Need Help with Ohm Load for Subs?

[crfrider 10+ year member]

A yes i will be getting a Zx2500.1 kicker amp, its stable at 2 ohms, now will i have to run dual 2 ohm subs to get the 2 ohm load? Im trying to get 2 Kicker 15s L7s and i found some that are both Dual 4 ohms, my question is if i ran them down to 1 ohm do you think the kicker amp would handle it at 1 ohm? thanks

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[Annnarbor84 5,000+ posts]

A yes i will be getting a Zx2500.1 kicker amp, its stable at 2 ohms, now will i have to run dual 2 ohm subs to get the 2 ohm load? Im trying to get 2 Kicker 15s L7s and i found some that are both Dual 4 ohms, my question is if i ran them down to 1 ohm do you think the kicker amp would handle it at 1 ohm? thanks

Usually running an amp down 1ohm below it's operating load is never a good idea. Some amps will take it some will not, but you always will have to have a beefier electrical system when running an amp at lower ohm loads. I am not familiar with this particular amp, but I am sure there are plenty on here who are.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

I wouldnt risk it. Just run them at 4 ohms for now.

 

[Villeza1 10+ year member]

Play around with this...

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp

 

[crfrider 10+ year member]

yea the thing is i dont want to get 2 dual 4ohm subs if i cant run the amp at 1 ohm, i will just get dual 2 ohms, i asked this cause i had a offer for a trade for 2 dual 4 ohm 15s, thanks