Amp Subwoofer Watts question

Mickey Evan Powell New member Username: Blitzedeclipse Post Number: 9 Registered: Aug-04	Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 15:08 GMT I have 1 two channel 1600 watt amp powering a 15" kicker l7, the thing is, is all 1600 watts powering it? or am i Losing amperage
James Longo Gold Member Username: James1115 Wilton, Ct Post Number: 1679 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 15:13 GMT what kind of amp is it. sounds like a peak rating not a RMS rating.
Joe Smoe Gold Member Username: Invain Michigan United States Post Number: 1430 Registered: Aug-04	Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 17:18 GMT amperage? lol
Alpineuser Bronze Member Username: Alpineuser Post Number: 18 Registered: Mar-05	Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 18:44 GMT amps dont produce amps they draw them
Mickey Evan Powell New member Username: Blitzedeclipse Post Number: 10 Registered: Aug-04	Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 21:27 GMT its 1600 watts peak
taylor17 Silver Member Username: Taylor17 Kopperl, Texas Post Number: 860 Registered: Jan-05	Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 22:10 GMT Peak doesn't mean anything. The number you are really getting is the rms rating. It also has to do with the ohms you are running.
James Longo Gold Member Username: James1115 Wilton, Ct Post Number: 1697 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 22:19 GMT ok what kind of amp is it or do you know the rms rating on it?
basslova Silver Member Username: Addicted2bass Miami, FLORIDA USA Post Number: 253 Registered: Nov-04	Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 22:23 GMT and what ohm load is your amp seeing
Mickey Evan Powell Bronze Member Username: Blitzedeclipse Post Number: 11 Registered: Aug-04	Posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 15:22 GMT Audiobahn A8002T two channel amp 800RMS, 1600 peak And I dont know the ohm load, thats why I posted in the first place.
Mickey Evan Powell Bronze Member Username: Blitzedeclipse Post Number: 12 Registered: Aug-04	Posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 15:25 GMT I mean I want all 1600 watts powering my speaker, but how can you tell if all watts are powering it or not?
James Longo Gold Member Username: James1115 Wilton, Ct Post Number: 1741 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 16:08 GMT welll you are not going to get 1600 watts from that am nor are you going to get 800 watts from that amp. realistically you can get prob around 400 true watts out of that amp. it is very very over rated.
Jeff Loughrey Silver Member Username: Jmloughrey Farmington, CT Post Number: 979 Registered: Jul-04	Posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 21:28 GMT i had that amp, i sold it to hunter, i beleive on the birthsheet it put out like 763 at 4 ohms...and you wouldn't want to send 1600 watts to an L7....you'll break it in seconds...subs arent made to handle more then there RMS rating for extended periods of time...i suggest you read up at www.bcae1.com and get some more knowledge about subs and systems and whatnot...its actually interesting reading...
Mickey Evan Powell Bronze Member Username: Blitzedeclipse Post Number: 13 Registered: Aug-04	Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 15:43 GMT So its only putting out 400 true watts? What the hell? Plus i still dont know how many ohms I have right now.
James Longo Gold Member Username: James1115 Wilton, Ct Post Number: 1774 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 15:47 GMT well what speakers are you planning on running with the amp? I need to know specs, how many voice coils and what their configuration of each is(ohms)
RDS11 Bronze Member Username: Rds11 Louisville, Kentucky Post Number: 71 Registered: Nov-04	Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 17:11 GMT lol, beginners mistake, its ok though. You never get peak plus Jeff is right 1600 watts would be way too much anyway for that sub. Is it a dual 2 ohm sub or dual 4 ohm? Also, who installed it for you? You could have one individual channel hooked up to its own voice coil, or your amp could be bridged.

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