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Hi does anyone know how much safe power the jl13 w6 can take, they say 500w but would a 1000w be ok turned down a little ?
Any help appreciated
Any help appreciated
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Originally Posted by Rock_the_Bass /forum/post/13093768
and say you under power it with 200 watts rms instead of the subs recommed 500 watts rms you and then after a few weeks of playing you want to go to the recommed 500 watt the subs voice coils will just go you wont know that the sub is fried.
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Originally Posted by Steven Kephart /forum/post/13098702
Why do you think that switching to rms power will blow the subs voice coil? The simple fact of the matter is beyond physical damage (screwdriver through the surround/etc.) subwoofers "blow" from too much power, period. Whether you apply too much power for the application and go beyond the mechanical limits, or clip the signal and go beyond the thermal limits it's always from too much power.
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Originally Posted by Rock_the_Bass /forum/post/13093768
back to how a sub can be killed faster. say for instance you have a 04 kicker square 10 l7. if you put to much to it it will beat but after a few weeks or so of playing hard bass notes it will eventually fry the voice coils. and say you under power it with 200 watts rms instead of the subs recommed 500 watts rms you and then after a few weeks of playing you want to go to the recommed 500 watt the subs voice coils will just go you wont know that the sub is fried. you just might think that the amp fried or something until you ohm test the coils to find out that they will read at a higher ohm level or the level will just fluxuate from 4 to 9 ohms.
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Originally Posted by lilredjetdiwagon /forum/post/13118863
So am I necessarily harming a sub by under powering it?![]()
I am powering a JL Audio CS112RG-W1v2 by two channels of JL Audio A Series A4300 translating to 90w at 4ohms. Crutchfield website states that the sub has 50~500w RMS while JL Audio website says 300w RMS.
I have been told (now that I have bought and installed the system) by the installer and Crutchfield that the reason behind rather lack of bass is because I am providing such little power to the sub.
So, would I harm the sub if I continued to use this amp (I am planning on adding a new mono amp just to power the sub).?
TIA![]()