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Thread: How many watts can a sub take? |
    
Dean 87 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 11:10 pm: |
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If a 15" sub is 600 Watt RMS Power 1200 Watt Peak Power. Then how many watts can it take? |
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Silver Member Username: Theelfkeeper
Stockbridge,
GA
USA
Post Number: 279
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 11:17 pm: |
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it'll take 1200 watts of clean power, depending on the brand. some are underrated, some are overrated. |
Bronze Member Username: Mad_at_madd
Chico,
CA
USA
Post Number: 12
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 12:07 am: |
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Brandon is correct however it should be stated that those speakers can only handle anything over 600 watts for short periods of time. The speaker will not handle a continuous 1200watts and will blow if you try. |
Gold Member Username: Glasswolf
NorthWest,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 7549
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 12:31 am: |
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the RMS power handling tells you how much continuous power the speaker can handle without thermal damage.
the peak rating tells you how much the coils can handle in a burst without melting.
generally match the RMS rating of the sub to the RMS rating of the amp, at the given load.
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