Tempest

Depending on the box you put it in it will handle that much power. I personally have ran over 2000 rms to one tempest.


Scott Stoner

 

ya...whoever told you that was a halfwit...

Myself...i've choked one with over 1500 ....still wangin to this day...

I'm pretty sure nobody has beaten on those woofers more than i have...

They can take it...just build the box properly...

 

I think you are looking at it wrong. Don't think of it as not being able to handle that power, but not needing that power. :yes:

 

exactly, once you get to a certin point, your just adding heat, and not gettting any more sound,


but the tempest is rated for 750w rms, so no 750 would not be over powering it,


also. like witn any subwoofer, that rating is THERMAL, not mechincal. box size in the detriming factor

 

What type of amp is the 720 coming from....just curious...might not really be 720 watts

Scott, SC

 

This is really precisely it...

If you are looking to tune it THAT low (20hz), have you considered simply running it in a sealed enclosure?

Although, it will mechanically handle more power, in the ported enclosure, particularly running it tuned quite low (20hz-25hz).

What sort of sound quality, and output level are you looking for?
What kind of musical tendencies do you have?

 

oop, I didn't scroll far enough, I guess, before I replied...

You don't really "tune" a sealed enclosure.
You can manipulate the size of a sealed enclosure, to manipulate the frequency response shape, the damping properties, and the efficiency of the subwoofer...
But you don't "tune" it, like with a ported enclosure.

With a sealed enclosure, as you increase your enclosure size, you:
* Increase the damping properties of the sub
* Increaes the low-frequency capabilities of the sub
* Increase the efficiency of the sub (same output levels on less power)

With a ported enclosure, you incorporate a port... which has a given port size, and length...
When you manipulate the size and length, you "tune" the enclosure to resonate at a given frequency...
If tuned low, the port can be used to extend the response lower.
If tuned high, the port can be used to create a big peak in the response, boosting SPL around that peak.

If SQ is your primary goal, the sealed box is probably your best bet, as it has a gently sloping roll-off that typically combines in a complimentary way with your car's cabin-gain, yielding a nice-flat in-car frequency response.

 

Oh, and if power is a concern, you can always artificially throttle-back the amp, by running the gain control even lower than you technically might need it.
But I really don't think you'll have a problem, even with the full 720w.

 

Well, this is a good forum, I agree there!

There are good and bad things with a forum as big as CAF...
Both related to traffic.

Things move very quickly there, that's good.

But in the same sense, with so many hands in the pot, odd stuff is bound to sometimes get added and stirred up...

What was said over there that didn't seem right to you, btw?

 

there is only one things you need to remember, what I say is Correct, anyone that disagrees is wrong.....


Remeber that, and if you disagree, well............. your wrong too

 

Just remember this in your forum travels. I am never wrong.

PS, next time you order an Adire product and it is not from my store, I will be forced to ban you :ban:

 

no seth, only when you agree with me are you right, when you disagree you are wrong

jeeze I have to teach you everything

 

Micheal, don't make me edit you

 

Just giving you a hard time man.