13mwolson Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 is it bad to underpower a sub rated at 2000+ watts with around 1500 watts of clean power? if not is there any way to make up for the loss of needed power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmedina Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 No and larger enclosure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSkippyJ Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 nope F150: Stock 2019 Harley Road Glide: Amp: TM400Xad - 4 channel 400 watt Processor: DSR1 Fairing (Front) 6.5s -MMats PA601cx Lid (Rear) 6x9s - TMS69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLadd1ct Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 No it is not bad at all as long as the power you are sending the driver is clean. The mechanism of failure behind underpowering subwoofers is thermal failure, not mechanical failure. This is because people expect 1000 watts to get just as loud as 5000 watts, so they crank the volume, gain, bass boost, etc to make it sound louder and in turn induce a crapton of clipping, then blow it thermally. Make sure you are sending clean power by using an(o-scope) or better yet the DD-1 and you will be good to go! 2011 Ford Ranger Sport 4.0 v6 2 sundown audio prototype nsv4 15s crossfire 4k wired to 0.4 ohm 15 banks of maxwell 3.0 caps @ 18v triple alts (x2 us alt 250's, x1 singer 320) 153 at 23hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 ^^^This^^^ ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13mwolson Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 So if I ran low power and put the sub in a box box I can get the same loudness than if it was in a regular box with the right ampunt of power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmedina Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 So if I ran low power and put the sub in a box box I can get the same loudness than if it was in a regular box with the right ampunt of power? Idk about the same output but when under powering you can get more efficient by putting it in a larger enclosure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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