Amp question

[dmatt09]

i have 3 Kicker 12's and they are 4 ohm's. what size amp should i be looking to purchase for them?

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[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

kicker has like 10 different 12's varying in power from 150-1000. You gave impedance, which is helpful, but not dual/single voice coil.

If they're comp's you'd want something that's 500-600w rms at 1 ohm. you can wire 3 svc 4's for 1.3 ohms.

such as:

Cerwin-Vega H41000.1D (h410001d) 1100W HED Series Monoblock Class

Soundstream TA1.600D Tarantula 600W Class-D Monoblock Amplifier

SKAR Audio MSK-500.1D MSK Series 500W Monoblock Amplifier

 

[dmatt09]

yeah they are at my parents currently so im not 100% sure about the other information about them. as i think though i believe the max rms was 400 per sub. is it better to get a monoblock amp?

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

400w rms would be a cvr.

They are dual voice coil subs, 2 or 4 ohm.

The 4 ohm version seems to be a lot more common, but w/o knowing for sure it's hard to recommend an amp.

D2's would actually be preferable IMO b/c you'd have a 1.3 ohm wiring option. You'd want an amp 1000+ at 1 ohm.

The D4's would get you 2.7 ohms so you'd want an amp that makes 100+ watts rms at 2 ohms -- which tend to be more expensive than a 1 ohm amp.

You'd definitely want a mono -- especially since it is now known you 400w subs instead of the 150w Comps.

For one - a lot of them are class D which makes them more efficient than the typical 2 channel amp (class a/b).

And two - working with these unusual impedances (due mainly to 3 subs vs 2 or 4) is a lot easier to deal with using a mono.