How may watts over rms can an amp be played before it blows?

Question

I have a 2000 watt rms amp.

Answer 1

Not really sure...but a 100-200 shouldn't really hurt it..

but 500-and up...thats a red flag for def gonna blow.

signs of about to blow=it's hotter than usual hotness...distorting, and won't sound as good as it should.

AND POSSIBLY A LIL SPARK OR FIRE!...

lol.

Answer 2

Question seems irrelevant considering the nature of operation of amplifiers, as the others have outlined. If you crank it like a nutter then it will simply put out a distorted signal. It *can't* put out more than its measured RMS, because that is already a measurement of the maximum power it could produce.

Modern amps will not blow from overheating, they will just cut off. I had been entertaining a school for several hours at night when one of my amps decided to take a 30 minute nap. It had been working close to the max all that time beforehand and when it cooled, just turned back on.

Answer 3

if 2000 watts is the rating then that's what it will push if in right ohm rate or set up. the only way to blow an amp is either by reversing power leads. But most come with internal protection. Using wrong to high or low ohm load which causes amp to heat but most have thermal protection. Using digital amp on non-digital system. Or cross feeding speakers which means wrong leads to wrong terminal on duel speaker which may damage speaker instead of amp depending on watts over or under speaker wattage capacity. But an amp will only play its rated wattage.

Answer 4

If the amp puts out 2000RMS it doesn't make magical power and produce more watts.

The amp can't put out more power than it says, less power, yes.

So to your question, well umm no?

Also to the guy who said, tried it once. Wtf mate? You didn't because its impossible.

If you mean, that you put a 3000RMS sub on a 2000RMS amp, well the sub is getting still 2000RMS not 3000. And underpowering is OKAY

Answer 5

Not sure what you're asking.

An amp will only push power with the respective load you have on it.

Ideally you don't want to exceed the RMS rating of a speaker or sub by more than 10%.