What is the power handling for the JL Audio W3's?

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

Im thinking about getting four 15" W3's and I was wondering if I would be able to run this all on a Bostwick 1000 amp.

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[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

http://www.jlaudio.com/subwoofers/RP_Chart.html

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

no..to really get those subs 2 shine u need about 800watts ....i got 600 going to my 10w3 and it loves it..got vid 2 prove it

80

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

do you think 500 RMS to 2 15's is anough

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

depending on the box....if u put 500 watts 4 2 15w3's u need a big ported box

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[supraman1379 10+ year member]

i can put 1000 rms to 2 of the fifteens. thats all my amp can put out

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

well if u plan on putting a 1000 watts 2 four 1w3's u need a really big box

u talking 24cubes...i hope u have a van or an suv

80

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

I have a 1989 dodge ramcharger. BIG SUV.LOL trust me i got the room

 

[Mackenzie 10+ year member]

For the jls actually about an 16- 20 cubic foot box would be plenty enough for the 4 15s.

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

it would be enough if he's putting rms power to them...he's talkinbg about putting 250watts to each of them..so he needs a bigger box to get loud with what he has

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[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

my old 12w3;s started getting shitty after about 350wrma but that was sealed. ported i'd say no more than 500wrms each

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

For now I believe I am going to get two 15" W3s and put 500 rms to them. SO what do you guys think about the box size, and what should I tune it to?30 - 35 Hz

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

for street, 32hz //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

what about street and compeitition? Sorry I didnt specify