Ok I am trying to make a system with 2 kicker 15's. each sub is 1000 watts RMS and 2000 watts Max. I have not bought the amps yet but I had my eye on 2 1000 watt amps. That would be the RMS but to be louder should i get a 1500 watt amp? Or would that be too much for the RMS? It is a 2000 watt max subs.....could i just get a 2000 watt amp and run them? Is 1000 watt amps ok for these subs? And for the box.....for how much air these things move should i point them up or can i point them to the back? It would not break that window back there would it? Or to be safe should I point them up to the roof?
first, what kind of car are they going into? what model kicker subs are you planning on getting?.. Never look at the max ratings, always the RMS... so if you have 2 subs at 1000 watts rms a piece then you should be looking at an amp that can do 2000 clean watts BUT you have to know what impedance you'll be running to give the correct power. Are you getting DVC 2ohm or 4 ohm subs? don't worry about breaking the windows, that aint gonna happen with 2k watts.
Its going in the back of a 1992 chevy s10 blazer.....and they are Kicker L7 15s.....they are 2 ohms each.....the amps are Kicker zx1000.1 amps.....2 ohms 1000 watts....1 channel....RMS on the subs are 1000 watts and the amps do 1000 watts.....is that what it needs? Would that be perfect? or could it take more power?
Blazer? fire the subs towards the rear hatch not upwards. so if you will go with a ported box then subs and port rear. so your going with 2 kicker zx1000.1's? that'll do the trick. Perfect. if you wanna spend that kind of money on kicker amps, then that would be a perfect amp for the subs. running that kind of power though will need electrical upgrades and you need a hefty front stage to keep up with the subs and the power you'll be giving them. What's your plan for electrical upgrades? HO alt? extra batts? also, what amp will you run for the front stage and what speakers are you planning to put up front?
I was thinking about a 200ish amp Alt...and i was thinking about trying to find a deck that was pretty high in watts.....then get 3 way 6x9s and put them in there.....just have those ran off the deck.....2 tweeters on the dash......in the past I have not had good luck with a 4 channel amp.....I get feed back like crazy.....and if I put in one of this in this system, even with that 200 amp Alt would i need to put in another battery? I think though if i have to go that way i gotta get cheaper amps.....lol.....cause then I would be running out of money.....lol....Thank you for your help too cccullen.....
almost all HU's only but out 22 watts/channel so that won't be enough. you'll need a 2 channel amp and just run a good component set in the front, if you have rear speakers then you can run those off the deck. you can start with a 200amp alt and observe. if you experience voltage drops below 12.4V then you'll have to add a battery.
sweet I will try that.....I can get like a 200 watt 2 channel amp? And I can run the 6x9's off of that? Now whats the rule about how many speakers you can run off of one channel? Could I run those 2 kickers off of 1 channel? and could I run 4 6x9's off of that 2 channel amp? IM gonna have to take some pic of this thing when i get done with it.....lol
your planning to put 6x9's in your doors? I would suggest you look into a 6.5" component set instead of 6x9's. generally, i would run only 1 speaker/channel but if the amp is 2ohm stable then you could run 2 speakers off of one channel (if they are single coil 4ohm speakers). i just don't really see that happening much. I may be wrong though. sub amps though are only for subs... these amps are only mono so only meant for subs. so if you want 2 L7's then you'll have to have zx1000.1 amps then another amp for the speakers up front. so you'll have a 3 amp system
Ok thats what i was thinking about....cool....4 amp system is not that bad.....I can do that.....for 2200 watts total system do you think I need another battery or should i just stick with the high output Alt? 200 amps? Or should i spend the money and get like a 250 Amp Alt?
3 amp system.....i would get the 200 amp alt. then just see how your voltage is, then if needed add a extra battery. you can even search the forums like DIYMA or caraudio.com for good used batts later if you really need
oh thats cool....im gonna have to see how much more the 250 amp Alt is than the 200 amp Alt.....but i got to start saving the money for gas....lol.....It is starting to look cool in my head what this is gonna look like....Does it really matter where the amps go? Like if i put the 1000 watt amps on the box of the subs would it mess the amps up? Break a soder or something? or should i out them under the front seats?
Is it possible to take the speakers off the dash and put them up on the other places? If i have enough space in the door can I put them there? Or can I put them facing down on the roof? I guess they can go anywhere as long as they are wired in. lol.....just trying to make it a custom as i can.......
meh, i woudln't get a 200 amp alt maybe a 120-150, but i run about 1800 currently, and with a cap, a decent bettery, not even a high end bat. i do just fine, and my alt is ****ing gimped as all hell. as far as amp arrays, stick with 1 for your sub stage, you really just adding trouble and problems with 2 amps for 2 subs. bridge them, I'd suggest you get the dual 2 ohm l7 15" wire them indivitualy in parallel , and you'll have 1 ohm per sub, than wire the entire array, the 2 subs in series, so thats red to black and red from amp to red on one end, and black from amp, to black on opisite sub. google wiring diagrams to understand in more detail how to obtain this, in the end your trying to get 2 ohms, because the amp i'm about to suggest is rated for 2 ohm's as far as amps, the rms rating on a sub, espeicly a decent brand that doesnt lie, like kicker, the rms rating is where it's going to sound best, if your under it fine..if your over it..it can be done, it'll take it. but it's not going to hit the sweet spot as often. so 2000 watts rms for those l7 15" will will hit the sweet spot every time. for amp's i reccomend alpine, the Alpine MRP-M2000 is a really nice amp, i'd highest suggest it. http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=Alpine MRP-M2000&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf can be found for around 440$ avg, do your reseach, find the best prices.
How about 1 2000 watt amp.....2 channel.....then it would be 1000 watts to each sub.....can I do that?
