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Glass City Sounds®
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high volts, or lots of amps, what gives you more watts

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high volts produces higher rail voltage inside the amp, thus higher watts. (assuming you have the proper system to maintain that high volt.)

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it depends on the total wattage expected.

I've never done anything over 14.4 but if i were to be going extreme, i think anything over 10,000w of power would be better off going higher voltage.

at 10,000w of power
13.8v is almost 730A
and 17v is ~588A
that's saves you an extra 150A of current that you do not need to pull resulting in less and\or smaller gauge wire but the potential of more batts if having to series a pair for 16v... If you can get a batt that is 16v standalone, then the previous sentence is of no concern.

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its ohm's law man, you need both for power. If you're talking output power higher voltage lower current would be best. It will keep you from melting coils as easily. Higher current going through coils generates more heat and melts the coils.

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but......
Higher current in the coils means higher BL levels.
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