Rms rating
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Anonymous | so if a sub says it takes 1000 watts rms do you put 1000 watts rms in it like a jl 1000 because isnt that really 2000 watts max or do you put a 500 watt rms amp in it like the jl500 becasue thats 1000 watts max the sub takes 1000 watts rms and 2000 watts max help me out please |
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Anonymous | glass rovin anyone? |
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Gold Member Username: InvainMichigan United States Post Number: 3788 Registered: Aug-04 | You match the RMS ratings. Just ignore the max, it's usless really. |
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Anonymous | can i get an opinion here |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1963 Registered: Aug-05 | if you have a 1000wRMS sub, buy a 1000wRMS amp. problem solved  |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 174 Registered: Sep-05 | joe gave you one. Match the RMS rating of the sub to the RMS output of the amp. If the amps RMS rating is a little more than the sub its not a big deal. Like Joe said, peak power is basically useless. |
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Anonymous | but isnt that putting the max into the sub isn't 1000rms 2000 watts max, aren't they the same, |
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Anonymous | hello? |
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Bronze Member Username: Brandonk17Post Number: 17 Registered: Sep-05 | Forget about max... put it in a box, seal it up and throw it in the ocean... just worry about matching up the rms rating for the sub to the rms output of the amp and you will be all set |
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Bronze Member Username: Brandonk17Post Number: 18 Registered: Sep-05 | just like muddy, joe, and mike have said... |
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Gold Member Username: Mikechec9Http://www.cardomain.c... Post Number: 1138 Registered: May-05 | i personally prefer to leave about an additional 50% for head room (above 1000 watts though, i think 20-30% extra is more appropriate). others prefer only 80% of rms for safety reasons. still others match amp power as close to rms as possible. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 1975 Registered: Aug-05 | i will be pushing only 80% of the RMS to my IDMAX, b/c i don't want to go below 2 ohms on my amp, and i have read many times that the IDMAX doesn't need any more than that to reach full potential. |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 185 Registered: Sep-05 | yah, you only need enough power to reach peak excursion (keeping in mind that RMS is a thermal rating) however not going over the thermal rating by a significant amount is always good practice. |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 10645 Registered: Dec-03 | http://www.wickedcases.com/caraudio/speakerpwr.html |
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