the way i usually run the radio is with the bass boost off. bass set to -7 and treble set to 4 with volume 42. i think it is like a 165 amp battery. and it plays for like 30 minutes or so. i have seen other radios on you-tube that have amps in them that can play for a few hours. and yes before the amp i played the radio for like a week of riding before the battery went dead.oh lastly i'm not running the battery completely dead. it starts at about 12.4 volts then after 30 mins or so it drops down to 11. something volts and then radio and amp shuts off