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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 7027904" data-attributes="member: 550915">So by your own definition a sub that could not HANDLE its rated continuous power specification would be out of specification and I would agree with that.&nbsp; What you and so many other fail to grasp is that subwoofer power ratings specify the maximum power that the sub can handle.&nbsp; It in no way defines or outlines what is REQUIRED for the sub to perform either efficiently or optimally.&nbsp; By your assessment running an amp capable of anything less than rated subwoofer maximum power would cause the sub to perform inefficiently which simply isn&#039;t the case.&nbsp; In fact in most cases, the closer you get to rated power delivered to a sub the LESS efficient its performance becomes.&nbsp; Ever heard of power compression?The reality is that the specification that you reference is called &quot;power handling&quot; not &quot;power requirement&quot; or &quot;power recommendation.&quot;&nbsp; The sub satisfies that specification by heat dissipation.&nbsp; It describes a physical property of the sub.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 7027904, member: 550915"] So by your own definition a sub that could not HANDLE its rated continuous power specification would be out of specification and I would agree with that. What you and so many other fail to grasp is that subwoofer power ratings specify the maximum power that the sub can handle. It in no way defines or outlines what is REQUIRED for the sub to perform either efficiently or optimally. By your assessment running an amp capable of anything less than rated subwoofer maximum power would cause the sub to perform inefficiently which simply isn't the case. In fact in most cases, the closer you get to rated power delivered to a sub the LESS efficient its performance becomes. Ever heard of power compression? The reality is that the specification that you reference is called "power handling" not "power requirement" or "power recommendation." The sub satisfies that specification by heat dissipation. It describes a physical property of the sub. [/QUOTE]

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