Can 12JL W6V2 handle the power?

My friend just told me that he is selling his 12" JLW6V2 its about a year old and he didn't beat on it much, its in a custom made ported box + JL grill for 250$. Well I was wondering if it can handle the power of JBL BP1200? I mean I wont run it its highest volume + since my electrical is stock and I am using 5gauge + cap it prolly wont ever give me more than 600Watt's RMS. So do you think I'll fry it or not?Thank youInfinity 1242, Kenwood 7202, Panasonic dec

This has an awful lot to do with the installer, and almost nothing to do with the sub. The answer is yes, you can use that amp with that sub no problem. The catch is *if* keep ur grubby paws off ur gain knob once you put it in.

niskyspy wrote: since my electrical is stock and I am using 5gauge + cap it prolly wont ever give me more than 600Watt's RMS.

Using wiring that is too small isn't going to somehow 'limit' the amount of power your amp is producing, it is just going to make it run hotter and blow easier and probably shut-off into protection. Doing that isn't going to do anything but stress your car and break your equipment. You need to wire that amp with 4-gauge wire okay? Nothing smaller. "I'm finished!" - Daniel Plainview

Like sedate said... Keep the gains at the point of distortion and NO MORE.  You could possibly back off the gain a little just to be safe.That's my opinion. Take it, leave it, or correct me.

I'm not sure I'd feed a 12w6 the full power of that amp... clipping or not... The impedence on that sub is 2 or 8 ohms right? So your amp ought be running the full 1200 watts.. I'd start that gain awfully low... Ya know, ya could just run the thing at 8-ohms and feed it 300... it'd be wayyy safer in a ported box like that I betcha quite loud.."I'm finished!" - Daniel Plainview

yea I thought of that, 300wattRMS and a really good quality sound because its way under its RMS.Infinity 1242, Kenwood 7202, Panasonic dec

Yea I mean *any* sub is going to sound better running easy instead of hard... why don't you try it like that and see how it does ... I mean 200 watts give or take really won't be the biggest increase.. prolly like 1 or 2dB real world results... Not to mention your lights won't be drumming along with the beat.. "I'm finished!" - Daniel Plainview

kharr25 wrote: This link will help...Looks to be about 800 ish rms http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs_pages.php?page_id=35

Where does it say that?

According to the tech sheet right after 500 watts you are in the "danger" zone.

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs.php?series_id=4