I have a Memphis 15-ms124d. its continuous power handling is 200 watts, although the maximum power handling is 400. the guy at the store told me you can put 400 into each no problem. is that true? thanks
2006-10-24 13:41:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
yes u can but u have to bridge it or run it mono i can run mine at 1 ohm mono i have a memphis amp
2006-10-24 13:46:04 · answer #1 · answered by nights_an_whitesatin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just be aware that clipping and distortion is much easier to introduce by pushing a sub at it's max.
It's always best to match RMS watts between sub and amp. That way, when a non-typical peak hits, it won't cause excursion.
Subs and amps have a continuous power handling for a reason.
2006-10-24 21:10:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol the guy at the store is a dumb a**. i wouldnt recommend putting that much power into the sub for more than a couple min before your coils are in danger of frying. and im pretty sure memphis isnt known for underrating their products, so go tell the store guy he doesnt know what hes talking about. he just wants you to spend more money.
2006-10-24 22:30:34 · answer #3 · answered by jparkdzg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
continuous power can be doulbed most times to find max power, or go to Crutchfiled.com, they have these listed on the website, and if not they have a techline number that you can call to get better tech help frrom the people that do this for a living.
2006-10-24 20:47:23 · answer #4 · answered by thugtwin1@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no... rms is what you can put into it constant.. all that means is if you hit 400 you wont blow it. if you run 400 constant, you will peak at 700 and blow every thing.. if it is DVC you can run them in parralell or even if they are SVC you can still run paralell and be fine running 600 watts.
2006-10-25 03:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by dodgeforlife1982 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guy at the store isnt too bright. dont buy a sub that he has ran. run the rms, thats what its there for. peak is more of a selling number.
2006-10-25 09:04:44 · answer #6 · answered by JimL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes first memphis is a jam up speaker, yes you can you can max out the power..........amps really push more than what they list...........u will be fine the guy at the store was right........................
2006-10-24 20:50:27 · answer #7 · answered by pam 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋