Soo how many watts can a BL truely take?

[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

I'm not going to say what it will take or what it won't. We rate them at 1000 watts rms. If you find they can take more power, then great. If you break it, then a recone is a easy fix.

1000 watts is what we say and that's what i'm sticking to //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif.

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

get a funky pup instead

GTFO with that.

Honestly, I am not sure, I had 2 1750.1s strapped at 1 ohm on it and it just didn't have the output I was expecting on it, fully loaded daily. The bass was loud but it felt empty, hard to explain. I have gotten more into clarity over loudness recently though so.. could have just been I was tired of the old BOOM sound I have always heard. just my 2 cents.

Hmm, could have been any number of things i suppose, who knows.

I'm not going to say what it will take or what it won't. We rate them at 1000 watts rms. If you find they can take more power, then great. If you break it, then a recone is a easy fix.
1000 watts is what we say and that's what i'm sticking to //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif.

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[snb778 5,000+ posts]

You guys gotta understand all the FI subs have so many different option, they can almost all take as little as 7-800 watts and sound good, or up to 3K and sound good...and as denim said, up to 5-10K for comps... all depends what options you have.. I am really researching them a lot because I want to try a pair of the Q's, but there are just so many options. I have 3000 watts, and want to run 2 15" Q's... some tell me thats to much, even with the fully loaded options... so I dunno what I wanna do, or should do.. I also want to try the Q's ported AND sealed, because I have yet to hear a LOUD SQL install...and I think that is what I will like most

edit: and the fact that the 10, 12, and 15 have the same recommended power kinda confuses me, because the motors have to be different sizes arent they?

 

[tez4life Premium Member]

A lot of people match a fully loaded BL with a Sundown 1500d and are completely happy.

The Sundown will put out around 1600 to 1700w with a good electrial system at 1ohm.

Just to give you a idea what you might want to shoot to it powerwise.

I would keep it under 2k though.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

edit: and the fact that the 10, 12, and 15 have the same recommended power kinda confuses me, because the motors have to be different sizes arent they?

Why would they have to have diff motors?

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

didnt mean to say they HAVVVE to... i was just implying don't the motor sizes usually differ from 10's to 15's for most companies?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

didnt mean to say they HAVVVE to... i was just implying don't the motor sizes usually differ from 10's to 15's for most companies?

Up until not too many years ago, almost nobody in car audio changed motor sizes per cone size. Today its more common, but not the norm.

 

[Fear Of Theive 10+ year member]

2002xlt you have a pm.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Keep it under 2k definately, I read somewhere they really start to shine with ~1500wrms going to one.

Just be easy on it at first and see what it can handle, experience is ideal but most people can tell when a driver is being stressed if you pay attention.....

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

You guys gotta understand all the FI subs have so many different option, they can almost all take as little as 7-800 watts and sound good, or up to 3K and sound good...and as denim said, up to 5-10K for comps... all depends what options you have.. I am really researching them a lot because I want to try a pair of the Q's, but there are just so many options. I have 3000 watts, and want to run 2 15" Q's... some tell me thats to much, even with the fully loaded options... so I dunno what I wanna do, or should do.. I also want to try the Q's ported AND sealed, because I have yet to hear a LOUD SQL install...and I think that is what I will like most
edit: and the fact that the 10, 12, and 15 have the same recommended power kinda confuses me, because the motors have to be different sizes arent they?

True, this one has full cooling so i thought it could take quite a bit more.

A lot of people match a fully loaded BL with a Sundown 1500d and are completely happy.
The Sundown will put out around 1600 to 1700w with a good electrial system at 1ohm.

Just to give you a idea what you might want to shoot to it powerwise.

I would keep it under 2k though.

Ya i was thinking around 2kw.

2002xlt you have a pm.

back to you.

Keep it under 2k definately, I read somewhere they really start to shine with ~1500wrms going to one.
Just be easy on it at first and see what it can handle, experience is ideal but most people can tell when a driver is being stressed if you pay attention.....

ya ill probably start it out at 12-1500 and work my way up.

 

[Fear Of Theive 10+ year member]

Mine was on 800ish watts and it was pretty loud.

 

[negative3five 10+ year member]

LMAO who said 1300-1500 its really like 1800-2400 if u know how to bump my Q loves 1300-1500 and has a lot softer suspension then the bl...it's just FI can't post that on a forum cause idiots will start blowin them and be like but they said on ca that it'll take more then the rating...

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

get a funky pup instead

You are too much of a noobx to mention the pups. Someday you will have that privilege. Until then, just run along

 

[Kicker Guy 10+ year member]

I had 2 BL's before and all they had was P Chamfer and I had 1300 watts to each.... didn't seem like enough

 

[99gtxgolfer 10+ year member]

i had 1400 on my BL...it got warm but it could handle more...especially if its burped