Need help picking amp

[royale 10+ year member]

Hi all, I'm gonna get a 10" L5 which is 500watt RMS. Need help picking an amp for it as i have no background for amps at all. A brief explanation for amps would be greatly appreciated.

Lanzar Vive 231 Amplifier Specifications:

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Electronic crossover network

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Bass boost circuit

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Bridgeable at 4 ohms

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2 ohm stereo stable

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Tri-mode capable

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Gold RCA inputs

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Line outs for left and right channels

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200W x 2 RMS into 4 ohms

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400W x 2 RMS into 4 ohms

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1 x 800W MAX at 4 ohms bridged

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2 x 350W at 2 ohms

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Low pass filter controls

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High pass filter controls

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Subwoofer remote level control

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Power and protection LED indicators

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Advanced protection circuitry

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S/N Ratio: 90db

Kenwood KAC-7252 Amplifier Specifications:

* 1000 Watt 2-Channel Bridgeable Amplifier

* Wired Bass Remote with Frequency Control Included

* RMS Power Rating:

o 170 watts x 2 chan. @ 4 ohms

o 250 watts x 2 chan. @ 2 ohms

o 500 watts x 1 chan. @ 4 ohms (Bridged)

* Power MOSFET Switching Power Supply

* Variable High-Pass Filter: 50 - 200 Hz

* Variable Low-Pass Filter: 50 - 200 Hz

* Adjustable Input Sensitivity: 200mV - 5V / 15W - 40W

* Line Output

* Gold Plated Power and Speaker Terminal

* High and Low-Lever Input

* Tri-Mode Operation

* Cooling Fan

* Red Illuminated Power Indicator

* Mono or Stereo Operation

* Dimensions: 15" L x 11-5/16" W x 2-3/8" H

These are the amps that i'm currently checking out. Just wondering whats mono or 2-4 channel amps. And why does one amp has many different watts?

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[NightDrifter05 10+ year member]

A mono amp is a single channel amp, a 2 channel amp is just that a amp with 2 separate channel's, a 4 channel is a amp with 4 different channel's which can be also used as a 3/2 channel. Each amp put's out a different amount of power at a certain ohm load due to the resistance of that particular load. You need to know what coil configuration your subwoofer is before you purchase a amp. Your best bet would be to just get a mono amp but I wouldn't bother with either amp you listed since they aren't that good of amps. What coil configuration is your subwoofer? Should have it listed in the specification's as a dual 2 or dual 4.

 

[boom24 10+ year member]

kicker zx750.1 wpuld be a perfect amp for that sub

 

[royale 10+ year member]

hm... I'll ask again what coil config is the L5. Does 2 channels mean the amp can be connected with 2 subs? and 4 channels with 4 subs? I'm kinda looking for $100+ amps 2nd hand. =)

 

[royale 10+ year member]

Looked up ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110334821318&ssPageName=ADME:B:ONA:US:1123

This is 500watts and mono. =)

 

[royale 10+ year member]

The audio told me as long as its mono sub or 1 channel should be fine. And something about 500watt at 2ohms. So now I can start looking at amps with this specs?