whosAmp Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 So let's say you want to buy a Subwoofer rated at 2000 RMS. Would you want to buy a amp rated at 2000 RMS? i didn't have any tools to cut a circle so i hit it with a big hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPINE408 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yes if you can get the amp to really do rated power ohm box rise and voltage drop rob an amp of watts it can put out What I do is get a 3000 watt rms amp so I can still get 2000 watts out of even with these factors Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitZ Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 yes... old set up Alpine IDA-X305S Memphis M-Class 4x6" Focal Access 6.5" Hifonics BRZ2100.1D 2x DC Audio Lvl 4 15's Big 3, DR44 Alt, Yellow Top http://www.youtube.com/user/SicNoma003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosAmp Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yes if you can get the amp to really do rated power ohm box rise and voltage drop rob an amp of watts it can put out What I do is get a 3000 watt rms amp so I can still get 2000 watts out of even with these factors Alright thanks, Because I was reading another discussion about this on the forums. One side of the argument was that you should always just match RMS, but the other side of the argument was that you should count in some voltage drop, etc when buying an amp. Never really got a clear answer from that discussion. i didn't have any tools to cut a circle so i hit it with a big hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamHT Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yes if you can get the amp to really do rated power ohm box rise and voltage drop rob an amp of watts it can put out What I do is get a 3000 watt rms amp so I can still get 2000 watts out of even with these factors Alright thanks, Because I was reading another discussion about this on the forums. One side of the argument was that you should always just match RMS, but the other side of the argument was that you should count in some voltage drop, etc when buying an amp. Never really got a clear answer from that discussion. well this is the way i see it. if you have to ask...than you really shouldnt go over the RMS because asking would lead me to believe you dont have the knowledge required for going over the recommended applications. and of course there are going to be other factors in to consider. say you have a sub which RMSs at 2000 watts, and you get an amp that says 2000 but puts out nowhere near that....now youre not even giving the sub what it requires to shine. when i look at a sub i pay more attention to the mechanical abilities of the sub, and then buy an extra or two just in case i end up going past mechanical limits within enclosures. testing really is one of the best ways to make sure certain equipment and applications will work. Tell me...does this smell like chloroform to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohckiller808 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 ah. get as much power as your money can buy. better have more power on tap than not have enough. you can always turn it down if you scade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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