What to do?

[GiganticPrune 10+ year member]

So currently i have a kicker 08 zx2500.1 and a 12 inch XXX. the amp is currently running at 1 ohm even though its not advertised as 1 ohm stable. Its friggin hell on my electrical system, even with my 185 amp alt, yellow top, and kinetik 1400, i still cant keep up. i have run the 06 before at 2 ohms and it was nowhere near as power hungry.

now my question is, if i buy an amp designed to run at 1 ohm (like say a sundown 3000d) will it be much more efficient than my kicker at 1 ohm? i like my XXX and would rather not get rid of it. and in the future if i change my setup, it seems hard to find used equipment to suit my needs of a 2 ohm load.

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[wu501 10+ year member]

Any large amp is going to pull a good amount of current.

 

[GiganticPrune 10+ year member]

right, but at 2 ohms my kicker amp didnt draw nearly as much current as this does at 1 ohm, im just wondering if running an amp designed to run at 1 ohm will be such a pull as my kicker is at 1 ohm