amp to go with jlw7

[tushay4u 10+ year member]

ok i just got my 12w7 and now ill looking at amps to go with.....would this be a valid amp or would this one **** my sub up??? says 1 ohm stable and the w7 is 3

AUDIOPIPE 1000W AMP 1 CHAN CAR MONO CLASS-D AMPLIFIER ..........that is the amp

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[hispls 5,000+ posts]

That amp would only make 500W or so into a 3 ohm load. That's what ***** about running a single 3 ohm sub. Good old school 4 ohm stable amps won't work, and new 1 ohm stable amps don't put out much power to that load. You're pretty much stuck with the 1000/1 for a really good match for a single W7

 

[ozzy87 10+ year member]

u could get an alpine pdx 1000.1 unfotunately mine already sold

 

[tushay4u 10+ year member]

300W x 1 @ 4 Ohms (RMS)

700W x 1 @ 2 Ohms (RMS)

1000W x 1 @ 1 Ohm (RMS)

those are the specs on it (reliable source) ...and your telling me that wont do the job

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

That Audiopipe won't give enough power to it at that impedance to really make the W7 sound good.

a DECENT 2 channel amp can run @ 3 ohm bridged, or just get ones that are 1 ohm stable. I know the JL 1000/1 does 1000 watts from 1~4 ohm so if you have the money then go with that.

See if you can find an old-school USA-1000x or a Kicker ZR1000 or a Rockford Punch Power 800a2 or 1100a2.

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

300W x 1 @ 4 Ohms (RMS)700W x 1 @ 2 Ohms (RMS)

1000W x 1 @ 1 Ohm (RMS)

those are the specs on it (reliable source) ...and your telling me that wont do the job

The W7 is a single 3 ohm coil correct? If so, that amp will likely only give it about 500W. Kind of pointless getting a sub like that to throw only 500W at it, and not even a GOOD 500W at that. ITT: spend 650$ on a sub then cheap out on an amp.

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

we told you it was a bad choice in sub. part of it being the limited number of amps that will work well with it.

that said. the 1000/1(since you have a hard on for jl) and apparently dont care about value....

or the alpine already mentioned will probably be your best choice.

 

[t-money 10+ year member]

also look into pg gold amps, older tantrum 1200.1 or the newer amps that run the same power from 2-4 ohms