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<blockquote data-quote="sundownz" data-source="post: 7009567" data-attributes="member: 549523">That is about right... 600 watts is the &quot;cannot break it, period&quot; at this power level rating. We sell most of our products through dealers and many customers are simply not educated about audio so improper installation and adjustment is not uncommon at all. So I designed the SA-12 so that if it does fail I am 100% sure that the customer had nowhere near 600-watts on it.Here is an example vs. the new Type-R thermally :<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os4TZTpLNSI" target="_blank">YouTube - New Alpine Type-R Thermal Test</a> -- Type-R failed in about 90 seconds and I consider the Type-R to be a pretty good woofer overall.[MEDIA=youtube]IJSy42S8Z9k[/MEDIA] -- I am clamping 1000 watt peaks and this track drops into the 20s.Each SA series woofer must pass the above test before shipping to the customer.In any event... hopefully that was informative. And I am not claiming the SA is the best woofer for everyone in every application nor is it the cheapest woofer out there... but it is one of the most durable woofers in it&#039;s class that I&#039;ve had my hands on and will fit the needs of a very broad range of people.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sundownz, post: 7009567, member: 549523"] That is about right... 600 watts is the "cannot break it, period" at this power level rating. We sell most of our products through dealers and many customers are simply not educated about audio so improper installation and adjustment is not uncommon at all. So I designed the SA-12 so that if it does fail I am 100% sure that the customer had nowhere near 600-watts on it. Here is an example vs. the new Type-R thermally : [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os4TZTpLNSI"]YouTube - New Alpine Type-R Thermal Test[/URL] -- Type-R failed in about 90 seconds and I consider the Type-R to be a pretty good woofer overall. [MEDIA=youtube]IJSy42S8Z9k[/MEDIA] -- I am clamping 1000 watt peaks and this track drops into the 20s. Each SA series woofer must pass the above test before shipping to the customer. In any event... hopefully that was informative. And I am not claiming the SA is the best woofer for everyone in every application nor is it the cheapest woofer out there... but it is one of the most durable woofers in it's class that I've had my hands on and will fit the needs of a very broad range of people. [/QUOTE]

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