To much power to sub

[TheSpeakerMan 10+ year member]

If i have a 750rms sub (06 12" L7) and im giving it 2400rms from my amp will it blow my sub.

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[justinschmiidt 10+ year member]

well to my knowledge, kicker definately underrates their subwoofers but not by 1600 watts, are you sure your running 2400 watts to it? and how long have you been doing so?`

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

i would overpower any day over underpowering, but not by that much.

 

[justinschmiidt 10+ year member]

i would overpower any day over underpowering, but not by that much.

agreed i have 1 10" L7 handling 1600watts at 1 ohm every day and shes fine.

 

[TheSpeakerMan 10+ year member]

im just asking i dont have amp and im looking for 1

 

[justinschmiidt 10+ year member]

how much money you got to spend?

 

[TheSpeakerMan 10+ year member]

not much 170 shipped. Looking for a hifonics 1500d on here for that i c it all the time just cant find it no i have the money. Or lookin on ebay for garbage amps that have around 1000-1500rms. I dont care if they are garbage amps and unreliable cuz on ebay they come with warrantys

 

[SBLAZER]

it will handle that amp juss fine. wont be seein much power out of that amp anyway. so u are all good.

 

[trow100 10+ year member]

Wow, just about every reply besides sblazer and Justin was even dumber then the one before.

If i have a 750rms sub (06 12" L7) and im giving it 2400rms from my amp will it blow my sub.

if you really have the ask this, then you will probably blow the sub.

i would overpower any day over underpowering, but not by that much.

Why the hell would you overpower instead of underpower it?

not much 170 shipped. Looking for a hifonics 1500d on here for that i c it all the time just cant find it no i have the money. Or lookin on ebay for garbage amps that have around 1000-1500rms. I dont care if they are garbage amps and unreliable cuz on ebay they come with warrantys

If you're looking for a garbage amp then it probably won't do 1000-1500 watts too. You get what you pay for.

 

[justinschmiidt 10+ year member]

Why the hell would you overpower instead of underpower it?

i think he meant under rms which from what ive heard will eventually mess up the sub.

 

[trow100 10+ year member]

Underpowering a subwoofer has never hurt it....Ever.

 

[trow100 10+ year member]

That is true, but it is the clipped signal that blew it not the fact you are underpowering it. If you threw a 1500 clipped signal at it it would blow just as well. And if you threw 750rms clean to it it wouldn't.

The clipped signal made it exceed it thermal limits. The only way to blow a sub is exceeding thermal or mechanical limits. Even sending 1500 clean watts to a 1000 watt sub can blow it if that power makes it go past the mechanical limits of the subwoofer.

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

Why the hell would you overpower instead of underpower it?

Because more is always better. Simply turn up the gain on the more powerful amplifier and you can be perfectly fine within your listening parameters.

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

That is true, but it is the clipped signal that blew it not the fact you are underpowering it. If you threw a 1500 clipped signal at it it would blow just as well. And if you threw 750rms clean to it it wouldn't.
The clipped signal made it exceed it thermal limits. The only way to blow a sub is exceeding thermal or mechanical limits. Even sending 1500 clean watts to a 1000 watt sub can blow it if that power makes it go past the mechanical limits of the subwoofer.

The problem is, generally when a driver is underpowered, the user tends to push and push, and ends up clipping the signal to a point where the underpowered driver fails. If it is overpowered, the user does nto push as hard to get the desired affect.

 

[trow100 10+ year member]

[quote name=RandyJ

Because more is always better. Simply turn up the gain on the more powerful amplifier and you can be perfectly fine within your listening parameters.

Well you do have a point hahaha //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif