Wattage Questions!!!

[Weez00 10+ year member]

ok so i have 2 rockford fosgates punch 1's and there maximum watt is 300 so does that mean i shouldnt use bigger than a 300 watt amp cause i want a 600 watt fosgate amp but i dont want to blow the subs cans someone tell me if thats just to be safe or u really shouldnt use a bigger amp

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[azngotskills 10+ year member]

u shouldnt really need a bigger amp because the music you play will never get to the maximum wattage. Match the RMS of both the subs to the RMS of the amp, you could do more power for head room if you had the money and set the gains correctly.

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

go with the amp in case you want to upgrade. but keep your gains down with the rockfords you have now

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

it'll work most likely. headroom is always good. just set the gains properly and shouldn't have a problem.

 

[Weez00 10+ year member]

ok dont mean to act like a noob or anything but by gains u mean like the bass control knob and the other knobs on the amp to increase power and crossover that stuff?

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

ok dont mean to act like a noob or anything but by gains u mean like the bass control knob and the other knobs on the amp to increase power and crossover that stuff?

if you look at the amp, it should have a setting that says "gain". that's what we're talking about.

DO NOT use bass boost. ever. nicknamed the "sub killer". the xovers are to fine-tune to your preference and the filters (hp/lp/all pass) are to "filter" out chosen frequencies.

 

[Weez00 10+ year member]

ohhhh ok

thanks man will the fosgate amp have all those ? thanks

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

ohhhh okthanks man will the fosgate amp have all those ? thanks

read the manufacturers specs. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif it'll tell you 100% what it has. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[Mynameismcgyver 10+ year member]

2 Fosgate p1 12's+1000w Alpine amp=Toast

I hated those subs.

 

[Weez00 10+ year member]

well think about it dude thats like 500 waetts over the rms on 12's i think.... maybe im wrong but im only talking like 100 to 200 over thanks