wattage on JL 10w7's

[myjaja 10+ year member]

I've been reading a lot on this forum about people putting over 500 watts rms on these subs, even up to 1000 watts rms. Can these subs really handle that much without blowing them? I'm talking about using a clean amp with little distortion. Right now, I'm giving about 400 watts rms total to both subs. I'm happy with the sound but Its time to get a new amp. So how much wattage should I give each sub?

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[quest51210 10+ year member]

we typically threw a jl1000/1 on one 10w7 at custom sounds. no biggie at all.

 

[NightDrifter05 10+ year member]

The enclosure will play a role in the power handling too. But I honestly don't see why they wouldn't be able to take 1000rms in the right box. JL's sub's are built nice and IMO any sub that's built good should be able to take a little more then rated power. Not to mention alot of companies will give the sub a lower RMS figure then what they can take in a attempt to keep all the noob's from blowing them by trying to give them 800-1000rms from a Pyle amp.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

iam currently running one on a fusion nvam2500. its seeing about 1100rms according to amp specs but my amp was tested at 1050rms at 4ohm and 1900 at 2 ohm. it will do 1k all day

 

[jdub486 10+ year member]

You will want at least 500 rms on a 10w7. I had an 8w7 that took 600 rms all day long with no distortion or mechanical noise