Kicker, enough power?

[fullsizechevy 10+ year member]

I am going to power 2 mb quart pro series 6.5" component speakers with tweaters, 2 eclipse 8462a 4x6, and 1 kicker 10" comp VR sub wth a kicker kx700.5 4x65w + 1x400w amp. I am running a eclipse cd5442 head unit. Will this amp be enough to power all this? What if I decide to add 1 more kicker 10" comp VR sub, is it possible? Will the amp handle the additional sub?

What do you think of this setup in a fullsize extended cab truck?

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[phoneman 10+ year member]

yes that will be sufficient power and should sound nice, you dont have to have a power plant to have a nice sounding system, plus that single amp will make it easier to instal and a bit cleaner looking.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[fullsizechevy 10+ year member]

Also will 16ga speaker wire be sufficient enough or would another gauge be better?

 

[Vorak 10+ year member]

16ga wire should work just fine. That is what i use on my system it it works great. I have seen people use 12ga though. It really doesn't matter all that much.

 

[phoneman 10+ year member]

I would probably use 12 or 14 on the sub, that is just what I would do

 

[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

The setup sounds great, id run 16 for the comps and 12 on the sub. And yes there would be enough power from the one channel to add another 10 in the future.