ive had l7s before and they are underated its not to much for it and i plan on getting another one its not like i crank the gain all the way up it just depends on amp on how well it pushes some 800 watt amps only push like 300 watts and the l7 is rated at 1200 and rockford rated at 1500 not much of a diff ima upgrade the big 3 and see if this helps problem