When you under power by 50 watts would you be able to tell the difference ?
Question by Marlo: When you under power by 50 watts would you be able to tell the difference ?
Amp – http://flint.craigslist.org/ele/2560856133.html –
500 watts X 1 @ 4 ohms
Subs
SVC 4 ohm subs 300 cont and 700 peak
I need the 500 watts, I really don’t want 250 unless the 50 watts im not pushing isn’t going to make a difference. If i am only able to push at 250.. which is 50 watts less than what i want.. would that make a difference?
Best answer:
Answer by kingofplanking
For one, that isn’t underpowering a subwoofer, you want to be at or just a tad above rms power so you want an amp running around 300-400w. Given that, that amp is rated at peak power, not rms so at 4ohm you are looking at around 250-300rms anyway. 50 watts will show little of a difference it just depends on how good the amp is. If you want your sub to be louder build a better box to the company’s specs for that particular woofer or add another woofer and find a 2ohm stable amp capable of around 600-750w rms. or best option, buy a different woofers that are better than the ones you have.
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You say subs. This means you have two subwoofers, correct?if so you will only be able to run that Amp at 170 watts rms X 2. You can’t wire two 4ohm subs to a 4 ohm load.
October 29th, 2012 at 7:48 am