when the heck did rms become lies ?

[brian84corvette 10+ year member]

like I said - real car audio companies will put out realistic #s.

its all this influx of new off or not known yet name brand crap that is flooding

the shops and flebay / craigs list type amps that give off the mis leading info.

if you wana play - you got a pay

this will never change - but there will always be low budget systems

and its just getting harder and harder to figure out what low budget stuff is still ok

enough to use, and what is the poop to stay away from.

 

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

Here's what hasn't changed. If you're gonna play you better know wtf you're doing.

 

[01 S 10 10+ year member]

just research what voltage their "RMS" rating was measured at. sometimes 12v, sometimes 17v+

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

galacticmonkey Re: when the heck did rms become lies ?

The Kole probably does 3,200rms at 1 ohm, 14.4v just before clipping. In your car you wont see 1 ohm or 14.4v.

Ive dealt with the Kole 2400s, pretty solid amps. Do about 1500 real rms. Usually if you're looking for just a ton of power, you can get power cheapest by buying a bunch of low end bang for the buck amps.

galacticmonkey Re: when the heck did rms become lies ?

Kickers are expensive... Im talking like a ton of Power Acoustik A3000Bs or Hifonics Brutus, or something along that line.

the a3000db and the kole bmf5500 or whatever are the same board, they do 2000w