Bronze Member
Username: Thumprms DaltonUSA
Post Number: 35 Registered: May-04
Posted on
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 15:22 GMT if i had a sub that could handle 500 watts rms but i only gave it 320 rms mono. would that damage the sub by underpowering it?
Posted on
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 15:27 GMT you can run a 500wrms sub w/ 320wrms. just be carful and dont clip the amp. you will be just fine if you dont clip the amp.
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Username: Insearchofbass Post Number: 912 Registered: Jun-04
Posted on
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 15:34 GMT and if you wanted to make your power handling effectively less but more efficient with your 320 rms going with a large enclosure will help you too
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Username: Insearchofbass Post Number: 913 Registered: Jun-04
Posted on
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 15:52 GMT and just as a side note ported boxes are more efficient with power than sealed
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Username: Johnnylemoine LaPlace,
Louisiana
United States
Post Number: 187 Registered: Aug-04
Posted on
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 17:13 GMT what is clipping an amp exactly?
Silver Member
Username: Fishy Tamarac,
FL
USA
Post Number: 588 Registered: Sep-04
Posted on
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 18:01 GMT Clipping occurs when you push an amp beyond its limits. It can't provide enough voltage and "clips" the top(and bottom) off the otherwise sinusoidal signal making it resemble a square wave. Not good for drivers as the cone actually stops moving for a while at peak excursion which can lead to the voice coil heating up enough to fail. Plus it just plain sounds nasty. -Fishy
Silver Member
Username: Johnnylemoine LaPlace,
Louisiana
United States
Post Number: 196 Registered: Aug-04
Posted on
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 18:05 GMT thanks Fishy, maybe you can tell me something on my Inverted subwoofer thread.