how much power can i give my w1's

I have two JL audio w1v2's and i'm wondering how much power I can give these things. My amp wired at 2 ohms is 1500watts rms, but at 8 it like 2 or 300 per channel. Its a MTX thunder 1000/2. Also do these subs like space, i have a smaller sealed box their in right now, i believe came from AMS, but i have a bigger box that i kind of want to put them in. Thanks for your help MikeHello.

The W1 12's are only 300rms a piece.  So the amp should only be less than half way up if your numbers are correct. I never heard of a 1000w amp making 1500rms. The bigger box will probably give you more boom, but the quality might decrease.  Do you know the cubic foot of the box? That will help you determine the sound that will come out.Enjoy Life theres plenty of time to be dead

wadewills wrote: The W1 12's are only 300rms a piece.  So the amp should only be less than half way up if your numbers are correct. I never heard of a 1000w amp making 1500rms. The bigger box will probably give you more boom, but the quality might decrease.  Do you know the cubic foot of the box? That will help you determine the sound that will come out.

   

This is Wrong!  The gain is set depending on the output voltage of you source unit  (headunit).   The gain could be all the way up, or all the way down depending on what source you have.  It is not a volume control and should not be used in this way!  Read the sticky on how to set your gains.  As for frying thoes speakers, it is possible, use your ears, and dont overdrive them and you will be fine.

Good call, ragsports. The "gain control" as so many people incorrectly refer to it, is NOT a gain at all. It is a level matching stage - it is there to adjust the input signal to provide optimal output signal, (and signal-to-noise) either into the load provided or to make certain the output stage is not driven into clipping. The "gain" of an amplifier is fixed by the internal circuitry, and doesn't change.It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."