Still a n00b at car audio, got a quick question about amps

[Rkrajnov 10+ year member]

So I have an audioque 1200d and I heard from several people that they are capable of pushing ~1470 RMS at 1 ohm. So if I wanted to push that much from it, do I just turn up the gain until the voltage hits 38.3 (sqrt of 1470)? I'm kind of confused on the whole matter. I don't know if it's safe for the amp, or if the amp is even capable of doing that.

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[Below20hzonly 10+ year member]

what kind of sub/s are you going to be powering

 

[Rkrajnov 10+ year member]

what kind of sub/s are you going to be powering

Fi Q 12". I already am powering it with 1200 watts of power, but I heard it can handle more.

 

[Chriszle 10+ year member]

I wouldn't do that.

 

[Rkrajnov 10+ year member]

I wouldn't do that.

why not?

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

Wattage

 

[Below20hzonly 10+ year member]

i would look into a different amp if you want more power, you could possibly start to clip the signal to the sub if you turn it to 38 volts

Fi Q 12". I already am powering it with 1200 watts of power, but I heard it can handle more.

 

[JoiNt- 10+ year member]

ultimately you arent gonna notice a difference between 1200 and 1400 watts anyway.....is it rly worth the effort and money? and risk of clipping you amp and possibly destroying it and/or ur sub?

 

[Chriszle 10+ year member]

why not?

For all the reasons listed above.