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<blockquote data-quote="Spkrman" data-source="post: 1091761" data-attributes="member: 548682">some woofs are rated by what amp they will match with... example would be a woof rated for 1000 watts, but it only handles approx 500 actual watts RMS.&nbsp; They know the woof will be matched with an amp that puts out 1000 watts, they know it will have impedence rise/voltage drop...and all your getting is about 500 watts.&nbsp; They test the woof on a &quot;1000&quot; watt amp and call it a day.Some woofs are rated per what they actually handle... alpine is one of these, so is JL.&nbsp; &quot;wow this type R handles my bx1500d like nothing!!!&quot; thats because you arent getting 1500 watts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.&nbsp; I believe that it where the &quot;max&quot; rating on the type R comes from, if you do decide to get a &quot;1500&quot; watt amp the type R will handle it fine, in most applications it can handle up to 1000 actual watts without much trouble... and a majority of &quot;1500&quot; watters will never give you more than that when run under &quot;rec&#039;d&quot; specs.&nbsp; 500 actual watts is what the type R will handle in dam near any enclosure forever.&nbsp; Thats how woofs are *supposed* to be rated.Your right, its only a guide... but with most companies its very vague... to the average guy, what does 500 RMS, 1500 max mean???&nbsp; Should I match it up with a 500 watt amp, or a 1500 watt amp!?!?&nbsp; The rating itself is useless, you just have to get the woofer in a box and see what happens..</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spkrman, post: 1091761, member: 548682"] some woofs are rated by what amp they will match with... example would be a woof rated for 1000 watts, but it only handles approx 500 actual watts RMS. They know the woof will be matched with an amp that puts out 1000 watts, they know it will have impedence rise/voltage drop...and all your getting is about 500 watts. They test the woof on a "1000" watt amp and call it a day. Some woofs are rated per what they actually handle... alpine is one of these, so is JL. "wow this type R handles my bx1500d like nothing!!!" thats because you arent getting 1500 watts [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG]. I believe that it where the "max" rating on the type R comes from, if you do decide to get a "1500" watt amp the type R will handle it fine, in most applications it can handle up to 1000 actual watts without much trouble... and a majority of "1500" watters will never give you more than that when run under "rec'd" specs. 500 actual watts is what the type R will handle in dam near any enclosure forever. Thats how woofs are *supposed* to be rated. Your right, its only a guide... but with most companies its very vague... to the average guy, what does 500 RMS, 1500 max mean??? Should I match it up with a 500 watt amp, or a 1500 watt amp!?!? The rating itself is useless, you just have to get the woofer in a box and see what happens.. [/QUOTE]

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