Underpowering subs

[eggyhustles 10+ year member]

is it bad? or only when clipping is involved? ie givin' a fi q 700 watts.

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[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

no.....no....that will be fine

 

[NightDrifter05 10+ year member]

As long as you don't turn the gain's wide open or turn the bass boost to max to make up for a lack of power then you will be fine..

 

[eggyhustles 10+ year member]

thanks for the quick replies..

 

[jpexpc 10+ year member]

I'm no expert on this but I think under powering a sub could cause potential problems. Due to a higher rms rating I would think the cooling would be less than nominal because the cone isn't moving as much with less power applied. Thus wouldn't that mean the coils are getting hot and not cooling efficiently due to lack of excursion?

 

[thaster 10+ year member]

you can never blow an underpowered sub..........

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

Every time you turn down the volume you're "underpowering" a speaker..

 

[blackman 10+ year member]

Every time you turn down the volume you're "underpowering" a speaker..

this.....you can never blow a sub by underpowering it.......DO not let anyone tell u elsewise..

 

[jpexpc 10+ year member]

Every time you turn down the volume you're "underpowering" a speaker..

Why would you give a real world scenario for a solution............

j/k I'm a dumb@ss

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

The definition of "underpowering" here seems to be "anything less than maximum rated power".

I still don't get it.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

I'm no expert on this but I think under powering a sub could cause potential problems. Due to a higher rms rating I would think the cooling would be less than nominal because the cone isn't moving as much with less power applied. Thus wouldn't that mean the coils are getting hot and not cooling efficiently due to lack of excursion?

well, not as much power is there to cause said heat.

 

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

is it bad? or only when clipping is involved? ie givin' a fi q 700 watts.

If your sending a clean waveform to the driver you should have no problems.

 

[eggyhustles 10+ year member]

gotcha

 

[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

Every time you turn down the volume you're "underpowering" a speaker..

The definition of "underpowering" here seems to be "anything less than maximum rated power".
I still don't get it.

Amen.

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

:/