[nass]

scoobasteve,Sep 6 2005, 06:10 PM Wrote:

nass,Sep 6 2005, 12:29 PM Wrote:get a focus, we can goto 180!
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My problem now is.

the subs i have are rated 400w rms... i'd prefer to have only 2 in my next setup

so i'd be overpowering them by 300% with the new amp. sounds a wee bit dangerous to me.
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ok trust me you can't over power speakers!! they will take all the power you give them. Ok sorry that is not completely true they will heat up and melt but I mean you would have to be supplying them with a lot more "clean" power we're talking like 500w going into a 75w speaker over a period of time with heavy bass. A speaker that is rated at 300w RMS and is actually getting 500w RMS ( clean signal ) will sound much better than a 500w RMS speaker getting 300w RMS.

my numbers might not be 100% acurate but the theory is. If you are afraid of " over powering " yours subs turn the gain down.


99.9% of speakers are blown/ruined because of dirty signals, when the DC wave the amp supplies the speaker turns into an AC wave which basically kills it in no time, AND NOT from supplying the speaker with too much "CLEAN" power.