How to blow a 18" Fi BTL

[tripleb45]

I was wondering just for my own information, How many watts on average does it take to blow a 18" Fi BTL? I need someone who actually have done this to tell me. So in other words please only respond if you had experience with this matter. I don't need he say she say. Thanks. But I will throw out there I think that it will blow at 3000 watts. I may be wrong, but oh well. I may find out. I have 4 of them so if I blow one (which I doubt) I will know. But I only plan on putting about 2200-2400 watts on each of my subs.

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[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

sssoooo many variables here, depends on the subs environment

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

and its not going to blow off of 2400rms

 

[tripleb45]

and its not going to blow off of 2400rms

I know thats why I will keep mine at that level. And lets have the scenario at a ported box set to Fi's standards.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

It really all depends on the environment... the box, the music being played, listening habits, etc. There's no power level at which it will blow.

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

I know thats why I will keep mine at that level. And lets have the scenario at a ported box set to Fi's standards.

what difference does it make if you are feeding it 2400rms?

You cant set an exact amount of wattage that will pop a sub. Im sure you could feed a BTL 5000RMS for two seconds and it would be okay. Its all about thermal power handling, how the sub is played, tuning of the box. A big port will lower power handling vs a small port, a larger box will lower power handling vs a small box, etc etc.

 

[MTXman 10+ year member]

and by "blow" you can mean a million different things that could happen to the woofer..

 

[Mr. Slate 10+ year member]

I use to burp at about 10,000 watts to each one and never blew one.

 

[fletch_1 10+ year member]

you can blow it with a 1000 watt amp just send a clipped signal to it

 

[tripleb45]

Dang, because I don't want to horribly under power them, but I don't want to blow them. Man someone blow their BTL and let me know how much power you had on them. LOL

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

Dang, because I don't want to horribly under power them, but I don't want to blow them. Man someone blow their BTL and let me know how much power you had on them. LOL

did you read anything above this post?

if that is a clean 2400rms per sub, they will perform very well for you.

 

[fletch_1 10+ year member]

Dang, because I don't want to horribly under power them, but I don't want to blow them. Man someone blow their BTL and let me know how much power you had on them. LOL

everyone i heard puts 2500 to 3000 watts daily to them imo 2500 is perfect

 

[tripleb45]

I got yall. The reason I asked id because I thought about powering my 4 BTL's with 2 hifonics brutus 2610's each. Is that too much or will it laugh at them. I think I will do something other than sundown, aq, and rf amps. Just trying to take a different route. Not saying that there is anything wrong with them I am just taking a different route. Nor am I saying that Hifonics are all that. Just a thought.

 

[tripleb45]

did you read anything above this post?
if that is a clean 2400rms per sub, they will perform very well for you.

I posted I guess while you all were posting. I am checking out what yall are saying

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

I know for a fact the old style tinsel leads dont like 2 Sundown SAZ-1500Ds @ .35ohm each on music with 6.5 cubes, and 100in^ of port tuned in 35hz.