Need help on L7 setup

[tex512 10+ year member]

Just got 2 12" L7's (2 ohm version) and was wondering the best way to go with amps. I want to run them each around 900watts rms at 2 ohm and still be able to run them at peak with 1500 watts at 1 ohm when I want. Anyone know an amp that would do that for me. The hifonics brutus has an rms of 900 watts which I like but the peak at 1 ohm is only 1200 watts. Anyone have any suggestions on two amps that would suit me? Could i Possibly be able to run the L7's at a higher rms without damaging them over time? And what should I tune my ported box at for them? Need a little help. Thanks

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[K&c Customs 10+ year member]

l7's and L5's Love 35 hz

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

OK, first off, if you have 2 Dual-2 ohm L7s, you can not run a one ohm load. You can only run 8, 2, or 0.5-ohm load. Look for something that puts out 2kW at either 2 or .5 ohms

 

[linvillegorge 10+ year member]

Yep, go for an amp with 2000wrms @ 2 or 0.5 ohms or go with 2 amps with 1000wrms @ 1 ohm. If you were running a pair, you should have gone with dual 4 ohm VCs. Either way, you want to feed those suckers about 1000wrms each.

edit: my box for my 12L7s is 6 cubic feet tuned to 32hz

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

Where did you get the L7s from? If you got them from a dealer or something, you might be able to exchange them. If you can, run them on an IA 20.1

 

[Phreaker 10+ year member]

So you have 2x L7 DVC 2ohm susb right...

wiring options are wire the subs voice coils in series so each sub is 4 ohms then wire the subs to the amp in parallel to present the amp wit a 2 ohm load

Wire the subs voice coils in paralel so each sub is 1 ohm,wire subs to amp in series to present a 2 ohm load

I wouldn't recommend running an L7 at PEAK/MAX power or 1500w....Never used Kicker but I think the 12"s can take 1000-1200 all day if you know what you're doing and have sufficient power/electrical.

Wire subs voice coils in paralel then wire subs to amp in parallel to present a 0.5 ohm load (not advisable unless you know your amp is stable down to 0.5 ohms).

 

[tex512 10+ year member]

Why should I have gotten the 4 ohm version?

 

[Army-Killa]

TO runt he one ohm 2 dual 4 run down to 1 ohm. With 2 duals 2 you can got to .5 and you should get a orion and run it .5 and tune to 35/36 and run atleast 6 cu feet.