2 TI. and 500.4 pushing 2 sets of 6.5 MB Quart PWC's. Is there somthing you look for or hear that tells you your at the MAX of your system?

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[wesleysh 10+ year member]

I can turn it up one notch at a time and it still sounds the same, only louder. Then there's that one notch where it goes up but the clarity changes slightly for the first time, and its apparent. Still 100x cleaner than a factory stereo, but I stop one notch before that. It's a little over 80% volume, which is where I wanted the "max" to be as dictated by my gains on my amps. I don't push into audible distortion because I always fear how much inaudible distortion is happening before that. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I'm a big wuss I guess.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Free_Style 10+ year member]

Is gain the same as SENS.

 

[beastyle 10+ year member]

Basically, yes

Sens is noted in ohm's I think

 

[XtremeBass 10+ year member]

Sens and gain are about the same thing but not quite...but yeah.

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

I woudln't push my, or any other, sub past it's excursion limit. Once the sub has reached the point where it's full xmax is reached, I set that as my 95% and do not go above it.