i understand how a subwoofers peak/rms ratings work RMS is the amount of watts that the sub can handle continously, and the peak ratings are what your sub can handle for a short 3 second burst before needing to cool down, but what i dont understand is how the amplifiers peak/rms ratings work? is the rms the watts it will push continually, and peak is the amount of wattage it will provide for a very short time period? if you guys could clear this up for me i would appreciate it
Peaks come and go with the music source. Most of the power coming from an amp, any amp, will go to your lower freq's. If you're pushing a pounding bass song, the amp as well as the sub will work harder/generate heat.
Secondly, amps don't give peak/rms wattage. It is rated by what it is "capable" of. Higher end amps deliver their "claimed" watts, while lower end amps hardly ever see their claimed specs. You should always match your sub's rms power to your amp's output power. Ignore the sub's peak power, that is just thrown in for bragging rights.
well ive got my wmd's and there matched up with my P3000.1 which is 1500 rms and thats the limit they suggested on ROE. but what im concerned about is if i ever burped my system i would want to know how many watts it is giving to my subs
