Can i run a 1000W sub off my 500W amp?

Question

I have bought myself an amp 500W and wiring kit, my friend wants to sell me his 1000W sub. Would i be able to run them together?

All i know is the sub is a fusion one, he wants £50 for it. The amp is renegade 500s and yes it can be bridged

Answer 1

Can't believe the b##locks that is posted on here. 12 volts is 12 volts.
The wattages that are quoted are maximum or peak. Lets face it a 500 watt amp bridged will easily drive a 1000 watt sub. Is your amp bridgeable and does it have built in cross overs. If you do not filter the sound in some way you will be playing full range of audio through your sub and this will sound bad.
If the amp is bridgeable and has a built in cross over it will run this sub. Otherwise look for a crossover and a sub

Answer 2

yeh it will work fine as long as you put it through a low pass filter. the 1000W sub will not be 1000W that is just th peak. my mate has a 1000W fusion sub and hes only funning that on a 500 W amp that came in a n all in fusion package. the actual rms of the sub will be like 350 watts something like that!!!

Answer 3

You would be ill-advised to mix these two because, put quite simply, they are probably not meant for each other.
Sound systems have different demands. The voltage delivered to the speakers and the resistance of the speakers (resistance is called impedence for ac currents - which is what is appropriate for speakers)
Large speaker systems use 100-volts to line for instance but smaller units have much lower voltages.
Your 1000w sub only gives part of the picture. (volts x amps = watts). Find out what the volts to line is and you can calculate the amps ie. 1000 / volts = amps. But the volts to line need to be the same if you want to avoid blowing components.
Try calling in to see a sound specialist who knows about your present system (make & model) to identify the voltage of your output if you cannot establish that from its literature.

Answer 4

not sure on that brand of amp but yes you can run 2 subs off 1 output. For paralell just put both + wires together and both negative wires together at the amp. If you want to run series connect one positive to your amp and then take that speakers negative and run it to the positive of the other speaker then take the negative of that speaker and wire it to the negative on your amp

Answer 5

a 1000 w sub is very powerful
that said it should have its own
amp, you wire the 500 amp to your woofs
your 500 drives the 1000 so you should be ok
the other way around would be an issue

Answer 6

Just be careful to have the gain control on the amp set correctly to avoid clipping which will destroy a sub. The gain should match the signals RMS Volts coming from the head unit.

E-mail me [e-mail] and I'll give you a guide to do this correctly.

Answer 7

Providing the impedance of the sub is suitable for the amp, then yes.

(But a 1,000w sub is not 'very powerful' if it's running off a 25w amp, is it?)

Answer 8

you can run them together but don't go putting a 2000w amp on ya sub coz it will say goodbye. as its a bridgeable amp you can also run your 6*9s on this without a prob. if your connecting front 5incers or tweeters make sure you get a cross over . hope this helps a little.ant

Answer 9

What kind of amp and what kind of sub? Thats what will matter most here... Whats he want for the sub $$$'s? Let me know i will let you know how it will sound and if he is trying to take advantage of you...

Answer 10

Yes, but you'll instantly turn it into a 500W sub.