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<blockquote data-quote="bladebarrier" data-source="post: 6205685" data-attributes="member: 603808"><p>The amount of juice a sub can handle is based on three basic points:</p><p></p><p>1. The heat it can remove from the voice coil over an extended period of time. This tends to be the RMS rating.</p><p></p><p>2. The peak wattage it can take without frying instantly. This tends to be the peak W rating.</p><p></p><p>3. The excursion, at a given frequency, before it becomes unstable and damages various parts. This tends to be what blows subs.</p><p></p><p>Chances are the "danger" rating they're stating is the rms limit, combined with the excursion limit. It's a guess at best. You might be able to push a 2500 watt peak, into the woofer at 100hz, for a brief second and not blow it, but 150 watts rms for 20 seconds, at 10 hz in a ported box, might tear it to pieces.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bladebarrier, post: 6205685, member: 603808"] The amount of juice a sub can handle is based on three basic points: 1. The heat it can remove from the voice coil over an extended period of time. This tends to be the RMS rating. 2. The peak wattage it can take without frying instantly. This tends to be the peak W rating. 3. The excursion, at a given frequency, before it becomes unstable and damages various parts. This tends to be what blows subs. Chances are the "danger" rating they're stating is the rms limit, combined with the excursion limit. It's a guess at best. You might be able to push a 2500 watt peak, into the woofer at 100hz, for a brief second and not blow it, but 150 watts rms for 20 seconds, at 10 hz in a ported box, might tear it to pieces. [/QUOTE]
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