I am just curious

[wishbone 10+ year member]

How many of you over power your Subwoofers by say 50-100 watts. For example, if your subs are rated for 300 watts rms do you or would you put 350-400 into them ? When you do over power them do you notice any distortion ? The reason I am askiing is because I want to buy an amp that will push my 4 subs, rated for 300 watts rms , at 350 watts rms. Should I or shouldn't I //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif. I also know the rating are almost perfect due to voltage and current constantly changing, but still would like your input and experiences.

WB

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[cx-7heaven 10+ year member]

Do it, it will be ok. It will alllow you to turn your gain down a notch, and make your amp not work as hard. If it's any decent quality sub it should easily be able to handle 15 % more power than rated.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

i over power mine by about 300 each, but anyways set the gain with a DMM and you can get it to the 300 each you want.just because an amp puts out X amount of power does not mean you have to use it all. search for the gain setting tutorial.