Amp for Kicker L5's

[ryanbssc29 10+ year member]

I need an amp for 2 12 dual 4ohm Kicker L5's. If possible keep it to only one amp, and no more than 500 dolars.

Kicker L5's specs:

Model S12L5

Outer Frame Diameter, in (cm) 12 9/16 (31.9)

Nominal Impedance [Zn], ohm [per coil] 2 or 4

Power Handling Watts, Peak (RMS) 1200 (600)

Sensitivity [sPLo], dB @ 1W, 1m 87.9

Effective Frequency Range, Hz 20-100

Mounting Depth, in (cm) 6 3/4 (17.1)

Resonance Frequency [fs], Hz 32.2

Equivalent Volume [Vas], ft3 (L) 2.41 (68.27)

Net Displacement, in3 (cc) 2215 (135.2)

Moving Mass [Mms], oz (g) 7.44 (210.9)

Magnet Weight, oz (kg) 77.25 (2.19)

Any suggestions?

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[T9X 10+ year member]

Hifonics BX1500D.

 

[ryanbssc29 10+ year member]

ive hurd bad things about the hifonics, but i will still consider it. Does any one else have any suggestions

 

[T9X 10+ year member]

You could always go with an Elemental Designs NiNe.1. I hear they're a bit underrated so you may want to go easy on the gains.

http://www.edesignaudio.com

And don't let the eD trash talking in the other threads throw you off, they make some nice amps. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[ryanbssc29 10+ year member]

thanks any other suggestions?

 

[ryanbssc29 10+ year member]

bump

 

[elite_performan 10+ year member]

kicker 1200.1...exactly the amount of power you need for the two L5s..seen them for about $490

 

[T9X 10+ year member]

kicker 1200.1...exactly the amount of power you need for the two L5s..seen them for about $490

$500 seems a bit steep for 1200w. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[BUMPING150S 10+ year member]

Some suggestions KICKER 1200- ORION 1200 D - PHOENIX GOLD XEON 1200 CROSSFIRE 1000D ED 9-1. ALL these amps listed would work perfectly. Personley I would stay from HIFONICS they dont impress me at all.

 

[elite_performan 10+ year member]

ah but she's a kicker...runs cool at all times..takes a good screw up to blow it

 

[T9X 10+ year member]

ah but she's a kicker...runs cool at all times..takes a good screw up to blow it

So do a lot of other amps at a little over half the price.

 

[ryanbssc29 10+ year member]

thanks guys. correct me if im wrong but i can wire each sub down to 1ohm and they can each get 600 wats from a 12000 watt amp right?

 

[elite_performan 10+ year member]

sorry for the stupid post...had a friend over on my name looking at the forum...he's not the brightest character around...but andon did a nice job of clearing things up so i'll just keep quiet now lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[AndonD454 10+ year member]

EDIT : repeat post and cant figure out how to delete.. disregard this post

 

[AndonD454 10+ year member]

never heard of anyone doing it to a L5 but i know they run at 2 or 4 at 600watts. if you run the 1200.1 at 2ohm and each sub at 4ohm you should be good

what the hell does this mean? i got confused in a hurry here.

but to answer your question, yes run each sub in parallel and then together and youll end up with a final load of one ohm and a total power of 600 watts or more per sub