will a 12" L5 take 1000w RMS??

[GSRswapandslow 10+ year member]

i've got my L5 in a 3^ft ported box on an 801d mtx amp....and it's NOT enough. I'm wanting to buy another, bigger amp to throw at it... possibly an 8100d or 1501d...but "should" do 1000w @ 2 ohm. But i'm also looking at the saz1500d.

am i going to overpower the sub, or should that be ok?

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[AndonD454 10+ year member]

if its the newest model you might be alright but i think thats a bit much honestly.. if youre looking for significantly louder and youre confident your box is giving you all it can then you may have to step up to l7 with more power (if you dont want to switch boxes)

 

[GSRswapandslow 10+ year member]

if i change the sub, i'm just goign to go with 2 12's and a new box....for now, i just want more out of this setup

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

a continuous 1000rms would be pushing it. i would be careful

 

[BLD 25 10+ year member]

i have owned an 801d, and read alot about it online, and at 2ohms and 14.4, some have measured it near 900w. So you are already overpowering the sub.

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

i have owned an 801d, and read alot about it online, and at 2ohms and 14.4, some have measured it near 900w. So you are already overpowering the sub.

depending on where he has gains and bass boost set he might not even be getting 400rms outta it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

I have a MM4000.1 on a pair of 12" CVX's im not giving them 2000rms each. I have gains set to giving them 1100 right now

 

[GSRswapandslow 10+ year member]

the gain is ALMOST maxed out...and that's why i want a new amp

the bass boost is on 0 though.....

 

[ls2poweredgoat 5,000+ posts]

It will be fine.

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[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

youll be fine. guy on my team was running 2 of the red coned ones and was giving each about 1100wrms.

have to back off from time to time, but if you watch it youll be good.

 

[GSRswapandslow 10+ year member]

well, i don't really plan on leaving it all the way up ALL the time, haha... i mean, after the initial desire to annoy everyone around me wears off, i generally listen with the sub turned low.

i can't turn it up too much anyways yet, gotta get my glass kicks made and get the other amp on them.