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I recently bought a new 1200w amp and sub. But when the sub came it said its peak RMS is 600w, would I still be able to use the amp safely?

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You have to pay a pretty good price to get a 1200 watt amp unless your app says (1200 RMS) I wouldn't be concerned with it also if your subwoofers are of good quality subwoofer if they peak over 600 watts they would cut off anyway before damage can be done to them.

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    I have a boss audio r6002 amp and a kicker comp c 12" 600w sub

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Yes...just turn down amp level then crank radio as loud as you will listen to it. Then slowly raise gain back on amp until sub is laboring a bit then turn it back down a bit.

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    Thank you so much very helpful it works like a charm!

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  • Posted on Nov 14, 2007

SOURCE: Compatible amp for subs

hi there. yes it should work providing you have the correct wiring it for it, if you buy the LV 416 enquire about a wiring kit to fit, most will. theyre normally around 20pounds. most amps will be compatible with most subs. i run both my 12inch 1000w off one 1200amp at half power, they kick lovely and i have no problems.


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  • Posted on Nov 21, 2007

SOURCE: 2 12" Hitron 600w subs in a BandPass box

Remember that driving a load with an underpowered amp will probably cause more problems than having a more powerful amp that is not running flat out. 200-300W amp would be ok, but I would suggest going for the biggest you can afford. If you crank up the volume on the smaller amp you will probably get a fair amount of distortion, which may actually damage the speakers. A larger amp will not give as much distortion for the same loudness/volume and give better control of the speakers for a tighter bass..

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SOURCE: Hitron 600w 12' subs in a bandpass box

i think u mean ohms,amp wattage?wat r u trying to do>?

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SOURCE: i have 2 15'' CVRs and a 1200w amp

1 OHM...ONE... sheesh now thats a low resistance for anything... If they are only 500 watts and they are in parallel, series well NO.. your amp puts out wayyyy too much for those speakers.. 1200w versus 500 watts by 2... srill NOT enough "Head room" for it to be safe... about half is all you could expect before Pop.. sound is heard.

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This really depends if your 10" subs are 4 ohms each or 2 ohm - for this exercise, I'm presuming they are 4 ohm each.

You already know your amp can deliver 600W RMS (@ 2ohm), so you need to be careful you do not exceed the maximum RMS input power of your subs.

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