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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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Do you think i will overpower this sub http://www.onlinecarstereo.com...17651
with this amp http://www.onlinecarstereo.com...17675
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 10:01 PM
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depends on how many subs you are running. And if its a dvc or scv. Over power is better then under powering.
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:21 AM
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That dosnt matter, you can use any amp with any sub, if you have it wired correctly thats a mono amp and at 4ohms its 300watts.. if wired at 2 ohms its 600..

If you run 2 subs and wire them in a series or parralell, ( i dont know if u have a mono box or not) then youll be fine


Oh, And TOO little power Does not blow a sub, It DEPENDS with continued use at very low wattage and very high volumes, then MAYBE.. not deffinetly just maybe...
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:29 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by standbackimapro &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Oh, And TOO little power Does not blow a sub, It DEPENDS with continued use at very low wattage and very high volumes, then MAYBE.. not deffinetly just maybe...</TD></TR></TABLE>

UNDER powering a speaker causes distortion. Distortion blows speakers.

Over powering is always better than under powering.
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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i am going to be running one of these wired at 4 ohms. With it wired like this you guys are telling i won't blow them.
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by standbackimapro &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That dosnt matter, you can use any amp with any sub, if you have it wired correctly thats a mono amp and at 4ohms its 300watts.. if wired at 2 ohms its 600..

If you run 2 subs and wire them in a series or parralell, ( i dont know if u have a mono box or not) then youll be fine


Oh, And TOO little power Does not blow a sub, It DEPENDS with continued use at very low wattage and very high volumes, then MAYBE.. not deffinetly just maybe...</TD></TR></TABLE>

You have no ideal on what your talking about
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM_Ej &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

UNDER powering a speaker causes distortion. Distortion blows speakers.

Over powering is always better than under powering.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Good info Running underpowered cause you to clip the amp that send dc current to the sub and melts the v.c


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by deeweezy187 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i am going to be running one of these wired at 4 ohms. With it wired like this you guys are telling i won't blow them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

We have not told you any way to wire it. Your set up is straight forward. You have one single vc sub. So running that amp with that sub. The amp is only going to put out 300watts. And thats all. The sub will underpowered by 100watts. Will it play? Yes. Will it play to its full pontentail? No. Can you damage the sub by turning the amp up and playing the volume high to get the sound level that you want out the sub because its not perfoming the way it should be? Yes
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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I would be looking for a 400-500W RMS into 4 ohms amp to run one of them.
The amp you link is only 300 into 4 ohms underpowered by 100W, and although it will drive the sub OK, the chances of you driving the amp into constant clipping is high, and that will "blow" the sub, [burn the VC. 94
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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Thank you guys for the help and info.
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