too much power 4 MM12?

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Coconut Banger
Coconut Banger Posts: 4
edited September 2004 in Car Subwoofer Talk
I BOUGHT A RF 551S POWER AMP FOR MY MM12 AND WAS WONDERING IF THE EXTRA 50 WATTS RMS PUMPING OUT OF MY AMP MAY BE ENDANGERING THE SUB. I'VE HEARD THAT MORE POWER IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN LESS POWER, BUT IN MY CASE IS IT HAZARDOUS TO THE SUB? AND IF POSSIBLE COULD I CUT DOWN ON THE EXTRA WATTAGE BY CHOICE OF WIRING?
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2004
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    I HAVE BOTH OF MY SUBS RUNNING OFF OF 2 550S'--NO THE EXTRA POWER SHOULD NOT HURT YOUR SUBS--IT WOULD NOT BE A BAD IDEA TO KEEP THE GAIN DOWN A LITTLE THOUGH
    -CODY
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited September 2004
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    BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT CODY HAS BLOWN A HALF DOZEN SUBS BY RUNNING AN EXTRA 50 WATTS TO EACH OF THEM. PLUS THERE ARE ABOUT 50 DIFFERENT POSTS ON HERE CONCERNING MOMO SUBS THAT KEEP ASSUMING ROOM TEMPERATURE WITH VERY LITTLE OVER THEIR MAX RATING.

    WHY ARE WE YELLING?
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2004
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    EXACTLY--THATS WHY YOU SHOULD TURN YOUR GAINS DOWN, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, BREAK THEM IN FOR 40 HOURS
    I HAVE NO IDEA WHY WE ARE YELLING
    -CODY
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited September 2004
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    Actually if you listen to rap or hip hop then it may be ok. Me and Cody listen primarily to metal and hard rock which has constant heavy kickdrums, bass lines and mid bass and is really hard on amps and subs cause it doesnt let up much and amps tend to run a lot hotter. Rap has very hard hitting bass lines but they also have pretty long pauses in between and gives the amp and sub a chance to catch its breath.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2004
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    actually when i listen to hip hop it hits a lot harder and a lot longer than rock
    whenever i stop at a light the voltage goes down to 12 and doesnt come back up until i get going again...
    weak **** alternator...
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited September 2004
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    True, but usually hip hop only has that one bass note that is usually BOOOOOOOOOM........BOOOOOOOOOOOM.......BOOOOOOOOOOM.

    Heavy metal is hitting all over the frequency range and it doesnt let up. The kick drum is pounding thru the entire song, the bass guitar is playing as fast as the lead guitar and the guitar itself has a good bit of midbass hittin' going on.

    I loathe rap but I dont like some techno and my spunky little Crossfire VR302 is way hotter after a good Slayer album than a Paul Oakenfold.

    Im assuming that whats hardest on the sub amp will also be hardest on the sub itself. ;)
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2004
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    my amps are hot either way...
    on my last pair of subs itd smell like they were burning though when i cranked up some hip hop
    turned the gain down and they still blew
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited September 2004
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    huh... i'm only running the mm6's off a 300.2, but it's usually at maximum performance (i drive a convertible... can we say background noise??) and my amp never gets hot... i take 3 hour drives on a regular basis, and it's always cool to the touch...
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited September 2004
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    My Crossfires are usually only slightly warm. I play mine pretty stout for extended periods and they stay cooler than my previous Alpines. However Ive got mine set up to where they get plenty of cooling.
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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