i got myself in deep

[94gmsierra 10+ year member]

i cancelled an order on 2 subs beacuase they were taking to long and i think im for sure sticking to 2 new kicker 10's l5 or l7. My question is when ordering these subs, the l7 handle 600w rms and the l5 450 rms. my amp is a clarion dpx1001.2

Continuous Average Power Output 300W (150W x 2 into 4 Ohms 20Hz-20kHz @0.05% THD)

Typical 2-Ohm Stereo 300W x 2 @ 0.5% THD

Typical 1-Ohm Stereo 500W x 2 @ 0.8% THD

Typical Bridged Power 1kHz 1000W @ 1.0% THD

my question is should i order 2 dvc 2ohm or 2 dvc 4ohm? the amp will be used soley for the 2 subs with the high rms wattage i think they can handle the max outpout of this amp? but how do i get it. if this amp is bridged minimum load is 2 ohm, but in 2 channel its 1 ohm(stereo). Is this normal?? i thought you could have smaller loads bridged? anyways when in mono, which i should be in right?? will this be too much for the amp? i was planning on 2 dvc 2 ohm in parallel to one ohm then one sub to each channel. 500 x 2 @ 1 ohm? but thats in stereo so what about mono?? Also is this gonna be hard on everything?? i guess i'll need a cap too. And if anyone could reccomend which is a better value l5 or l7 for this set-up

thanks again

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[analogkid]

either way id go with 2 dual 2 ohm subs + bridge them to 1 ohm and run the amp in stereo.( 1 sub for left chan. 1 for right) it is normal for amps that are two channel to be stable to a lower ohmage than if they were run mono....however mono amps will almost always be able to be run at a lower impedence than 4 ohms. as for the l5 or l7 i would personally choose the l7 if it were only between the two. and a cap would be good to have too.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

he advised him to get a cap............................i hope your talkin bout one that is over 3 farad......which would just be worth getting a new alt....either way u prolly wont need it.

 

[analogkid]

i thought a 1.5 would suffice just to help loosen the choke collar on the alternator....