Originally posted by RiceBurninVTEC
i have a max.. d2. its running off my audiobahn A18001DQ (1800x1 @ 1 ohm rms) and with the gain all the way down it distorted and hit past its xmax.. the surround actually dimpled.. at very low volumes it sounded fine, but if i turned it up the slightest bit, it would distort and flip out on me.. so i sent it back and am waiting for it...impatiently!! i am thinking about selling it and buying a brahma.. i dunno, it depends on how it sounds when i get it back. the new v3 sounds pretty nice.. maybe i'll upgrade to that. who knows. the brahma is 1600w rms, so its a lil more suited for my amp. for the time i had my max in my car it was in a custom built 1.6 cube sealed box.. sounded nice, but it was only loud when it was being pushed way too hard.
Well, you have enough power for two!! The surround will dimple when pushed hard, that's just part of the game. The V3 is more efficient then the original, so you are still up a creek. You also have it in the largest recommended sealed box (excluding an IB alignment) that is going to decrease power handling some more.
Why not just wire it to 4 ohm and call it a day...should be plenty of power for a great SQ system....the original max will hit Xmax with around 600-700W.
Sounds like you are just beating the **** out of it....