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Old 08-23-2010, 07:37 PM
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I have 2 12 inch Memphis C3s 4 ohm dvc. They are 600w rms each. I bought a Rockford fosgate t1500-1bd to power them but I am afraid it will be too much power. Birth sheet says 1800 watts at 1 ohm which is what I would be running it at. I need to know if anyone has experience with these subs and if they can handle the power. Thanks.
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May want to try asking at an SPL forum like: www.realmofexcursion.com/
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Just looking at the specs of the two, I would say that it's a little overkill.
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thats still not more than the max they handle, just turn the amp down a bit and you wont be pushing the entire 1800w.
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Originally Posted by brandon2708
I have 2 12 inch Memphis C3s 4 ohm dvc. They are 600w rms each. I bought a Rockford fosgate t1500-1bd to power them but I am afraid it will be too much power. Birth sheet says 1800 watts at 1 ohm which is what I would be running it at. I need to know if anyone has experience with these subs and if they can handle the power. Thanks.
they will be fine the only way you would get all 1800w is if you have a high output alt because that rated 1800w was tested at 14.4v and if you dont have a HO alt you will never keep 14.4v and then on top of that you can factor in box rise which is the rise of independence of the subs at a frequency so in theory say at 45hz the box rise makes the subs act like they are setup to run 3 or 4ohms so much less power would be going to them



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