how much rms power can i send

[JettaGLI 10+ year member]

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I dont get why people are so uptight about RMS rating. If it sounds like the speakers are being stressed out, just back down on the volume. Power is going to vary with frequency. Also, the longer you play, the more heat is build up. No one can tell how long exactly will X speaker last under Y power for Z time.

If an engine builder tells you your engine is safe to 600hp, and you're only at 400hp, but hear funny sound, do you still run it or do you say "whoa! I think i'm gonna back the Fuk up and stop my car"? Your car is designed to rev up to X RPM, but try running it up there for hours and see what happens. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

You can't always look at specs like that unless you plan to run one frequency all the time.

Listening for stress is the best you can do everyday. Either that, or become a voice-coil mind reader.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

Common sense will tell you...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

My experiance, 2 days ago and the first one ever. I hooked up a 300/2 to JL VR comps and turned the gain up just under half. Threw in some test tones and next thing you know, car was filled with smoke. They were too loud for me to hear distortion. Coils were BLACK!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/redface.gif.62fdbfe1a101588a808c4cff71bcb942.gif I gotta admit..... it was kind of cool. WOuldn't mind doing that on a 12".//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif