JL Audio W7 Options

[KB-2]

okay....so ive been thinking alot...and i really want to get Jl audio subs.

i want to get W7.

now im either gonan get

three 10's
or
two 12's

they will be w7's

and i have yet to decide what amp to get.

my only question is how hard will three 10's actully pound?

i want to be able to atleast pound a little....like so you cna hear me coming from a lil bit away.

i know the 12's will be much louder and pound more, but i really want to get that tight clean punchy bass


so any feedback would be great!

[pittfirefighter]

OMG this is precious...

600 watts is RMS and thats if you actually have it wired to pull 600 watts, peak is only a number given to the the lowest "stable" resistance on the amp... now i say "stable" cause this number is derived from a split second test on the amp at extremely low frequency at low resistance, peak is never practical as you are using the amp for more than a split second unless you're in an actual SPL comp. that goes for any class cause they all draw the same voltage, amperage, and power, class has to due with circuitry and the ability to run stable at different resistance

AS for a 100AMP amplifier, you would have to be pushing between 10000 (yes ten thousand) and 160000 (one hundred and sixty thousand) watts of power to the subs, ummm you might need a cap :-p

as for your little experiment, all you proved is that the alt can provide electricity, wow i think we knew that... but here's a test for ya smart guy... take a voltage meter, put it across the terminals of the battery and put a decent sized amp on the car with the car running, like a 1300 watt kenwood... run it at two ohms (class D, should run at 1 ohm, they never do though and everyone knows that)... after a few bass hits on an impala alternator... yes 102amp alternator... the battery voltage reads 11.2 and dropping... wait i thought the battery didn't matter when the car is on? even a 102amp alternator couldn't handle 1300 watts to the subs... OH wait, an optima yellow top fixed the problem... chalk one up for deep cycle batteries

as for this whole ridiculous debate on the charging of the alternator, the battery and alternator are in parallel anyways so it doesn't even matter, but what does matter is that the battery has everything to do with the car on and off, i like to see you try to prove a point that doesn't exist, the truth is that the battery is at a lower potential than the alternator so the alternator is always charging the battery AND the battery and alternator are equal in providing power... theres a lot of info in this post...

anyways... KB.. did you figure out your audio setup?