Audio Setup - Subwoofers

stanleymomo · #1 (**permalink**) 03-18-2002, 07:03 PM

Hi,

If I am using a PG Titanium Ti600.2 amp to drive two JL Audio 8W3 subwoofers, do you think I would blow the subs? Thanks!

luvdabass · #2 (**permalink**) 03-18-2002, 08:18 PM

Nice amp by the way......

No you will not blow the subs....if you are careful. Make sure you set the gains right, and dont boost your bass, if you hear your speakers stressing, turn them down.If you do not know how to set the gains,take it to a shop and have them set it, and if they set them, Dont change them

stanleymomo · #3 (**permalink**) 03-18-2002, 08:23 PM

Thanks for the info!

ROB89M3 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-18-2002, 08:54 PM

Stanley,I'm selling my JL Audio subs 2x12" in a black carpeted box...
used 4 months,still have receipt from Auto sound design.

LUNI2NZ · #5 (**permalink**) 03-19-2002, 07:18 AM

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Originally posted by luvdabass
Nice amp by the way......

No you will not blow the subs....if you are careful. Make sure you set the gains right, and dont boost your bass, if you hear your speakers stressing, turn them down.If you do not know how to set the gains,take it to a shop and have them set it, and if they set them, Dont change them

Good advice. Jay

luvdabass · #6 (**permalink**) 03-19-2002, 01:48 PM

Good advice. Jay [/b][/quote]

Are you Jay or did you mean me????

(was'nt sure the way you wrote it..)

evilfactoryowne · #7 (**permalink**) 03-20-2002, 01:18 AM

My god! Ti600.2 on 8w3's? thats wild!

luvdabass · #8 (**permalink**) 03-20-2002, 07:27 PM

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Originally posted by evilfactoryowne
My god! Ti600.2 on 8w3's? thats wild!

Why is that so wild???I have 400 watts running to EACH of my subs that are only rated at 250watts RMS........Would be more but the ohm load of my subs is only 2ohms.

evilfactoryowne · #9 (**permalink**) 03-20-2002, 08:17 PM

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Originally posted by luvdabass

Why is that so wild???I have 400 watts running to EACH of my subs that are only rated at 250watts RMS........Would be more but the ohm load of my subs is only 2ohms.

overkill

stanleymomo · #10 (**permalink**) 03-20-2002, 08:21 PM

haha.. the PG Ti600.2 amp was left over from my old installation. i don't want to sell this amp and get another one.. so i just used what's left!

LUNI2NZ · #11 (**permalink**) 03-21-2002, 07:11 AM

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Originally posted by luvdabass
Good advice. Jay

Are you Jay or did you mean me????

(was'nt sure the way you wrote it..) [/b][/quote]

I'm Jay. I meant your advice was good.

Jay

Pika's M3 · #12 (**permalink**) 03-22-2002, 10:25 AM

You can never blow a speaker as the result of overpowering it as long as there is no distortion.

LUNI2NZ · #13 (**permalink**) 03-22-2002, 01:17 PM

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Originally posted by Pika's M3
You can never blow a speaker as the result of overpowering it as long as there is no distortion.

Of course you can. You can over drive the speaker and tear the surround out of it and you can damage the motor by bouncing the voice coil assembly off the back plate.

Jay

BoominBenz · #14 (**permalink**) 03-22-2002, 04:29 PM

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Originally posted by Pika's M3
You can never blow a speaker as the result of overpowering it as long as there is no distortion.

I did

The adhesive that joins the cone to the voice coil former was faulty, and the cone blew away from the coil. Then, the subwoofer could not cool itself sufficiently (has to do with the air that is moved), and the coil heated up and blew.

But then again, I wasn't overpowering it, it was just defective.

By the way, it was an Infinity Perfect 12.1 with 500watts RMS to it.

luvdabass · #15 (**permalink**) 03-22-2002, 09:35 PM

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Originally posted by evilfactoryowne

overkill

No, not overkill, its called headroom. Besides, your subs will play cleaner and louder with a little more power and you wont have to crank the gains on your amp till its almost clipping just to get the power out of it that you need.... And you can kill a woofer by sending it to much power,whether or not there is distortion. Generally speaking, any subwoofer that is properly made is not going to blow or burn a coil just beacause you send it an extra 100 watts, but if you start getting crazy with amps and subs(multiple amps on one sub when the sub is not rated to handle that much power) then it is possible to smoke your coils. You just have to use your head, as for the coil bouncing off the back plate....you can usually hear when that starts happening.....