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Trollolo

Trollolo

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Got a quick car audio question for anyone who knows quite a bit about it. I know a bit to keep up but im no expert. I just sort of fell into this 10" clarion 1600 watt peak 800 watt RMS sub in a ported box and I'm looking for an amp for it. Guy said its running on 2 ohms. I heard its better to over power a sub than under power it, because underpowering causes distortion and blows speakers. But I also heard overpower can melt the coils or something. Sooo we tested a 600RMS on the sub quickly and my buddy who knows more than me said it was "clipping" - meaning it was pushing the sub to its max or some shizzz. So maybe a smaller amp will do. Or should I get a 800 rms or 1000rms amp and run it at like 75%

Specs on sub:

Composite Cone Design



  • 3” Black Anodized Aluminum Voice Coil



  • 4-Layer CCAW Voice Coil



  • Black Anodized Cast Aluminum Basket



  • Bumped and Vented Bottom Plate



  • Butyl Rubber Surround



  • Spider Exhaust Technology



  • Rubber Mounting Gasket



  • Gold Spring-Loaded Terminals



  • Dual Strontium Ferrite Magnets – 171 Oz.



  • Tooled Magnet Boot



  • 800 Watts RMS, 1600 Watts MAX"

*Spark Notes: What size amp do I need to properly power a 800RMS sub?*
 
I don't get how underpowering it will blow the speaker? I had underpowered subs for like a year and they were fine. They just didn't sound as good.
 
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go to a car audio place, i wouldn't trust the opinion of someone on here for an important electronics issue
 
haha yepp

to the above guy apparently under powering speakers is what causes distortion and causes them to blow when you turn it up.
 
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