Worried about overpowering my IDMAX's

[95Prober 10+ year member]

Hi guys

I have (4) 12" IDMAX's and also a couple od Zenon built amps that I got directly from Zenon themselves. The specs arent a specific brand currently in production in North America, but the specs, size etc. are simliar to a beefier SAZ-1500D or a IA 20.1. Birth sheet shows 2200watts @ 1ohm for each amp.

Since the maxes are quite sensitive, Im worried about running too much power to the subs. Ill be using 1 amp for 2 subs.

Any tips on how to be careful not to damage my subs ??

THX!

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[mile098 10+ year member]

power it up till u see that they move to their limit, them turn the gain down a bit. whats the problem?

btw u can never overpower a sub, just turn the gain down

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

I would be worried,IDMAX's do not like overpowering or clipping....They are definatly not what I would classify as durable-on the other hand they sound pretty good,while they last

I have seen more

"I blew my IDMax" threads more than any single woofer ...

 

[95Prober 10+ year member]

I would be worried,IDMAX's do not like overpowering or clipping....They are definatly not what I would classify as durable-on the other hand they sound pretty good,while they last
I have seen more

"I blew my IDMax" threads more than any single woofer ...

Yeah, I reading similar things. However, i wont be entering in any comps in the near future. Basically want some pounding bass in my daily driver

 

[mdillon 10+ year member]

i thought they ran on 1000 pretty good? and youll be runnin 1100 a piece. between your HU voltage and battery voltage you will probably not hurt them. go for it

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

Yeah, I reading similar things. However, i wont be entering in any comps in the near future. Basically want some pounding bass in my daily driver

Then why did you get IDMax's??

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

they are great subs. Many people blow their idmax because they don't know what they're doing. plain and simple. treat and sub right, and it should last you a loooong time.

I would aim for ~700-800w per Idmax.

These also are the type of subs where you'll need gobs of power to get them going. They are efficient. they can get loud w/ less watts, which is a plus. you won't need to brag about how much power you're wasting like others do here.

 

[skateboardkid 10+ year member]

read the setting your gain sticky in the amp sectiona get a DMM and set it so that each woofer gets 8-900 rms per woofer, you should have no problems from there.

 

[95Prober 10+ year member]

Then why did you get IDMax's??

IDMAXs arent ONLY for competition. In fact, I dont know a lot of people who use them for SPL