jl 12w7

[brabla10 10+ year member]

I'm replacing my 2 Orion 12" subs with one jl 12w7... I have an 800 watt Kenwood KAC-7201 amp. Is this enough to push the JL? If not, how much power do I need? The MAX power is 800w, while the normal rated power is around 460 watts x 1.

The amp is 4 Ohms, while the sub is 3. I have no idea what that means, but maybe someone here does.

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[Mackenzie 10+ year member]

YOu need atleast twice that power to push the 12w7 right. It probably wont sound good with only 400watts to it. 1000 watts is a good number the w7 12

 

[chinny 5,000+ posts]

that amp is crap, get a jl 1000/1

 

[Smac 10+ year member]

or get a rockford 1001bd. You can get one for about 270 on ebay. Ya there refurbs but they should still work just fine.

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

a 3 ohm sub???

 

[9512ds 5,000+ posts]

yes and then the 13.5 is dual 1.5 coils

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

or get pg 12000.1 xeon amp......

before u get subs when u already got an amp make sure ur ohms and power is going to be right....

don't even hook up that amp to that sub, its a waste of time just like me posting on this thread - out

 

[95Eclipse 10+ year member]

w7s are extremely power hungry... get something @least 1000 watts... depending on how much u wanna spend, I would get either a 1000/1 or kicker 1200.1... I have personally installed a 1200.1 on a 12" w7 and it throbbed... just make sure you get something that actually pushes what it is rated @...

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

I agree with the suggestion of the PG Xenon 1200.1

That way, if you ever get a sub with normal voice coils, youll still have the same amount of power to use.

 

[Mackenzie 10+ year member]

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