Amp for 2 10" Kicker L5's?

[maddog808 10+ year member]

I'm in the beginning stages of designing the subwoofer portion of a system for a 2004 Dodge Ram quad cab. I want to maximize the room I have under the back seat. I think I want to go with this box made for the (2) Kicker 10" L5's or L7's.

http://cgi.ebay.com/DODGE-RAM-SUB-SUBWOOFER-SPEAKER-TRUCK-BOX-KICKER-L5-L7_W0QQitemZ300242030046QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300242030046

The L5's are more in my budget, and they come in 2 or 4 ohm DVC. Each speaker handles 450 Watts RMS. Most people say to get a mono amp for the subs. I think I understand how to present proper impedence to the amplifier. If I decide to go with the 4 ohm DVC, I wire both VC in parallel, then both speakers in parallel, and I get a 1 ohm load, right? I heard to get the most out of your speakers, wire them in parallel, not in series.

My real question is, should I go with a mono amp rated at 500 watts RMS @ 1 ohm, or 1000 watts RMS @ 1 ohm? If the two speakers are wired in parallel, do I need 900 watts RMS or 450 watts RMS?

Or should I just get a stereo amp rated at 425 watts RMS per channel @ 2 ohms...if I wire the VC's in parallel and present a 2 ohm load at each channel?

I was thinking about getting the Kicker ZX850.2, but it is real big...like 23.25" long. I have about 15" by 11" of space to work with under the front seat.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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[DePratt 10+ year member]

zack39648 is selling an amp for 300 stable at 1ohm that would power them to almost full. pm him about it

 

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

You need double of each sub. I would get the D4 subs, so you can wire both to 1 ohms.

Find an amp that does around 1000 at 1 ohm. I beleive the Sundown SAE1000d does over 1000 rms at one ohm.

Oh, and btw, L5's can take a beating. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif I'm giving my 10" L5 over 600w rms.

 

[maddog808 10+ year member]

I believe the (2) Kicker L5 DVC 4 ohm's would also wire to 1 ohm if both VC's are in parallel, and both speakers are also in parallel. Am I wrong?

Also, what is a quality 1000 watt amp stable at 1 ohm that would fit under the front seat?

Are you happy with your L5?

 

[DePratt 10+ year member]

all 4ohm DVC subs can be wired down to 1ohm, just depends if the amp can take it

 

[maddog808 10+ year member]

OK. So I need 900-1000 Watts @ 1 ohm. Which one should I buy, that will fit in this truck somewhere, and not overheat and shut off? Somebody said Audioque 1200D. I've never heard of them, and I can't find much info on them.

 

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

Sundown 1000d

 

[BPhiz 10+ year member]

I had 2 10L5's running off of a Kicker 750.1 and I hated it. That probably doesnt tell you much, but I can at least try to tell you what NOT to get!

 

[BPhiz 10+ year member]

Yeah... the point was that the Kicker 750.1 was grossly underpowered for those two subs.

 

[kpozr2 10+ year member]

buy my kx1200.1 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif its 1ohm stable.

 

[Kenneth10483 10+ year member]

Yeah... the point was that the Kicker 750.1 was grossly underpowered for those two subs.

I have a friend who has 2 L7 10s on a 750 at 1 ohm and its pushing the subs fine.

 

[BPhiz 10+ year member]

now that would be a good amp for those!

 

[BPhiz 10+ year member]

I have a friend who has 2 L7 10s on a 750 at 1 ohm and its pushing the subs fine.

Thats great that he is getting such good results, but I ended up putting a 13W6 on the amp and I'm quite happy now. The L5's are now an endtable in my garage.

 

[maddog808 10+ year member]

Thats great that he is getting such good results, but I ended up putting a 13W6 on the amp and I'm quite happy now. The L5's are now an endtable in my garage.

So you're not a fan of the L5's?

I have a friend who has 2 L7 10s on a 750 at 1 ohm and its pushing the subs fine.

So the ZX 750.1 would be stable @ 1 ohm and have plenty of power for the L5's?

Is this a good deal?

http://www.cartronixplus.com/templates/detailnf_price.cfm?globaldesc=na&rnumb=1882&wherefrom=SEARCH&whichord=756971&department=AMP&class=N&special=R&sold=N&nextrow=CLARION%20APX1301apx1301&prevrow=2008%20Kicker%20ZX1000%2E1%20Amplifier08zx10001&nextprev=0&subclass=mono&subname=Mono&uas=N&zq=58063364&tokns=passed&pagename=Online%20Store%20%3E%20Amplifiers%20Mono%20%3E%20%20%3E%202008%20Kicker%20ZX750%2E1%20Amplifier

 

[BPhiz 10+ year member]

So you're not a fan of the L5's?

No, I was not a fan of my L5's. I have always driven an SUV and my last setup was a Kicker (round) solobaric 15 and I currently have a single 13w6. I think that one large sub sounds best in SUV's. But that's just my taste. Something has to push alot of air to make it all the way up to me in my Sequoia.

I was not happy with my L5's in my setup. You may think differently in yours.