I probably worded the topic all wrong, but I will try my best to explain myself. And sorry in advance if I sound like a car audio newbie, because I am one.
My friend just got a 10W7 for his car. I've heard it, and I want one too. I never got a chance to ask him what amp he's using, and chances are I won't see him for a while. So I just have a question. How does powering a 3-ohm sub work? I noticed some amps are like (for example) 1000w @ 1-ohm, and 500w @ 4-ohm. So does that mean it is safe to say that the power the W7 will be getting from this same amp is somewhere from 600-700w? Or will the amp not with with the sub? Or is it bad for the sub?
I noticed the JL 500/1 amp is 500w @ 1.5-4 ohms so I'm assuming that any sub withing that range of ohms will get 500w no matter what.
Right now I have a Phoenix Gold 8.0:1 Octane-R amp with 600w @ 2-ohm. I know the 10W7 is best used with 500w amp (says the site). Would my amp be okay with the sub? If so, how much power is really coming out of the W7.
Any help is appreciated. Sorry for being a newb again, I just need to know.
with a W7 you want to use a JL amp like the 500/1 all of their slash series amps use their RIPS system which puts out the same power to any load between 1.5 and 4 ohms, so a 3 ohm load gets the same power as 2 or 4 ohms would. makes life easier with their goofy coil loads.
That is not 40%. You might want to figure your math again man. It's actually 25%, and i dont know if it is that or not. I just wanted to make sure that you knew the exact figure.
the jl 1000/1 is underrated by at least 20 percent, so it will be 1200 watts rms, hopefully, its also better build quality becasue pg has been slipping so it will most likely also sound better.
in all honesty the JL 1000/1 is rated at 1000 watts rms at all ohm loads and voltages between 10.5 to 14.4 but it won't put out more power then 1000 watts. that is straight from every JL dealer, rep, or tech i have ever talked to.....it's also the reason i spent my money on the zapco instead of the jl amp.....and from what i gather from the store i bought my w7 from he thinks the zapco 1100.1 and the w7 are a match made in heaven. but back on point i look at the slash series amps as a more sound quality and less worry amp then spl as it won't put out more then what it is rated at cuz of the RIPS tech in it.