Would my 2 12" W7's blow if they hit over 1000watts?

[Wary 10+ year member]

This may seem like a pretty stupid question to some, but I got a Zapco C2K 9.0 amp http://www.zapco.com/prod/comp_prods/c2k90Frame.htm 2ohm version, and 2 JL 12W7's http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs.php?series_id=9 in a Ported box tuned to 32hz. In the back of a 98 Integra.

It's all powered through Zapco Simbilink, the 0 distortion cables, and I got the VFM display for the 9.0.

Anyways, my buddy has a USAC CD and played a 35hz tone I think. The VFM display said we hit 350 watts on each sub and it sounded like a fukin supernova exploded behind me, almost shit myself and I'm paranoid my subs will blow cause it was retardedly loud at 350 watts each sub. Then he played it again and it showed on the Zapco 9.0 amp display that it put out over 1000+ watts to each sub and I couldn't believe how loud it was haha. He just turned it up that loud for about a second but I'm paranoid my subs will blow cause it was extremely loud, he thinks I was hittin around 145dB. My friend is a very experienced SPL guy and says I really shouldnt' worry but I just can't believe how loud it was I just think my subs might blow! They are 12W7's and arn't cheap to replace.

Am I acting completely paranoid like a total stereo newbie? should I be a bit worried about letting my subs hit over 1000watts each? I think my zapco display for the 9.0 is quite accurate, it was just stupid loud. But I heard someone say you can play 1000+ watts on a 12W7 all day with no worries but it doesn't make sense on how loud it was that the subs are compeltely fine doing like 145dB all day??? I would only be able to hit 1100watts on each sub cause the amp is regulated at 2200 watts. Also on the W7 power chart it says the 12W7 only goes into danger zone around 1500 watts??? Just wondering if hitting around I'm guessing 140-150dB on my subs each getting over 1000 watts each for over a certain period of time would even come close to hurting my subs? it's obviously all clean power going to the sub as the setup is 16volts with a 8volt preout Eclipse 8445 deck with a zapco SXSL.

Sorry for the long writeup, was just hoping to be clear and hoping for advice cause there's a dB drag thing going on in my city tomorrow and just wondering also what might be the optimal frequency to use to get the loudest dB as my friend told me different Hz hit different dB but I'm guessing if my sub box is tuned at 32hz the best and loudest tone I'd want 30, 35, or 40hz tone?

I remember before I got the display I thought I might blow my subs cause it was VERY loud and now after I got the display I realize i was only hitting around 100 watts?!?!? lol cause when he put the test tone on and hit over 350 watts on each sub i couldnt' beliee the W7 got that loud, then he hit over 1000watts and I got out of the car and my chest seemed to hurt a bit, or maybe just me acting like a hypochoniac haha

any professional advice is greatly appreciated! SPL buddy went houseboating so he won't be there to help me at the competition //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

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[DaveT 10+ year member]

I run around 1500 watts through my 12 w7 all day long with no problems

 

[DaveT 10+ year member]

you should be fin with 1100 to each

 

[Wary 10+ year member]

what amp are you using to run 1500 watts to a 12w7 all day??? you're sitting in a car that probably hits over 130dB all day long??? isnt' that REALLY REALLY REALLY loud? lol

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

I'm not quite understanding how you figured out you were "hitting over 1000watts to each sub". Is there a meter or something? Anyway, plenty of people on the forums push a W7 with a JL 1000/1 (puts out 1000+ watts RMS). If you want to play it safe, set the gain on the amp lower...

 

[DaveT 10+ year member]

what amp are you using to run 1500 watts to a 12w7 all day??? you're sitting in a car that probably hits over 130dB all day long??? isnt' that REALLY REALLY REALLY loud? lol

its a phoenix gold tantrum 1200.1 that was benched at 1567watts and yes it is loud I guess in the 140s

 

[Wary 10+ year member]

doesn't the typical person get permanent ear damage from listening to something over 140 longe rthan 10mins? haha

I have a Display for my 9.0 called a VFD. it tells me everything from the gain, to the voltage of my car to the voltage of my alternator, the serial #, and some other things, but it tells me how many watts the amp is putting out and it said 1000 something on each sub cause it's a 2 channel amp and it shows 2 different wattage #'s on it, it's pretty cool, myf riend was imperssed how accurate it was. you can tell cause when yo uplay a normal song and it hits really low in a song, it usually pushes out more wattage.

 

[DaveT 10+ year member]

I'm not typical lol

 

[DaveT 10+ year member]

and I have a level control to take it easy on my ears every once in a while

 

[Wary 10+ year member]

what kind of music do you listen to? bass notes? haha

my friend doesn't even think i could blow my W7's with my Zapco 9.0?

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

curious, but a vfd doesn't tell me much...

something to pont out is how underrated zapco amps are...

the regulated aren't monster increases, but usually are fairly underrated....

w7's are ok.... I don't think worth the money....

if you are going to do competitions than 130-140 dB are not going to be loud for you anymore....

I haven't metered my set up yet but it ought to be close to 150 by now... hopefully i can crack the 150 on the tl...

 

[Wary 10+ year member]

you have a 9.0? cause the VFD only works on 9.0's. Tells me quite a bit, I can't thikn of anything else I'd want it to do.... other than maybe a nice backrub'er drive me around, was great addition to the setup.

i got my 2 W7's for a pretty good price //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

yeah, just wondering what Tone would most likely hit the loudest.

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

you are goin to have to find the resonant frequency for your vehicle...

the best back rub is a full tilt 30hz tone

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

your dub7s will likely hit 1000deebeez then hit 1000watts

 

[Wary 10+ year member]

thanks, and i guess the answer to allt his is i'm a total stereo newbie who is paranoid his 750 watt rms subs are hittin over 1000 watts thinkin they'd blow is retarded cause even though it literally sounds like a fukin star is exploding behind me, that's perfectly normal. lol

not to mentin i could probably record like a 25hz tone for 24 hours, play it in my car for 24 hours while lettin the car run and let my subs hit over 1000 watts probably wake up a square kilometer of people and the subs would be completely fine?