600W Amp - What speaker should I use????

[1963Lowrider 10+ year member]

Ok, so I have in my trunk 2 12"s with a kenwood 600w amp. Now I have another 600W amp and I want to get one speaker for that amp. What RMS's and Peak power should I be looking at when I shop around.

Also, wat do i need to connect everything together. A crossover, right? Obviously i've never used one. Im goin to get a cap, and a thicker gauge. What gauge wirering should I use? Help me out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

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[anj46907 10+ year member]

Im goin to get a cap

put your flame suit on ASAP

 

[1963Lowrider 10+ year member]

real cute... i love when ppl act stupid over the computer

 

[anj46907 10+ year member]

real cute... i love when ppl act stupid over the computer

damn i see someone is having a bad day ^

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

i have no idea what you asking, you have 2 12's and you wanna hook up another one with a different amp?

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

real cute... i love when ppl act stupid over the computer

so do we... thats why your probably about to get flamed hardcore

 

[1963Lowrider 10+ year member]

I see someone has nuthin better to do with his time ^^^^... im bout to leave so how bout u help me out and give me some info

 

[anj46907 10+ year member]

I see someone has nuthin better to do with his time ^^^^... im bout to leave so how bout u help me out and give me some info

leave ***....go to SMD for advice. take the flame suit with you its not going to be any better over there. take that cap and use it for a paper weight or a door stopper

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

I see someone has nuthin better to do with his time ^^^^... im bout to leave so how bout u help me out and give me some info

how about you explain what it is your trying to do and someone will try to point you in the right direction

 

[1963Lowrider 10+ year member]

so what should i do?????

I have 2 12s with a amp - i wanna hook up one more speaker in a seperate box with a 600w amp... no good? wat should i do

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

To the OP, a CAP is NOT a substitute for an inadequate electrical system. If someone at a local car audio shop told you this, they flat out lied to you!

As for wire, just get a 1/0 kit with distribution blocks and be done with it. Nothing sucks worse than having to rip the 4 gauge kit out and re-run a 1/0 wire because you told yourself you would never upgrade.

As for subwoofers, look for something that is within your budget to handle the power of your Kenwood amplifiers at its optimum impedance.

One word of warning about Kenwood, they tend to CEA rate some of their amplifiers at 4 ohms and the 2 ohm power ratings are overly optimistic. Also, many Kenwood amplifiers WILL NOT run at 1 ohm, even though Kenwood states that they are 1 ohm stable.

ETA: In after the OP.

Also, I don't believe in running mismatched subwoofers unless the mismatched sub has real similar T/S parameters. Running totally different subwoofers can cause cancellation issues and make things worse instead of better.

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

no you can't do that... #1 all 3 12's need to be identical #2 they either need to have their own amp each or you need to run the amps together (if you can) to all 3 subs, and they either need their own individual enclosures each, or 1 enclosure for all 3.... and no cap

 

[1963Lowrider 10+ year member]

ok, like u already know im slow when it comes to car audio... now i seen a phonix gold 150rms/600 peak can igo higher then that?

 

[1963Lowrider 10+ year member]

ok so i cant have my 2 12s with a 600w amp & a seperate 12" wit 600W AMP.... NO WAY posible ???

 

[1963Lowrider 10+ year member]

so i have to get the same speaker as the 12s i have and thats the only way itll work? but i can hook the amps together?