Joeym4692 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I'm looking for a new system to save up for. Now I've heard some good things about Sundown and all so I was just curious of some things. Like what can the subs safely handle because the RMS for the SA series is only 600 watts? But I always see people pushing those harder then that so I'm curious to what they can safely handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ18 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 2500w. Seriously there is a rating for a reason. If you cant answer this question for yourself then stick to the RMS rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeym4692 Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I'm just looking around for my next possible system. I'd like know what those subs are capable of because 600 RMS isn't too high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashdollar2009 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 If you don't have a ton of experience with the drivers, then 600-800wrms. Though people get away with 800+wrms daily. In order to run more than the rated rms you would have to have a solid understanding of electrical, clipping, and how to design an enclosure made specifically for your power handling. The enclosure specifications on Sundown's site are plenty efficient to run each driver off of 600-800wrms though. The SA-Series drivers are rather efficient and you'd be surprised how loud you could get off of a pair of them on a SAZ-1500d, SAE-1200d, DC 1.2K, etc. Quote 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Two 12" DC Audio XL M2'sCrescendo Audio BC5500d Current Scores: 150+ out the Trunk On 6/30/2011 at 1:11 AM, 'Ray' said: Acoustical energy is free. Electrical energy is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAlLsTaR13 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 If your not too experience I'd say stick to the RMS rating, +/- 200w or so. 1500w is normally perfect for a pair for entry level setups. A lot of people I know have had great results from a 2500w amp (saz2500d for instance) but I wouldn't do that unless you atleast had a DD-1 to make sure your signal is pure and clean. But IMO if you grabbed something a long the lines of a saz1500d you'd be set Quote Team Sundown Audio**CURRENT** -- 2012 Scion tC Build Click Here **OLD** -- 2002 Pontiac Grand AM Build Click Herecheck them out, slap me a comment2002 Pontiac Grand AM SE 2.2l 4 cylinder ecotec.-------------------------------------------------------------------Head Unit - Alpine CDA-9887Subs - 2x Z 12 v.2s - v.3 + NS Soft partsAmplifier - Sundown Audio SAZ-3500DEnclosure - 3.33 Cubes tuned to 34.66hzFront Stage - JBL P660c 6.5" ComponentsRear Deck - Powerbass 4xl 6.5" Mid-RangeFront Stage Amplifier - Sundown Audio SAX-100.4DWires - Kicker Hyperflex 1/0, KnuKonceptz 1/0, Knu 4 and 8 Gauge, Kicker RCAsElectrical - 275 AMP DC Power H/O Alternator, XS Power S3400, XS Power D2700Videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/BeAILsTaR13------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashdollar2009 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 And basically what CJ said, in order to driver a woofer over it's rms ratings, the answer is the same with basically EVERY driver. If you have to ask, stick to right around rms. Just saying how much a driver can handle isn't answer enough. There are quite a few factors that play into it. If you do some research and get yours hands dirty on your enclosure, rms would be surprisingly loud. I ran a single 15" SA-15 for a while in my car and was doing around a 142db @ 38Hz on about 700rms clamped. Quote 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Two 12" DC Audio XL M2'sCrescendo Audio BC5500d Current Scores: 150+ out the Trunk On 6/30/2011 at 1:11 AM, 'Ray' said: Acoustical energy is free. Electrical energy is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundownz Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 (edited) Interestingly many companies rate less thermally and mechanically rugged products at 1000-1200 watts RMS... We rate a bit differently using a 5+ minute 60 Hz sine wave test combined with a free air mechanical test... and the woofers must pass with flying colors to achieve a rating. Our rating is fail-safe, basically. Edited April 23, 2012 by sundownz Quote - Jacob Fuller - Owner, Sundown Audio - Sundown Audio on FACEBOOK - Please DO NOT PM ME -- use my email address -- [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeym4692 Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 ok, thank you guys for the input, and thanks sundownz for that bit of information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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