I want the most power out of my sub without blowing it please help?

Question

my sub - 12" single voice coil 4 ohm sub peak power 1200w max power 800w rated power 400w power range 50 - 400w rms

here are my amp choices there are three

1. 1800w max 500w 4ohms 900w 2ohms

2. 1200w max 300w 4ohms 600w 2ohms

3. 1000w max 300w 4ohms 500w 2ohms

i want the most power without distortion and without blowing it so if anyone can tell me which amp is best and if i should hook it up meaning do - - - 4ohm(sub) to 4ohm(amp) or 4ohm(sub) to 2ohm(amp) - - - that would be great thank you in advance

Answer 1

if you have the sub already then

3. 1000w max 300w 4ohms 500w 2ohms

Answer 2

if you could try to get a 2ohm sub or dual 4ohm because choice 3 would probably be cheaper. If you already have the sub then go with choice one. From the specs it would be cheaper to get another 12 thats 2ohm and sell yours and buy the choice 3

Answer 3

Door number one.

Your speaker are 4 ohms.  So hook it up as 4 ohms from the amp.

Good Luck.....