What Amp TO Get?

[newyork2050 10+ year member]

Power Acoustik A3000DB $300

HiFonics BXI2006 2000 watts - 350$

SPL DK-3400D 2600 watts - 380$

Cadence Zrs-9 275$

Soundstream PCA2000D 440$ Little Expensive

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

What are you needing to power with whatever amp you choose?

 

[newyork2050 10+ year member]

just tryin to get the best for my money then im going to buy some subs

 

[SlamSession 10+ year member]

NY, there is a rule of thumb. You first buy the speakers/subs then you buy an amp according to the speaker's needs. So you choose the type of subs you want to use, then you look for the amp that will power them. Of course you have to look at the impedance(ohms) the sub will put on the amp. The impedance changes whenever you ad another subwoofer powered by the same amp. I've provided a website from JL Audio, it's a tutorial on wiring subwoofers.

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=145

If you let me know what brand of sub(s), the model and how many you plan on using, I might be able to help you find an amp.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

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[newyork2050 10+ year member]

i was thinking 2 12 L7

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Okay.

Those are rated for 750w RMS but will easily take 1kW if you're careful.

So you'll be wanting an amp that makes 1,500-2,000w.

At which resistance load you need that wattage will be dependent on whether you buy Dual 4 Ohm L7s or Dual 2 Ohm L7s.

 

[newyork2050 10+ year member]

yea im going to run them at 1 ohm what amp above you think

 

[SlamSession 10+ year member]

Thanks for the compliment on #7 Prowler, I appreciate it.

The Kicker 06S12L7-2 12" 750 watts RMS Dual 2 Ohm Solo-Baric L7 Subwoofer can handle 750 watts RMS(root means square) of continous power. Peak power, what that is is what the speakar can handle in one short burst of power of one second or less, not continously, otherwise it will blow. Sometimes speaker manufacturers display the peak power rating to make the speaker look more powerful than it really is.

Okay, so you wanna get two of the 12" L7's. If you wire them in series [connecting the two voice coils of each driver in series (+ to -) and the drivers themselves in parallel (+ to +)] they will make a 2 ohm load for the amp. I recommend the Rockford Fosgate T15002 which is rated at 1500 watts rms x 1 channel @ 2ohms on bridged mode. The Kicker L7's cost $240 each and the R.F. amp costs $770. I also suggest you purchase one 1 Farad capacitor and one 1/2 Farad capacitor. It's recommended to use a 1 Farad capacitor for every 1000 watts of power.

 

[newyork2050 10+ year member]

i was going to go with 1 ohm what amp would be the best for the price

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

Grab a Sundown SAZ 1500 and be done with it. You can get them from 350-400.

 

[92SC300 10+ year member]

Grab a Sundown SAZ 1500 and be done with it. You can get them from 350-400.

what he said

 

[newyork2050 10+ year member]

would that be that much better than the Cadence Zrs-9 for the extra 100 dollars

 

[RidgelineNate]

my only comment, dont get a cap. Its a waste of money.

And sundown makes great amps. I dont know much about cadence because I have never owned one, but I love my sundown.

 

[thangalang 10+ year member]

I heard great things about both sundown and cadence. I own a Cadence ZRS-8 and its works flawlessly. I would imagine that the ZRS-9 would be similiar. My ZRS-8 doesn't even get hot when playing at my full volume. IMO it is a great amp for the money.