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<blockquote data-quote="Umbra" data-source="post: 8295061" data-attributes="member: 658055"><p>I can't wrap my head around why they boxed those two subs with that amp. The amp puts out 185W RMS, the subs can take 250 - each. So that amp wouldn't fully push even one of them.</p><p></p><p>Personally I'd build a box for just one of them. Two subs with half the power is about the same output as one fully powered, with half the required space. Alternatively, you can build a box for the pair and if you want more power down the road just upgrade the amp and use that one for speakers or sell it.</p><p></p><p>As far as the wiring kit goes, you could probably get away with the Boss kit, but Boss is on the low tier of CA equipment. Spend just a few bucks more (literally) on the 8 gauge KCA (CCA) kit from Knukonceptz accuab listed above. It'll come with higher quality gear that's easier to run. Alternatively, you could spend a bit more on the OFC 8 Gauge kit, so if you plan on sticking a 500W RMS amp on the pair down the road the adequate wiring will already be in place.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p><p></p><p><strong>Edit:</strong> I got to thinking about this thread again, twelve hours later. The subs are 4 ohms each. That means in stereo mode - the only way you can hook up both subs to the amp because you can't bridge for 2 ohms, they'll get a paltry 60W RMS each, or 120W RMS total. If you hook up just one of them and bridge it the sub will receive 185W RMS. So as dumb as it sounds, hooking up only one of the subs to this amp should be 50% louder than running both of them and it'll only take up half the space.</p><p></p><p>Another option: use the amp for the coaxial speakers. You'll have the set the gain carefully using an multimeter because it puts out more power than the speakers can handle at full tilt (at least on paper). Then get a larger amp for the subs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbra, post: 8295061, member: 658055"] I can't wrap my head around why they boxed those two subs with that amp. The amp puts out 185W RMS, the subs can take 250 - each. So that amp wouldn't fully push even one of them. Personally I'd build a box for just one of them. Two subs with half the power is about the same output as one fully powered, with half the required space. Alternatively, you can build a box for the pair and if you want more power down the road just upgrade the amp and use that one for speakers or sell it. As far as the wiring kit goes, you could probably get away with the Boss kit, but Boss is on the low tier of CA equipment. Spend just a few bucks more (literally) on the 8 gauge KCA (CCA) kit from Knukonceptz accuab listed above. It'll come with higher quality gear that's easier to run. Alternatively, you could spend a bit more on the OFC 8 Gauge kit, so if you plan on sticking a 500W RMS amp on the pair down the road the adequate wiring will already be in place. Good luck. [B]Edit:[/B] I got to thinking about this thread again, twelve hours later. The subs are 4 ohms each. That means in stereo mode - the only way you can hook up both subs to the amp because you can't bridge for 2 ohms, they'll get a paltry 60W RMS each, or 120W RMS total. If you hook up just one of them and bridge it the sub will receive 185W RMS. So as dumb as it sounds, hooking up only one of the subs to this amp should be 50% louder than running both of them and it'll only take up half the space. Another option: use the amp for the coaxial speakers. You'll have the set the gain carefully using an multimeter because it puts out more power than the speakers can handle at full tilt (at least on paper). Then get a larger amp for the subs. [/QUOTE]
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