what if i underpower

[Beatkeeper1 10+ year member]

if i under power a 1000 watt sub say with 600 watts will that have any adverse effects on sq or the subwoofer itself?

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[04_edge 10+ year member]

yo shits gonna blow son.

 

[04_edge 10+ year member]

it will be fine.

 

[Beatkeeper1 10+ year member]

you're playing mind games lol. if i run it on 600 will i have madd happie feelinsz?

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

haha^^ it just depends on if you are still not clipping the amp. If you clip the signal you will cause damage to the sub, but if there is an unclipped signal your sub should play with the same SQ, i would think. Blinkodog put a 12" Re Mx on a jl500/1 and sold it because it was too underpowered so i may be wrong./

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

its fine....just most people here feed their subs a couple bajillion watts over RMS.

 

[whiteZ714x4 10+ year member]

Don't worry your not going to blow it, like the myth.....

 

[04_edge 10+ year member]

you're playing mind games lol. if i run it on 600 will i have madd happie feelinsz?

in your *******?

mostdef.

but really, it will be fine, dont crank on your gain like its a volume knob.

 

[Beatkeeper1 10+ year member]

also what gauge power cable shouls i use for 800 rms from block to amp?

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

also what gauge power cable shouls i use for 800 rms from block to amp?

4 awg

 

[mdillon 10+ year member]

read audioholik's sig. all you need to know

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

haha^^ it just depends on if you are still not clipping the amp. If you clip the signal you will cause damage to the sub, but if there is an unclipped signal your sub should play with the same SQ, i would think. Blinkodog put a 12" Re Mx on a jl500/1 and sold it because it was too underpowered so i may be wrong./

no.

Only reason to be careful when under powering a sub is to set your gains correctly. If you try to use the gain like a volume knob, you could easily over drive the amp and kill it.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Seeing as how I'm still using my XXX 4 years later and it has never seen anything close to its RMS rating...sounds amazing with only 400RMS on it, too.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

read audioholik's sig. all you need to know

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Seeing as how I'm still using my XXX 4 years later and it has never seen anything close to its RMS rating...sounds amazing with only 400RMS on it, too.

I ran one of my xxx's off 500 watts, and sealed. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Output was... okay. I thought it sounded really good until I replaced it with a pair of IDQ's for reference. lol

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

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