Would the 3000-watt model be too much for a pair of Rockford Fosgate 10" P1s? They say 250 RMS, 500 peak; the amp says 480 RMS apiece.
648709
Yes sort of, its quite a bit more power than you need so you can blow the subs, but not enough power can be bad too. It will work but i would try to find an amp that has an rms close to 250 as well or slightly more like the BOSS Audio PH2.800 Phantom should work well for you. It has 260 rms to 2 channels.
1844610
To be clear, this amp claims 45 W/channel *peak-to-peak*, not RMS. This unit will only put out a bit over 10 W/channel RMS. It will not hurt anything to drive larger speakers with a smaller amp, but you will not get the full volume your speakers are capable of. If your speakers are rated at 80W RMS, then this (10W RMS) amp will only produce 1/8 the power (which will sound about 1/2 as loud) as the speakers could put out with a larger amp. It depends on the efficiency of the speakers and the size of the space whether that will be loud enough for your needs or not.
70648
You should do some more research as answers vary. Are you running 2channel? Bridged? Read the instructions, I don't recall the output in each mode, but it depends on the resistance of the speakers. Seems to me 250w rms speakers will do fine with that amp...
631336
I believe 1200. I run a Rockford Fosgate Prime 600-Watt 5-Channel Amplifier and it rocks. I also have manual adjustment to move the watts back to the sub and it Thumps!!
762190
As long as you are truly running 2ohms and the amp is pushing 300w RMS than you will be pushing it just fine. Not too hard, not to little. I run my single 10W3v3-2 by a 500/1 JL slash- which is a true 500 RMS and have had it for several years with no problems. In my opinion, don't run that sub any less than a true 300 RMS!
1186054
It's able too push my 2 rockford fosgate t1d212 which is 1200 rms each..only thing is that it shuts off at its peak
35580
Kickers website says RMS 500 Watts, MAX 1000 watts. http://www.kicker.com/40CWR124
1000721
Rock ford under rates there subwoofers/amps. Vm audio over rates there subs an amps much like Pyl lanza pyrami legac Exedra.... A 3000 want Pyle amplifier is actually about 250 Rms a rockford 250 watt amplifier is 250 rms is the same amount of power as the 3000 watt is a lot of companies over right there stuff. The brand is everything an I
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My friend who i think actually has a review posted about this amp (gordon or gdiddy) has this amp powering two 15in p3s and they slam! If you are worried about it being too weak just wire to 2 ohm (900 watts) or 1 ohm (1200 watts)
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This amp will run it easy...yes....I'm pushing eight speakers total....two tens bridged...two six by nines....two.6.5s....and tweeters...the rms is operating watts...that 1300 is peak and not to be ran at that wattage. Bridging makes less resistance. My advice...Google and get a good understanding of how to bridge....and do it all before you blow your new amp. For the money..Hell yes the rockford.
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Are the speakers 500 watts continues or peak power?, are the speakers subwoofers or 2/3 way systems? I would be cautious about connecting these speakers in the bridge mode because of the 3000 watt power output in 4ohms of this amplifier, also remember that running this amplifier in the bridged mode it should be plugged into a outlet with no extension cord with a minimum 30amp circuit breaker. Before going to the bridged mode try a mono connection it should give you enough power and be safe. Good luck.
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Since this amp max is 1000 bridged it should have enough power to let your rockfords hit pretty decent I power my 2 12s duals and they hit really hard since I bought the amp I have had no problem with it though mine hit extremely loud with bass boost feature on if you don't have it I would suggest getting a better bigger amp than this 1000 watt
1920049
20rms 40 peak. The R600 is way to much for those 3.5" 's... Fosgate has many other amplifiers that will fit your needs, as well as, your pocketbook..
921734
not too sure i have it running at 1ohm and it's great, the amp pushed my Diamond 12" 400watt sub great, clean sound too, getting the Alpine SWR-12D2 12 next week I'll let you know well it pushes that. I have my doubts but only time will tell, I can tell you that's it's not 3000 watts tho, but from experience it's enough for a single 12" 400 watt sub.
546208
Humm... may be not. I use one 8" Kicker with a 500 W amp. Good sound, no overcharges, no distortion, no overheating. I think you could use that amp if you don't want to have your subwoofers to max power. If you need power bass I guess your amp won't be able to manage the peaks.
1952163
This amp is not putting out 2100 watts to your speakers. Your speakers are probably 8 ohms. If they are 8 ohms they are getting 230 watts to each channel. 1050 Watts x 2 Power Amplifier 230 + 230 Watts @ 8 Ohms - 460 + 460 Watts @ 4 Ohms - 920 + 920 Watts @ 2 OhmsYou will need a much more powerful amp. Good luck!
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I use a Marantz MM7055 140 watt per channel Amp for these speakers and I think they rock. I can't imagine needing hundreds of watts per channel. If they sound so good with 300 watts per channel hooked up to them, I sure would like to hear it.