Enough wattage for rms? (kicker cvr)

[blindskater1213 10+ year member]

Will an amp with 300 rms be enough? The sub is 50-400 rms. (kicker compvr 12)

I found a very nice deal on an amp, but Im not sure if I should take it or find a different one that will supply 400 rms

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[boomzilla 10+ year member]

300 will be fine, but 400 will be best. go with your budget though, 100 watts isnt gonna make a diff, but i would buy a 400rms amp just to match it.

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

that 300 might do close to 400 since they are underrated

 

[blindskater1213 10+ year member]

Thats what makes it complicated. I found a great deal on a 2 ohm cvr thats about $20 less than the 4 ohm version. I originally thought the amp was 1 ohm stable, but it isnt.

So I could get the 300 watt amp with the 4 ohm, wired to 2 ohm.

Or I could get a bridgable 2 channel, and wire the 2 ohm sub to 4 ohms.

http://www.amazon.com

if anyone wants to suggest subs a max of 90 with shipping from amazon, I would be greatful.

And it has to be amazon(i have 205 giftcard //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The difference between 300 and 400 is basically negligible.

 

[▼)Ñ╩fZΣµ& 10+ year member]

just get the cvr 4 ohm, an amp thats 300-400rms and wire the bich to 2 ohms

 

[blindskater1213 10+ year member]

So a couple amps Im looking at are, directed d600 (600 max, 300 rms at 2 ohms)

and I just found Boss Riot gt480, which is 400 rms x 2 for 2 ohms.

I dont think Boss is that good of a brand, so would I be better off with the directed, even though its lower wattage

Im still looking for other options though http://www.amazon.com

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

the boss is rated 150x2 at 4 ohms. I don't know what it's supposed to do bridged at 4, but I can tell you - with a 25A fuse it would be lucky to do 300w rms at its optimal impedance.