Meeting or exceeding RMS on a subwoofer

[DeepsplJeep]

Alright so I am kind of in the market for a new sub but i am not to sure what kind of power i need to be looking for. In other words if i am putting some where between 1000-1300 watts to a sub should i go with a subwoofer that rms's at 1000 or around 1500 and evenchually step my amp up to the subwoofer.

I would be running a Memphis MCD1000 that is 1100w at 1 ohm but i have heard it puts down around 1300

I would be using this as a daily driver but i will not be going easy on it haha i know all of these go low but i want something that really likes the lows

Anyway these are the drivers that i am jumping back and forth with and i would love some help one picking the right one out for my setup.

1.Sundown Nightshade

2.DC lvl 4

3.Fi BL

[1mtx1]

I woould go with a Fi Bl, and tune to 32 hz if u can.

[enemyofsilence]

you wont go wrong with either one. they all can take ~1300w rms daily without a problem. just make sure to build the right box for them and you should be good to go.

[tacomabanga1986]

is ur m3 d4 or d2?

and i love memphis amps but if u run it 1ohm make sure ur electrical is good, but i upgraded mine so i dnt have that prob

but memphis amps work well with mtx subs, thats how my buddy sold his setups, mtx subs handle good amounts of power and memphis puts it to em

my pr1000.1 does 1000rms@1ohm but @ 2ohm it does 800rms n is throwin my mtx 8000 500rms-1000max's cones around like they aint nothin

but ied choose this sub

http://www.woofersetc.com/p6895/TR751522--...m-Subwoofer.htm

but when i upgrade i wanna do 1 15 in a good box, and this is the sub http://www.woofersetc.com/p4915/SX15--RE-A...s-Subwoofer.htm

but this sub is 1000rms n handles a mtx1501d that does 1800-2000rms@[email protected] pritty good

http://www.woofersetc.com/p1843/PSW815--Al...m-Subwoofer.htm

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[Nightshade]

Vince you will be fine if you run a Nightshade off of that amount of power. On music I'm not putting much more than 1400 watts to each of mine and well you've heard the car. I change a couple of things for a burp and that's why I make quite a bit more power, but I don't need all that for music.

The only issue really is price. The Nightshade is 2X the woofer of the Level 4 and the Bl so it's obviously going to cost a bit more. It's just not really fair to put the other two in the category with it unless they were close in performance.

Email Jacob @ [email protected] and talk to him about buying a sub directly from him. You may be able to save a little bit of money that way and get what you want. On the other hand if you wanted to save a few bucks and still get a badass woofer you could get a Z15. Jacob is blowing out the stock that he has right now so you may be able to get a very good deal. Not to mention that a Z15 is more at the same level as a Bl and Level 4, but I'd still be willing to bet that it is a tad better due to my bias

[raw754]

My advice to everyone is listen to the sub in person before buying!!! Everyone's ears are different, and cars resonate at different freq's... So, sub could be physically louder from one vehicle to the next, so always go with what sounds better to you!!

[matt402]

lvl 4 ! what size btw?

maybe a z15 if u wanna...

[alman101]

DC lvl4

[loburbon]

sundown. just to be different

[Derrick824]

For 1kwatts get the z15" instead of the NightShade.