2 or 4 ohm

[takashi]

I have a kicker mono zx1000.1 amp and dual L7 10" ported box. My question is wheter to get the 2 or 4 ohm subs?

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[youngcoke]

what is your amp stable too..

i think it is 2 ohms..

 

[djr1423 10+ year member]

get dual 2's so you can run at a 2 ohm load at the amp i believe.

 

[djr1423 10+ year member]

ya i think that amp is stable at 2 ohms

 

[youngcoke]

get dual 2's so you can run at a 2 ohm load at the amp i believe.

no. if he gets daul 2 ohm he need to run it at 4 ohms or 1 ohm

 

[youngcoke]

if the amp is stable at 2 ohms get the dual 1 ohm sub = 2ohm sub.

wire the in series to get the 2 ohm load

 

[takashi]

sorry just getting into car audio and dont know much. so how should i wire the subs to the amp?

 

[youngcoke]

sorry just getting into car audio and dont know much. so how should i wire the subs to the amp?

give me a minute to search your amp spec. while i do that tell me exactly what subs you are getting

 

[youngcoke]

ok your amp is going to give you 500 watts rms at 4ohms. and 1000 rms at 2ohms.

so go with the 2 ohm sub

 

[takashi]

thanks youngcoke!!! I am going to get 2 L7 10"s

 

[youngcoke]

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp~Q~1~I~12

show you how to wire a dual 1 ohm sub to a 2ohm load in series

 

[takashi]

what size speaker wire should i use?

 

[skinnymofo 10+ year member]

you want two dual 2 ohm l7s 14guage wire will be plenty or 16

 

[ARK_SWAMP_RIDER 10+ year member]

Run 2 of the 2 ohm DVC L7's, you will need to use wiring option number 2 in the following link:

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp?submitted=true&woofer_qty=2&woofer_imp=3