Need advice on an Amp for a single 10" old Kicker sub

[OldSchoolKickr]

I think it is an old 10" Kicker Competition and Freeair C-Series sub (pictures below) and I need an amp for them.

It is sealed in it's box and don't want to have to take it out if I don't need too. So I can't see the back. From what I found on the web and based off the picture I found of it below. I think it is 8 Ohm, RMS rating "Pmax, watts = 300" off the manual I found. Does that sound right?

Just looking for some advice on what amp I would need for it.

These are not pictures of "my" sub but I am 95% sure it is the same one

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4676/b65ygcgkkgrhqqokiey7wqb.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9696/b65egqewkkgrhquoknqey1l.jpg

I think this is the manual for them off the kicker site http://www.kicker.com/sites/default/files/FcMan.pdf

Click to read more...

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

prolly 8 ohm ,what the rms rating on it ?

 

[OldSchoolKickr]

Yes it is 8 Ohm I got a better picture of the back. I think RMS rating is "Pmax, watts = 300" off the manual i found linked above. Does that sound right?

updated with pictures / manual above

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

the link dont work

 

[OldSchoolKickr]

Updated my reply and OP with picture and what I think is the manual.

 

[OldSchoolKickr]

Ok I think I figured this out on my own. Please correct me if I have anything wrong.

Sub is 300 peak = 150w RMS. 8 Ohm

So

Amp would need to be:

Mono / single channel. 600w @ 2 Omh (150w @ 8 Ohm)

Or

Dual channel. 300w X 2 @ 2 Ohm (75w X 2 @ 8 Ohm)

Is that right?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

sound about right

 

[BIGJEFF64 10+ year member]

i would buy this MB Quart ONX1.1500D - ONYX Class D Monoblock Car Amplifier/Amp

it will give u 500 at 4 ohm wire the + to + and - to - that will give u 4 ohm so 250 a sub and that will be perfect

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

do you think this will be the only sub you use...or do you think down the road you might want to replace the sub?

 

[jsluss17 10+ year member]

i got a kicker dx1000.1 that does 1000@ 2 ohm so it'll be fine at 8 ohm

 

[OldSchoolKickr]

do you think this will be the only sub you use...or do you think down the road you might want to replace the sub?

Yes for quite a while unless this old kicker blows out. But it would just be replaced with another singe 10".

It seems most modern 10s are 4 Ohm so getting a 600w @ 2 Ohm amp would give me 300w @ 4 Ohm to work with for a replacement need be. Unless I am missing something.

 

[OldSchoolKickr]

i would buy this MB Quart ONX1.1500D - ONYX Class D Monoblock Car Amplifier/Amp
it will give u 500 at 4 ohm wire the + to + and - to - that will give u 4 ohm so 250 a sub and that will be perfect

Question. Is it bad to run this old sub at a wattage above its 150RMS? Do you just tone down the amp setting if it runs at say 250w @ 8 Ohm?

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

I am just going to post these because if you have been around awhile, you probably know the quality...most who bash them either mistake them for another brand, or mis-used the bigger amps and fried them with too low a voltage...and it is hard to find authorized dealers now days.

..it says stereo, but it is a typo, it is a mono class D..

http://www.techronics.com/caraudio_11788_Alphasonik-PM1600DE-600W-Class-D-MonoBlock-PM-Series-Car-Subwoofer-Amplifier.html

this one has the remote voltage meter, 2ch A/B...clean and does rated...but it is a big bastard.

Alphasonik PMA2150A 2-Channel Class A/B Bipolar Power Car Audio Amplifier

 

[BIGJEFF64 10+ year member]

My bad I didn't read it good enough I thought u had 2 10's

 

[ACE74 10+ year member]

pm'd