4 M38's on a DC 5.0K?

[scooter99]

Well I don't "have to ask" but why not ask the man who makes them if they can do it? If you never asked in the beginning you wouldn't know to do it now right?

basic math would tell you that if you're getting 5k out of that amp, which you won't due to box rise and a list of other issues I won't get into here because I barely understand them myself, then you're only 200 watts above peak recommended power on those subs. 1200 x 4 = 4800 I know I can put a 3500 watt amp on an XL 12. I know I've seen guys put bigger on them. So if you don't ask the question, especially to the man himself, and you just go throwing big power on subs that may or may not take it and you blow them, then your gamble didn't pay off and you're up shit creek. Then at that point, you have no business doing those things.

However, if you ask the question, you run proper power (High Output Alt, battery bank, big gauge wire, clean signal, etc) then you can do lots of things past "manufacturer's power rating".

That's why I asked the questions. Lots of variables.

Edited August 14, 2014 by scooter99

[WCA Rusty]

I wouldent do it, I would use a 3.5 for 4 of them

[WCA Rusty]

I wouldent do it, I would use a 3.5 for 4 of them

[dolarbilz]

I would do it just keep that gain down..

[scooter99]

Thanks Rusty.

Thanks Dolarbilz.

That's why I ask the question.

[MrSkippyJ]

5k watts on 2.4k worth of sub RMS? am I reading this right? seems ridiculously excessive to me.

Edited August 14, 2014 by MrSkippyJ

[walwalka]

But isn't excessive the number one rule around here?!

[MrSkippyJ]

of course! but >2x RMS on seems even out there for us.

[scooter99]

Not really. But that's why I asked the question. Does anyone really look at RMS around here? NO. We're always testing the limits, going out of the box, pushing the envelope, insert metaphor here. I just chose to ask a question.

Excessive, and Ridiculously Excessive is pretty objective. Especially around here. lol

[MrSkippyJ]

I gotcha. I just thought I might be reading something wrong. I really just wanted to make sure what I thought I was reading is what was actually being said.