Help with my JL Audio 12W's

[jeknightx]

So I have two JL 12W6V2 subs in a sealed enclosure. I had them running to a crappy RE Audio amp, and they sounded awesome, but the amp was defective, and completely fried. Today I got a new amp, the Kenwood Kac-8105D monoblock amp. I had Best Buy install it, and I dont think the guy wired it correctly. He tried to wire these subs to 2 Ohms, but i dont think that would be a good idea for these subs. I asked him if it would work and he said yes. These subs are dual coil 4 Ohm subs, and i dont want to end up damaging them or not using them to their full potential. The amp is 300 X 1 RMS at 4 ohms and 500 X 1 RMS at 2 ohms. I wanted to see what you guys thought would be the best way to wire these. The RMS for each sub is 300-600 I believe. Thanks!!

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

go back to best buy tell them to take that crap out .1 the amp is junk ,2 the subs cant be wired to 2 ohms ,only 1 or 4 ohms. and 3 the installer has no idea what the hell he's doing .get a refund and get a good amp here ,from one of the vendors like myself ,install it your self ,not that hard .

 

[jeknightx]

What amp do you recommend for under 200$? Trust me I am wiring it all myself this time.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

What amp do you recommend for under 200$? Trust me I am wiring it all myself this time.

Any quality 800-1200w rms mono

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

What amp do you recommend for under 200$? Trust me I am wiring it all myself this time.

american bass vfl 1880 from me 175 shipped plus paypal fees 900 rms at 1 ohm new with warranty .

 

[jeknightx]

If I were to keep this amp, how do you recommend wiring it?

 

[splwj47 10+ year member]

If I were to keep this amp, how do you recommend wiring it?

to 4ohms, thats your only option.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

you can only wire it to 4 ohms only gonna give 300 watts if that