just bought kicker l7 help me hook it up.

[c230ckid 10+ year member]

ok i just bought http://www.audiooutfitter.com/store/126645/S10L72.html

& this

http://www.cardomain.com/item/KENKAC9152D

Good idea? bad idea? how should i hook it up, i dont know much about wiring or what all my options are. What would sound best? keep in mind i only bought one sub. I dont need too much, and i know these put out some good bass. thanks for any advice.

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[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

www,jlaudio.com go to tutorials then speaker wiring and it will tell you what you need to know

 

[c230ckid 10+ year member]

cool thanks, but i was also wondering about personal advice, what people think would sound best. Also should i get a cap or would it not really matter? do they really work?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Hook up the sub like so:

As for whether or not you need a stiffening capacitor that is a debate that will rage until the end of time, I'd wager.

Do a search and likely you'll come up with a bazillion threads on the subject.

 

[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

if anything do a big three before spending the money on a cap or not

 

[c230ckid 10+ year member]

thanks but i think the speaker is only 2 ohm and how should it be connected to the amp?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

I was going by the model number of the linked-to sub.

The 04S10L74 is a dual 4 Ohm version, is it not?

 

[c230ckid 10+ year member]

oh shit im sorry let me fix that link

http://www.audiooutfitter.com/store/126645/S10L72.html

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Okay - here's the deal on that then.

Most people with the Kenwood monoblocks rated to operate safely at a 1 Ohm load report that the amps are not stable when given a 1 Ohm load regardless of advertising to the contrary.

Your experience may vary - if you hook it up that way and it works well please do let us know.

That being said your wiring options are 1 Ohm with the coils in parallel like so:

Or 4 Ohms with the coils in series like so:

 

[c230ckid 10+ year member]

cool thanks for the help. Im guessing the 4 ohm would be best at 500watts, since running it at 1 would most likely over power it, or am i wrong? Would it sound like shit if it were underpowered like that?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

It shouldn't.

Just don't send it a clipped signal and you'll be alright. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[c230ckid 10+ year member]

alright sweet, then 1 ohm it is. I will be sure to let you know how it goes.

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

good luck with a 1 ohm setup on that amp...

listen, being off 100w on your amp with your rms would be way better than trying to go the 1 ohm route...

^^and def. pay attention to clipping x2

the sub though is only rated for 600, i am guessing when i say that the kenwood is supposed to do somewhere like 1300w? you could turn the gain halfway down...

but like i said, on that amp good luck.

 

[c230ckid 10+ year member]

alright so i hooked it up and it sounds great. BUT... it cuts out, is that the 1ohm stable (or unstable).. ? or is it the fact that im using the factory deck? Im hoping i can just rewire the sub because i love the stock bose system.

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

alright so i hooked it up and it sounds great. BUT... it cuts out, is that the 1ohm stable (or unstable).. ? or is it the fact that im using the factory deck? Im hoping i can just rewire the sub because i love the stock bose system.

if you wired it to 1 ohm, that most likely is the problem... use the other diagram to wire it to 4 ohms

stock deck is fine