is my amp to weak?

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

i have a 12 in.W7 and a 500/1 JL audio amp for it... the amp has a 500 RMS or thats what it says on the box but i have heard that JL under rates its amps RMS and that they normally put out about 50-100 more then what the box says... meaning mine would put out anywhere from 550-600 watts RMS... my sub has a 750 RMS.. i know that my amp isnt as great as the 1000/1 model but i have a ported box so the sound should be loud right??? basicly what im asking is, is it ok for me to use the 500/1 JL amp for my 12in W7...... also i have a car not SUV although my trunk is pretty large for a car trunk size

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[DaveVT 10+ year member]

It should do just fine. You could have also gotten a bigger amp for what you paid for that JL if you got it at a dealer and still had money left over.

 

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

yea your probly right... i ended up buying the sub amp and box all at the same time which cost me 1,300 excactly.... i do kinda agree that the 1000/1 would have been a better buy but when i think about it 500-600 RMS in a ported box in a trunk still has to have some kick in it

 

[John3000 10+ year member]

yea your probly right... i ended up buying the sub amp and box all at the same time which cost me 1,300 excactly.... i do kinda agree that the 1000/1 would have been a better buy but when i think about it 500-600 RMS in a ported box in a trunk still has to have some kick in it

Well at least you got a warranty, I hope! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/greedy.gif.5a53e6246569d7ab79867170f3b06629.gif Besides if you ever want to upgrade from that amp you can pretty much sell it and get your money back, JL has insane resale value.

 

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

i think i fixed my prob/question.. i went and traded in the w7 and box for it, for 2 12in. w3v2 with a custum w3v2H.O Wedge JL box.. kept my 500/1 amp though... i should be good to go now

 

[Jdizzle 10+ year member]

you did whaaaaaaaaaaaaa?????????????????

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Someone made out on that deal.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

i think i fixed my prob/question.. i went and traded in the w7 and box for it, for 2 12in. w3v2 with a custum w3v2H.O Wedge JL box.. kept my 500/1 amp though... i should be good to go now

w7 might have been louder...

 

[Jdizzle 10+ year member]

personally i would've traded it for a single w6 12

 

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

well a w6 puts out 400 rms and my 2 12 w3v2 will put out 600 in total.. plus the guy gave me cash along with the trade.... but i think my box alone cost like 300 bucks.. its one of the custom JL ones

 

[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

i think i fixed my prob/question.. i went and traded in the w7 and box for it, for 2 12in. w3v2 with a custum w3v2H.O Wedge JL box.. kept my 500/1 amp though... i should be good to go now

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif why would you do that?

well a w6 puts out 400 rms and my 2 12 w3v2 will put out 600 in total.. plus the guy gave me cash along with the trade.... but i think my box alone cost like 300 bucks.. its one of the custom JL ones

its not custom its a prefab that jl makes, subs dont put out watts the amp does...

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Your subs don't "put out" any power, you do realize this?

 

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

reason i traded in the w7 is bc my amp is only puttin out 500 rms and the w7 rms was 750... i think ill be fine now since imma have 600 rms in a car trunk.. 04 malibu to be excact

 

[Jdizzle 10+ year member]

downgrading to w3s i just cannot understand why

 

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

Your subs don't "put out" any power, you do realize this?

yes of course but my amp was not puttin out enough power to put out what a w7 needs... its perfect for what i have now though... i ment that my subs can handle 600 rms.. i didnt mean put out