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<blockquote data-quote="adulbrich" data-source="post: 8387015" data-attributes="member: 661255">You&#039;re expecting too much out of what you have, and turning it up too much. The amp starts to clip, which is a complicated situation.A 1,000 watt amp can blow just about any sub if you send it a square wave.Also, you&#039;re going off &quot;max&quot; ratings, which mean absolutely nothing.RMS ratings are more useful. However, a 1,500 watt RMS amp does not put out that kind of power all the time. After voltage drop and impedance rise, it will output half that most of the time.Are you really using 5 gauge between your front and rear batteries? Does your amp get hot when you play your system for a while?Play some heavy hitting music and see what the rear battery voltage is. If it&#039;s dropping to 12&#039;s or lower, you need to get larger wire to run front to back.Also, do you buy your music on itunes or something similar? If you download music for free from sketchy internet sites, there ma be clipping or other distortion already present in the signal, that would cause damage to your system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="adulbrich, post: 8387015, member: 661255"] You're expecting too much out of what you have, and turning it up too much. The amp starts to clip, which is a complicated situation. A 1,000 watt amp can blow just about any sub if you send it a square wave. Also, you're going off "max" ratings, which mean absolutely nothing. RMS ratings are more useful. However, a 1,500 watt RMS amp does not put out that kind of power all the time. After voltage drop and impedance rise, it will output half that most of the time. Are you really using 5 gauge between your front and rear batteries? Does your amp get hot when you play your system for a while? Play some heavy hitting music and see what the rear battery voltage is. If it's dropping to 12's or lower, you need to get larger wire to run front to back. Also, do you buy your music on itunes or something similar? If you download music for free from sketchy internet sites, there ma be clipping or other distortion already present in the signal, that would cause damage to your system. [/QUOTE]

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