How much power before you hear a diff?

[1ndatrunk 10+ year member]

How much power would it take to actually hear a difference in loudness? I'm running about 1700watts right now and was thinking of getting a 2200AQ amp in its place, but I'm not sure if it would be worth it. I turn the volume up now to about 32/62 and can hear clipping, so I know I'm running out of steam. Would the extra 500watts really be audible, or would it take closer to 3000 to even be worth it? I was thinking that the extra headroom of a 3000+watt amp would alos keep me form clipping since my sub wouldn't be able to take it, and my gains could be turned down

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[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

It's all system dependent. If the sub is already near compression you won't hear an improvement. If it's not near compression you should hear a bit more output.

 

[1ndatrunk 10+ year member]

Hmm.... Makes since. I think my sub still has more in her though

 

[t-money 10+ year member]

if your hearing clipping at 32/62 your gains are too high. turn the gains down and see if it gets louder when your able to turn the volume higher.

 

[jusBloud 10+ year member]

Hmm.... Makes since. I think my sub still has more in her though

MORE POWER!!!! get 3000+ only way you're gonna be happy

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

i went from 900 to 1400 on my CVRs and i could feel a difference lol. more stuff was rattling:laugh: , untill the subs blew haha

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

going from 1700 to 2200 should give about 1db.. should be audibly noticable, but not by much..

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

its very likely you will hear a different, i went from a aq2200d to my rd 3250 and its a good bit louder. but thats like 1.5x the power your only going like 1.25x, but i think u will hear a difference

 

[Bigpimpin91 10+ year member]

From 600 to 2000 I gained 4.6db.

Quite a difference.

Scared me the first time.

 

[AVX Mike 10+ year member]

if your hearing clipping at 32/62 your gains are too high. turn the gains down and see if it gets louder when your able to turn the volume higher.

x2 Your deck should be able to go to 2/3-3/4 of max volume before it clips. Turn your gains down.

Also doubling power is where you will audibly notice a difference in output.