Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Originally posted by: myjaja
LOL @ THIS THREAD!!!
Most amps don't even say the truth about their watts. Like off branded amps. Those amps say it has 1200 watts. That piece of sh!t dosn't have a 1200 watts. It's like 35 watts per channel. Have you ever checked the rms on it? Oh yeah, each sub is different. You can't say all subs need 10 or 20 watts. Even speakers need more than that. Look up more information before posting a stupid thread like this one.
and again, myjaja with useless information, prolly doesnt know what he is talking about, just re stating what he has read in other threads.
i completely agree with Glen on this when buying an amp, the only things that you will really be able to tell is if the Amp has a bad ground loop in it, then you can tell. other than that a $50 100watt amp is equal to a $300 100 watt amp.
However, the only difference between these, will be the stated THD (i think its anything below .5% is unnoticeable, i dont remember, and most amps are like .1 and less. The only other difference will be, does the $50 amp actually put out all 100 watts without clipping (squarewave) or will it not?
other than that, the most important things in a system are:
Source, if your source sucks, your output sucks
wiring location, if you run your RCA's with your PWR, most likely you will get SOME interference, but its not guarenteed
Speakers, if your speakers dont have a good response, then nothing will save you.
JLw7's are liked by many because of their rolly type sound, its not a sudden boom supposedly, but rather a roll.
and Glen emailed adire audio, i like his source
of course, some subs 20 watts wont even get it to move because they are so ineffecient in design that it requires lots of power to move.
someone will correct me if im wrong, but all of the freq. charts are given at 5watts if i am not mistaken.