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<blockquote data-quote="ripxtide" data-source="post: 1543395" data-attributes="member: 566678">Hi guys. I have a Kenwood 8102D amp, which says it&#039;s either 300W or 550W, with 1100W max. As a side question, how do I know if it&#039;s running at 300 or 550 watts?Anyways, I had it hooked up to a Rockford Fosgate Punch 2 12&quot; sub, which was only rated at 200 watts RMS. This sub was very loud actually, but I blew it after about 6 months.Now I go to an audio place and the guy talks me into buying a Kaption 12&quot; subwoofer for more than I paid for the RF. But it&#039;s ok because the Kaption is 600W RMS, which matches up a lot better with my amp than the RF 200W sub.Low and behold, I get in the car after the guy installs it, and this sub is actually quieter than the last sub. How can that be considering the new one is almost 3X the power handling. My amp should be able to drive it even louder than the old sub, right?I opened up the amp to see if the guy had fiddled with the settings, but I don&#039;t think he did. This sub is just LESS loud than the 200W RF sub. What is going on?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ripxtide, post: 1543395, member: 566678"] Hi guys. I have a Kenwood 8102D amp, which says it's either 300W or 550W, with 1100W max. As a side question, how do I know if it's running at 300 or 550 watts? Anyways, I had it hooked up to a Rockford Fosgate Punch 2 12" sub, which was only rated at 200 watts RMS. This sub was very loud actually, but I blew it after about 6 months. Now I go to an audio place and the guy talks me into buying a Kaption 12" subwoofer for more than I paid for the RF. But it's ok because the Kaption is 600W RMS, which matches up a lot better with my amp than the RF 200W sub. Low and behold, I get in the car after the guy installs it, and this sub is actually quieter than the last sub. How can that be considering the new one is almost 3X the power handling. My amp should be able to drive it even louder than the old sub, right? I opened up the amp to see if the guy had fiddled with the settings, but I don't think he did. This sub is just LESS loud than the 200W RF sub. What is going on? [/QUOTE]

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