Got one Pioneer TS-W304R to use but I'm getting the feeling the overpowered nature (1400rms bridged) might do damage to the sub or no? Get another?
582182
first of all you must understand that the 1400 watt rating is absolutely not a true rating for the amp and it's probably more in the range of 375 watts RMS. the planet audio amp which is rated at 2200 watts is actually about 550 watt RMS. good clean undistorted power will not hurt a driver at all unless a driver is driven so that it over excursus.distortion and abuse from over driving a speaker is what damages both speaker driver and amplifier too much power is typically never a problem as long as the power is clean. again I cannot tell you how pleased I am with the planet audio amplifier it is just superb I do not think you could buy anything much better. first of all you must understand that the 1400 watt rating is absolutely not a true rating for the amp and it's probably more in the range of 375 watts RMS. the planet audio amp which is rated at 2200 watts is actually about 550 watt RMS. good clean undistorted power will not hurt a driver at all unless a driver is driven so that it over excursus.distortion and abuse from over driving a speaker is what damages both speaker driver and amplifier too much power is typically never a problem as long as the power is clean. again I cannot tell you how pleased I am with the planet audio amplifier... » Read More first of all you must understand that the 1400 watt rating is absolutely not a true rating for the amp and it's probably more in the range of 375 watts RMS. the planet audio amp which is rated at 2200 watts is actually about 550 watt RMS. good clean undistorted power will not hurt a driver at all unless a driver is driven so that it over excursus.distortion and abuse from over driving a speaker is what damages both speaker driver and amplifier too much power is typically never a problem as long as the power is clean. again I cannot tell you how pleased I am with the planet audio amplifier it is just superb I do not think you could buy anything much better. « Show Less
582183
Yea possibly. I would definitely read up on that before yiu make another purchase. Planet audio amps do tend to burn up if over powered.
582184
I would add another if your pulling 1400rms . That sub is only rated 1300 rms . Even though it's only 100 rms over what the subs is rated at , long term overpowering can damage subs . Hope this helped some :)
582185
If your going to be keeping the gain down, then you would be fine. But for safe measures I would go ahead and get another. Better safe than sorry. Never hurts either....
582186
Not if you don't overload the gain onto your sub. you'll know when too much is too much.
595567
Yes....because the rms is what you ate going to be losing at normal power anyway....it would power more bridged.
1643145
yes, that's fine. it would still be a major major upgrade from your stock subs. but it is recommended to power any sub at about 25% more than its RMS power rating to get the most out of what you paid for it. nevertheless, you'll have fun with it vs the stock ones.
401169
This amp only pushes 250 watts with a slightly lower RMS. You should consult your manual for the sub to see what RMS it should have. if you use a lower RMS then recomended it will reduce the life of both the sub and amp. I did not know that when I bought mine I'm running a w0 which is slightly underpowered by this mono block. good luck and I hope your system turns out great!
2250346
I'm not a technical person but I do know I've hooked up three 12s 1200watt subs and it holds up nicely never whimpers out and I've played all kinds of music....hope this helps in your decision
1894888
i read some other guys doing it, but i think you will be a little weak on power, and i had a problum over heating when used at 90% gain. i had to back down to 60%to solve the over heating auto shut down, its a nice clean amp and at 60% it will push my 4 polk audio db651s very very loud and clear....i have 2 8in subs that will shake the car using a boss R1100m amp .....myself ,go with 2 amps, or just one on the subs and the fullrange off the head. the boss is low cost ,and has been getting thrashed 2 hrs a day 6 days a week for almost a year and every thing in the car works as new...... hope this helped
1024742
I have a Pioneer GM-D8601 and it pushes this sub pretty hard. I would say go with a 1000 watt rms amp from Rockford, Memphis, or Soundstream. If you want a Pioneer amp, go with the GM-D9601.
1386737
The subs are 400rms a sub so you would be powering the pair at there rms range (provided you have the electrical to support 800rms.. and if I recall correctly that Pioneer actually does closer to 600-700rms.. either way still enough power for a P2... As for working good.. your enclosure is where you will make or break the install... I recommend a bigger sealed box. Good luck :)
2208952
Too much amp....these speakers are only rated for 200W peak. You'll likely blow them right out of the cabinents. You'd be better off with the SL-15s with that much power.
1894436
If you use that amplifier, you will destroy these subs. The box is rated 300RMS/600Peak.
1575038
Shouldn't be an issue. Drove a pair of speakers rated at 8ohms, 420W with no issues. Only reason I replaced mine was the lack of a sub-out port.
1349891
Yes, it will push them just fine. I had mine pushing two 1000w Alpines and now it's pushing one 1200w Rockford Fosgate 15. You don't want to max out your subs anyway. Just match the rms and you'll be fine.
1636190
I inspected my box pretty good before I put my sub in it and it seemed pretty solid, I've had it since mid summer now and it's still going strong with my Rockford t1d212. It wouldn't hurt but I don't think it needs it
1886483
My receiver has had no problems. They produce about 140 watts. Sounds like your speakers can handle a lot more. Look for a bigger amp!
2204558
Yes, I'm using both a Pioneer PL15 and a Sony PS5520 turntables. Both have isonodes under the feet. If I turn the crossover on the ML Dynamo 300 up too high or the volume too loud I get some rumble. After playing with the settings for several weeks and allowing the sub to break in I haven't had any more problems. My bass is accurate and tight through the vintage JBL 4311's.
1835786
Boss is very great! I have one so do my brothers and none of us have ever had any problems with them. And they can handle a good amount of watts. I have two 2100 max subs and they sound great. And boss is pretty cheap.
917715
Definitely. I'm using that same amp to deliver about 750 W RMS to that same sub and the amp doesn't even get warm. Specs for that amp are 750 W, but my birth sheet was 880 W. One of my friends has been running 900 W to that sub for a couple years now. You should have absolutely no problem.