more watts than stated punch 450.2 + my old subs...

[treepete 10+ year member]

Hey guys, Im kinda new to the car audio thing, and I have a question about my amp (arriving in the mail soon, i hope, **** ebay) and my old pioneer subs.

The amp is RF 450.2 and it does 100wx2@4ohm. my subs are 150w "nominal power" at 4ohm and 450w "max music power" I assume when run bridged.

anyway, my question is can (or do) amplifiers actually put out more watts that they say? i.e. I read in a crutchfield review that some dudes amp measured at 190w each side at 4ohm.

if the RF does 450 bridged at 2 ohm, will I blow my subs wired up at 2 ohm?

I dont need destructive bass, and Im sure that I wont have the gain waaaay up, so am I safe to run bridged> I think maybe I should start with them at 100w@4ohm in stereo.

can anyone offer some suggestions here about it?

Did I just say I dont need destructive bass? my bad. what I mean is I dont need to bass to overpower the rest of the speakers, namely four Infinity 6022is, and I may run it at a lower level.

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[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Yes, it is quite common for good amps to have a birthsheet (what the amp actually makes for power) over what the ratings say.

As for your amp, pretty sure its 450x1 @ 4 ohms (4 ohms bridged)

I had an RF 200.2 that had a birthsheet of like 250w