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[t-maxxracer32]

Originally Posted by BrianG

And the only reason I mentioned the plate amp is because it seemed like you wanted to use the kicker sub and box. Just adding an amp to that would be cheaper than an equivalent powered sub unit...

fo sho!

that's really all im looking to buy

if I buy a 500 wattt one and my sub is 350 rms will that be fine?
or how's it work

[_paralyzed_]

I have no idea what the sony puts out for power, it says 285 watts to the sub, but is that rms, or is it peak, or is it downhill with a tailwind? Regardless, if you want "more bass" I don't think you will hear much of an increase by simply putting more power to the kicker. It would definately be cleaner sounding. But, with a plate amp you could run the kicker and put the sony back in using the sony power. That should add some volume. And yes, it's perfectly ok to drive a 350wrms sub with a 500w amp. It's always better to have extra power or "headroom", just be sure when you set the output level that there is no audible distortion and you'll be fine.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by t-maxxracer32

fo sho!

that's really all im looking to buy

if I buy a 500 wattt one and my sub is 350 rms will that be fine?
or how's it work

Yes, as long as the signal is CLEAN! Audio should sound the same at all volumes, just louder. Any difference in how it sounds (other than volume) is distortion, and distortion kills.

Besides, you won't be running the sub at 500w constant anyway, unless you like listening to pure low frequency sine waves at full volume all day.

Normally, music is peaky, kinda like our BL systems. You'll draw 500w+ peaks for about 10% of the time, and maybe 100w the other 90% of the time. That's an average of 140w, which is wayy fine for that sub. I usually double the amp to speaker power ratio for this reason.

[JThiessen]

Does your reciever also have line level sub output? (that means its not sending any power - just a signal). You should know if you do or dont prior to selecting your amp - some only have inputs for line level.