mraz Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 I was thinking about getting a 12" Level 3 subwoofer and had a question about its power handling. Would running this sub @ 2 ohms on an AQ1200D amp be too much (the amp is rated for 870 @ 2 ohms)? Or should I get the AQ750 and run the sub at 1 ohm? Which way would you guys go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman08 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 get the 1200 you might want that extra power later on and just adjust the gain generously Quote Youtube.com/J Hutch22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman08 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 its not like your goin to get the exact rms ratings out of that amp anyways because of box rise as well keep that in mind. Quote Youtube.com/J Hutch22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mraz Posted May 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 That is true. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman08 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 no prob Quote Youtube.com/J Hutch22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mraz Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 I was thinking about getting a 12" Level 3 subwoofer and had a question about its power handling. Would running this sub @ 2 ohms on an AQ1200D amp be too much (the amp is rated for 870 @ 2 ohms)? Or should I get the AQ750 and run the sub at 1 ohm? Which way would you guys go? get the aq1200 and wire it to 2ohm and set gain correctly and bass boost on 0 to keep it clean.. your sub will love it.. keep in mind this sub shines on 900-1000rms.. iv given a lvl 3 w/ lvl 4 coils 1500 and only one song worried me cause it was excurting well over 2 inches.. i personally would wire it too 1ohm You would consider wiring it down to 1 ohm with 1200 rms or a little more going to the sub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_racin4 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Wire it down to 1 ohm, youll have extra power if you want and its always nice to hsve "head room) my lv3s with extra spider and lv4 coil were ran daily on 1500rms never had problems Quote 1998 gmc extd cab 12 crossfire C710s 4 SAZ-4500s 3 Singer 400A altsbuncha mids/highs Team Asshole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watch the bass Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 And the rest of the morewatts goes in the boxrise. Quote "in the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty" Bob Marley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ18 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 I have to put this in the category of "if you have to ask dont do it!" If you dont have the experience and knowledge and have to ask this question then please stick with the recommended RMS power for the sub. You will be perfectly happy running a Level 3 on an AQ1200 at 2 ohms. If we are having to tell you exactly what to to and how to do it to put more than RMS power to a sub then you are going to be taking the risk of blowing the sub. Will the Level 3 handle 1200w, yes probably in the right hands, but in the wrong hands it can easily be blown on 500w of clipped dirty power. If you want to run the AQ1200 at 1 ohm then I would recommend 2 level 2s or a second level 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mraz Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) I have to put this in the category of "if you have to ask dont do it!" I find this remark insulting because I just wanted dc=realbass to elaborate why he would do that. I asked that question because I was surprised that dc=realbass would wire it down to 1 ohm. That's all. So that's why I had to ask. Edited May 7, 2011 by mraz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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