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Thread: Help with choosing first Amp... |
    
New member Username: Laeokaula
Post Number: 1
Registered: Nov-09
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| Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 08:20 pm: |
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this is my fist time picking an amp and I already have subs, they're 2 Kicker C12 Comps, and I have no idea what Watt peak/RMS is, but I was offered a 500 watt amp to power both subs...will this amp be sufficient or will I need a more powerful amp? (any advice would be greatly appreciated, sorry if I seem ignorant but like I said...first amp) |
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Bronze Member Username: Skdooley
Roanoke,
VA
Usa
Post Number: 69
Registered: Oct-09
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| Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 10:29 pm: |
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Ok I am not familiar with these subs but from what I'm finding online after looking them up, they seem to hold 150 rms each and be a single 4 ohm sub. If this is correct you will want an amp that does 300 rms x 1 at a 2 ohm load. I believe kicker makes amps that fit this bill. As well as other brands. |
New member Username: Laeokaula
Post Number: 2
Registered: Nov-09
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| Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 12:55 am: |
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so I need a 300 rms x 1 at 2 ohms to power both of them? or just one? |
Bronze Member Username: Skdooley
Roanoke,
VA
Usa
Post Number: 72
Registered: Oct-09
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| Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 08:38 am: |
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Both. When you have 2 subs that are each a single 4 ohm sub, when you run them to the amp together you will be at a 2 ohm load. This is known as bridging. So you need one amp and hook the subs up to the amp. Both positive wires in the + terminal and both negatives in the - Terminal. Then make sure to set your gain correctly on your amp. |
New member Username: Imagedynamics214
Dallas,
Tx
Post Number: 9
Registered: Nov-09
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| Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 - 09:00 pm: |
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get a kicker zx300.1 amp trust me, good amp, perfect for the subs if not made specifically for those subs ( almost like a warhorse is for a 18 solo x) |
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