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Max power vs peak power?

  • My sub has a rated power of 400w, max power of 800w and peak power of 1200w. I thought max and peak were the same thing. Anyway what power should i use when buying an amp? Will this ...show more

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    you use the wattage that the speaker is rated to handle on a consistent basis, which is the rated power (RMS wattage)

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always buy an amp by the RMS of your sub. max power is what could show in many beeps. peak power is the maximum beep the sub can bump when you are bumping it.

nice boy

I'm not an expert but, I've been told to over power your sub and adjust your gains down for optimum performance. If you under power your sub you'll get sub par performance. no pun intented! so the 600watt amp should work great. Happy thumping!

miciver1

600 Watt RMS output on an amp will be perfect. Basically, anything under 400W wont be enough to power the speakers for all intesive purposes (however you are right, typically the RMS and MAX/PEAK are the only 2 figures you will see) 800W is the higest output rated amp you should use with your speakers. 1200w is simply the most these speakers can handle for fractions of time, say for a hard hit bass line in a song. Really wish I knew what the hell the manufacturer was thinking by confusing people with their goofy power ratings...RMS and Peak are all anyone needs to worry about - however, that speaker could have 2 different ratings if it is able to run at 2 different OHM settings - say, 8ohm and 4ohm. That would be my guess...

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los

Peak is where it will perform the best. Max is full throttle.

joeinchino2000

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