how much power to a type r?

[armstrong 10+ year member]

what is a good amount of power to give to one 2 ohm 15" type r? i think the rms is 750 and the max is 2000. would 1000 rms be good, or would that be too much for it? should i try to stick around 750 watts? would it be unsafe to feed it more than the rated rms?

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[Chriscivic 10+ year member]

try 1500rms

 

[Chriscivic 10+ year member]

its been done

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

bro, you need to feed it 750 watts rms. your going to set your gains to 38.7v and if you exceed then your shiz will blow.

unless im wrong...

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

1000 clean watts should be fine.

 

[SBLAZER]

whaeva u have, give it 2 it. custel's single 15 in on a powerbass xa3000d. and its handling it fine.but i'd give it atleast 1k watts

 

[armstrong 10+ year member]

ok so if i buy a 2 ohm sub, then am i supposed to look at the power @ 2ohms on the amps? like the kicker 1200.1 is saying it is 1200 watts at 1 ohm and 600 watts at 2 ohms. would i have to run it at 2 ohms since the type r is a 2 ohm sub? da'mn its all confusing.

 

[Hook Me Up 10+ year member]

no different subs hold different amounts.

my type r 12 was getting 1100w rms power to it, and it was a dual 2 ohm sub.

It can handle it fine if u get the right box

 

[armstrong 10+ year member]

yea, but can i run the power at 1 ohm or does it have to be 2 ohms because that is the type of sub?

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

If its a 2-ohm dual voice coil you can run it at 1-ohm.... If its a 4-ohm dual voice coil you can run it at 2-ohms...