1000.1 Amp or 1500.1 Amp powering 3* 10'' JL W3V2's??

[GTSLVR4 10+ year member]

As title says, which amp would be best to get the most power out of my subs. I have 3 10'' JL audio W3V2's, their 300 watt rms 600 watt max each. I'm looking to push them at the most power possible thats safe. Should I get a 1000.1 amp or a 1500.1 amp??

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[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

what's the VC config on those?

1000w is more than enough, but you might need more depending on what you can wire the subs to.

 

[GTSLVR4 10+ year member]

Whats the VC config? I dont know to much about audio.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

Whats the VC config? I dont know to much about audio.

voice coil configuration

dual-4 ohm, dual-2 ohm, what are they?

 

[GTSLVR4 10+ year member]

if your talking about the subs their Dual-4 Ohm

 

[t-money 10+ year member]

if your talking about the subs their Dual-4 Ohm

if you're referring to the kicker amps, i would get the zx1500.1, wire the subs all in series than parrallel to the amp to get a final load of 2.66. You should see around 400-450 watts to each sub. If you get the zx1000.1 you should see around 300 watts per sub. I believe they should be able to handle the zx1500 if you set the gains correctly.

 

[Imperial GOD 10+ year member]

I would go with the 1000. This way you won't over power it and it'll give a nice clean non distorted sound.

 

[Imperial GOD 10+ year member]

I would also make sure the box is set correctly, thats VERY important.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

I would also make sure the box is set correctly, thats VERY important.

I didn't know boxes had settings. where should the box knob be located???

To the OP, you would need something that puts out ~900w at 2.66 ohms. So, you can get something that puts out ~1200 at 2 ohms (I think the kicker zx1500.1 puts out 1500 at 2 ohms), or you can something like the JL 1000/1, PG tantrum 1200.1, PG Xenon 1200.1, Alpine PDX 1000.1. All of those put out the same power from 1-4 ohms.

But there are a lot of options. You just have to decide how much you want to spend.

Personally, my vote goes to the PDX. They're great amps, take up very little space, and look really nice. Plus, if you decide to upgrade, you can get matching amps and just stack them up instead of taking up your whole trunk.