Max power vs peak power?

Question

My sub has a rated power of 400w, max power of 800w and peak power of 1200w. I thought max and peak were the same thing. Anyway what power should i use when buying an amp? Will this sub take a 600w rms amp?

Answer 1

I don't know why the peak and max power would be different. It seems like it could be a typo or something. Unless it says that in your manual, then I don't know why there would be two values.



It doesn't really matter what the max or peak power is. They are only used for marketing and have no real purpose. Just use the RMS value (400w rated power) and match your amp to that. If the max powers don't match there is no problem.



If you got a 600w RMS amp you could possibly blow your sub. If you did get it then you would want to make sure to set the gain correctly. If the gain is set correctly then you should not have to worry about your sub blowing.



Good Luck!!!

Answer 2

600 Watt RMS output on an amp will be perfect. Basically, anything under 400W wont be enough to power the speakers for all intesive purposes (however you are right, typically the RMS and MAX/PEAK are the only 2 figures you will see) 800W is the higest output rated amp you should use with your speakers. 1200w is simply the most these speakers can handle for fractions of time, say for a hard hit bass line in a song.



Really wish I knew what the hell the manufacturer was thinking by confusing people with their goofy power ratings...RMS and Peak are all anyone needs to worry about - however, that speaker could have 2 different ratings if it is able to run at 2 different OHM settings - say, 8ohm and 4ohm. That would be my guess...

Answer 3

always buy an amp by the RMS of your sub. max power is what could show in many beeps. peak power is the maximum beep the sub can bump when you are bumping it.

Answer 4

I'm not an expert but, I've been told to over power your sub and adjust your gains down for optimum performance. If you under power your sub you'll get sub par performance. no pun intented! so the 600watt amp should work great. Happy thumping!

Answer 5

The 2 hundred watts max is probable the top power. In my journey, height power has very in lots of cases been double the RMS power, so the unquestionably RMS power is in all possibility to be around one hundred watts non-supply up. very in all possibility which you will destroy your subs pushing seven hundred-900 watts of non-supply up power by way of them. i'm going to assume for argument sake that your considerable audio gadget are additionally a similar power score as your subs (2 hundred watts height, one hundred watts RMS), so those too may well be broken by pushing 4 hundred-500 watts of non-supply up power by way of them. The maximum secure thank you to sidestep blowing something is to power journey audio gadget with an amp, taking into consideration sticking to the optimal impedance lots. in case you experience you elect extra volume out of your audio gadget, bigger sensitivity audio gadget can play louder without making use of to any extent further power.

Answer 6

you use the wattage that the speaker is rated to handle on a consistent basis, which is the rated power (RMS wattage)

Answer 7

Peak is where it will perform the best. Max is full throttle.

Answer 8

yeh