After breaking this in for a few days, I've hit it with 500-700 watts rms regularly and it just loves it. With a clean signal, this mid class sub belongs a full class up. My N series 8 inch sub is a gem, and it works very well in my Skar bass tube for replacing the preloaded Skar sub. I had initially installed a CT sounds Tropo which is 50% more expensive than the nvx n series. The Tropo did an excellent job and sounded great, but the N series NVX takes the cake all around, especially for its value which is amazing.