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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nismo" data-source="post: 67732" data-attributes="member: 544594">just to make a point...hook up the tiniest little amp you can find to one of the 15's.  say its 20x2...bridges to 80 watts.  crank the gain on it, and play it for a while.  it wont move much at all, and even tho its distorting REALLY bad, it will smoke the amp well before it could do ANY damage to the sub.  too much power is what kills subs.i personally have run over 700 watts into a jl 12w3 long term, with no ill effects, BUT i paid attention to what it sounded like, and was careful with my gains.  you just gotta be careful, and make sure to set your gains with an o'scope (or something similar) instead of with your ears.eric</blockquote>

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