04-02-2008, 12:36 AM
Eracer76 Wrote:What some of you guys dont realize is that wattage ratings dont mean squat!
You can burn up an 800w sub with a 100w amp if your dumb enough.
Its not always the wattage that kills the subs, its the usually the distortion.
Maxing out a system into distortion levels will kill speakers much faster then a high powered amp running at 1/2 - 3/4 levels would ever do. Its always better to have too much power and not use it all, vs not having enough power and over-driving your system into distortion. You just need to know how to listen for the limits of your system if you want it to last!
That is why I told ponch to have someone tune it who knows what they are doing. Otherwise fiddling with knobs is going to lead him right back here in a couple months. Clipping = Bad