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<blockquote data-quote="Brian jojade" data-source="post: 203639" data-attributes="member: 211">Are you running a single channel of each 3402 to a sub? If so, you have about 1100 watts per sub.&nbsp; The 151 drivers are rated at 300 watts continuous, which would be 600 watts for the pair.&nbsp; At 1100 watts, you are at just about double the RMS for the pair.&nbsp; What you have for amplifiers are a safe configuration for normal music playback.&nbsp; For more dynamic music, such as a live band, you could get away with a larger amp. Often times, the &#039;peak&#039; rating of a speaker is 4X RMS. This is what the speaker can take for a very short duration, such as the hit of a kick drum.&nbsp; So, if you put a 2400 watt amp on each sub, you could gain a bit more on the kick.&nbsp; The catch is, if you now play heavily compressed music, you run the risk of blowing up your speakers long before you see any clip indicators come up on your speakers.Personally, I like to use smaller amps and more speakers.&nbsp; I don&#039;t mind buying speakers. I HATE paying for speaker repairs!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brian jojade, post: 203639, member: 211"] Are you running a single channel of each 3402 to a sub? If so, you have about 1100 watts per sub. The 151 drivers are rated at 300 watts continuous, which would be 600 watts for the pair. At 1100 watts, you are at just about double the RMS for the pair. What you have for amplifiers are a safe configuration for normal music playback. For more dynamic music, such as a live band, you could get away with a larger amp. Often times, the 'peak' rating of a speaker is 4X RMS. This is what the speaker can take for a very short duration, such as the hit of a kick drum. So, if you put a 2400 watt amp on each sub, you could gain a bit more on the kick. The catch is, if you now play heavily compressed music, you run the risk of blowing up your speakers long before you see any clip indicators come up on your speakers. Personally, I like to use smaller amps and more speakers. I don't mind buying speakers. I HATE paying for speaker repairs! [/QUOTE]

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