Notice A Difference In Bass From 150w to 250w? PDX 1.600 or JL 500/1?

[Psycareyo 10+ year member]

I'm trying to pick out a new amp for my substage seen in my sig. I currently have a 300.1. I'm thinking I want to upgrade to a JL Audio 500/1 or an Alpine PDX 1.600. It seems the JL is better with the exception of size. Size is a big factor for my install because I've got extremely limited space. I'm wondering if I will notice a difference in bass from 150w to 250w. Many say that you won't notice a difference and many disagree. What's your experiance?

Would it be safe to run 300w per sub if their rms is 250w? I'd hate to destroy them right out of the box.

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[Buick3800power 10+ year member]

get the 500/1, the pdx series of amps have zero balls

 

[Chin_Chilla 10+ year member]

at what ohms are you gonna run your subs?

 

[finkster 10+ year member]

I'm trying to pick out a new amp for my substage seen in my sig. I currently have a 300.1. I'm thinking I want to upgrade to a JL Audio 500/1 or an Alpine PDX 1.600. It seems the JL is better with the exception of size. Size is a big factor for my install because I've got extremely limited space. I'm wondering if I will notice a difference in bass from 150w to 250w. Many say that you won't notice a difference and many disagree. What's your experiance?
Would it be safe to run 300w per sub if their rms is 250w? I'd hate to destroy them right out of the box.

If you set the gains correctly and you will be golden.

And 100 watts should be noticeable because you're not running a ton of power....

Once you get up to 1500 watts it starts getting harder to tell...anyways, good luck with your purchase and install.

 

[Psycareyo 10+ year member]

Each enclosure is wired to a 4ohm load so, if I understand correctly, it will be a 2ohm final load.

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

at what ohms are you gonna run your subs?

What the hell ever happened to the word impedance?

 

[Brian_smith06 10+ year member]

What the hell ever happened to the word impedance?

i have wondered this myself lately too