nitwimp Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 well, power draw is mainly due to the amplifier, not the sub. Any sub will act similarly. But, with 600w, or even 1000w, you will be fine with your alt. The alt will make power at 14.4v x 90A. But also the battery is taken into consideration. How much power can the alt/batt combo supply? Most commonly, its about 2000-2500w for a factory setup. But time is also a factor so how much power over a given amount of time. Yes but since im not really powering my sub to its fullest im not getting all it can do, my thoughts are if i down grade a sub and be able to push it more would i end up with sououd improvements You dont have to power it to its fullest. It will have other benefits over lesser subs than just greater power handling. It may have a flatter frequency response and sound better and may also be more efficient. So I'd stay with that sub and just tune your amp to be as clean as possible. The greater power handling means that you can upgrade the amp in the future just to get it a bit louder. But you dont have to if it sounds the way you want. Yeah but im not even powering it to its reccomended rms rating but if i do the big three on a 90 amp alternator i shouldnt have dimming lights at 1000 watts rms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Yeah but im not even powering it to its reccomended rms rating but if i do the big three on a 90 amp alternator i shouldnt have dimming lights at 1000 watts rms? even if you have .1v of drop, you'll have light dimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHR Ed Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 (edited) well, power draw is mainly due to the amplifier, not the sub. Any sub will act similarly. But, with 600w, or even 1000w, you will be fine with your alt. The alt will make power at 14.4v x 90A. But also the battery is taken into consideration. How much power can the alt/batt combo supply? Most commonly, its about 2000-2500w for a factory setup. But time is also a factor so how much power over a given amount of time. Yes but since im not really powering my sub to its fullest im not getting all it can do, my thoughts are if i down grade a sub and be able to push it more would i end up with sououd improvements You dont have to power it to its fullest. It will have other benefits over lesser subs than just greater power handling. It may have a flatter frequency response and sound better and may also be more efficient. So I'd stay with that sub and just tune your amp to be as clean as possible. The greater power handling means that you can upgrade the amp in the future just to get it a bit louder. But you dont have to if it sounds the way you want. Yeah but im not even powering it to its reccomended rms rating but if i do the big three on a 90 amp alternator i shouldnt have dimming lights at 1000 watts rms? It's recommended RMS? There is no minimum RMS you can power a sub with, regardless of what some manufacturers say. And you shouldnt really have a dimming issue Id say. At least not bad enough to matter Edited September 28, 2011 by HHR Ed Quote Ed Lester ShowtimeSPL Host Showtime Electronics Video MarketingMy old Build Loghttp://www.stevemead...08/#entry511451http://www.youtube.com/showtimespl 5 time dB Drag Finalist Last ride 2007 HHR, current dB 153.5 and bass race 149.4 dB. 153.0 dB on music New Ride, 2008 HHR SS. Build under way. Loudest score ever = 171dB 2009 dB Drag Racing, North American Points Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitwimp Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Yeah but im not even powering it to its reccomended rms rating but if i do the big three on a 90 amp alternator i shouldnt have dimming lights at 1000 watts rms? even if you have .1v of drop, you'll have light dimming. is there anyway to fix voltage drop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Yeah but im not even powering it to its reccomended rms rating but if i do the big three on a 90 amp alternator i shouldnt have dimming lights at 1000 watts rms? even if you have .1v of drop, you'll have light dimming. is there anyway to fix voltage drop? get a high output alternator. 99.999% of people with stereo's have voltage drop, even with HO alts. its just something you have to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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