proper power to sub

[gobber]

just wondering if an 800w pioneer monoblock amp would be sufficient to power a kicker l5 10 inch solobaric that is 900w max and 450 rms, just wanting to make sure that i am not going to under power it so that it would damage it

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[KBCnick 10+ year member]

from both 800w pioneer amps on sonic, your going to be under powering them, even if you have it has 2 ohms.

 

[KBCnick 10+ year member]

if your careful though you should do to much damage to them.

 

[gobber]

yea its the 2 ohm the only reason i was going to go with the 800w for one single 10 inch is because i need a little more bass in my car and i can get the 800w for cheap from a friend

 

[KBCnick 10+ year member]

if you have a good deal on it then go ahead. just be careful, and for the love of god, dont use bass boost.

 

[gobber]

the specific pioneer amp i was going to use was the gm7100m 800w max and 350 rms

 

[gobber]

i also have a choice of using a power acoustik TS620-2 620w that i already have and wouldnt have to pay any extra for, but the only issue is that they are both the same rms but the pioneer has a higher max rating im not really sure what to do sort of on a very tight budget

 

[DammitJames 10+ year member]

i also have a choice of using a power acoustik TS620-2 620w that i already have and wouldnt have to pay any extra for, but the only issue is that they are both the same rms but the pioneer has a higher max rating im not really sure what to do sort of on a very tight budget

max rating is when lightning hits your amp and it might put the max rating out... when your looking at equiptment ignore all the "max" ratings they are a sales hype

 

[DammitJames 10+ year member]

stick around the forum a little and read up you will learn a ton

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

just wanting to make sure that i am not going to under power it so that it would damage it

Stop listening to whoever you've been listening to.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

You've got a lot to learn!