Starter System?

[nycking23]

if u can, aim me at nycking23 and ill help you out

[99 galant]

kk

[fliegendaffe]

first of all, never go by max power ratings. you need to match the RMS ratings, but some companies tend to overrate or underrate their power ratings.

for arguments sake, a 600 watt RMS amp could power 1 600 watt RMS sub or 2 300 watt RMS subs or 3 200 watt RMS subs, and so on and so on

false

all the sub watt rating is for is to say how much heat the VC can withstand. so you can use 1 600 watt amp on 2 600 watt subs, your subs would just be under powered which will NOT hurt them

[fliegendaffe]

nycking, in the manual, where would i find the info on that?

i doubt you have a way to turn off your pre-amp output (your rca)

[fliegendaffe]

im me on aim at befehlsaffe if you would like

[99 galant]

ill im you tomorrow, im heading to bed, i wasnt on TGC so i didnt see it, thanks for your help too

[nycking23]

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all the sub watt rating is for is to say how much heat the VC can withstand. so you can use 1 600 watt amp on 2 600 watt subs, your subs would just be under powered which will NOT hurt them

of course you can underpower subs. but why? if that was the case, you may as well use the amp to fully power just 1 sub. using a 600 watt amp to power 2 600 watt subs would be a waste of money.

and RMS matching for someone who is new to audio is a good way to look at things. obviously there is much more to it, like knowing the true limits of a sub or the true power of an amp, as well as correctly settings gains to use things correctly. but for someone who is considering the most basic system such as 99galant, if he is looking to do some searching on his own, checking out the RMS rating is the best thing to look for

[99 galant]

thanks to both of you for helping

nyc, unless i keep searching and find something better then that sony set up, its going to be like $375 shipped. cheapest shipping was $73.50