juggernaut Posted August 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 I agree that the sub is cheap, and have even made a point of stating it. The whole set up cost me $100can, this is why I chose the xplode sub intialy.I understand that the stated power handling of 1100 watts is not what it seems, the original question was directed towards understanding how the amp actualy effects the range of pressure waves created by the sub.Anyway with the addition of the polyfil (thanks chris_R) the sub sounds decent for my application! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 The 1200 watts as stated on the sub is rated in Peak Power, this is the power that your subs will be able to handle in milliseconds of time.It's a marketing fasion used to represent the subs peak performance not it's 100% duty cycle.The RMS power is the one that should be taken in consideration when powering subs. Since this is the average power that will be on all the time. To convert PeakPower to RMS (peak power X 0.707) = RMS powerSome amps go by this numerical value as well. It's allways best to over watt an amp so you minimize the distortion when you crank it up. Unless it's a competion high end amp.Cheers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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