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ChevyTruckGuy
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need help with wiring 2 amps and 3 subs

Post by ChevyTruckGuy »

i need to know how wire (2) Kenwood Excelon amps to 3 Kicker 12 " L7 subs

the Kickers are DVC, rated at 4 ohms and the Kenwood amps are stable to 1 ohm

heres the info

KICKER
SL7 12" SUB =1500W MAX
750W RMS



KENWOOD EXCELON Max =1600w
X811D AMP = 533W @4 OHM RMS
919W @2 OHM RMS
1016W @1 OHM RMS



thnx
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Post by GlassWolf »

wire two subs to one of the amps, with coils and subs in parallel for a 1 ohm load
wire the other sub to the second amp with coils in parallel for a 2 ohm load
that gives enarly equal power to all 3 subs
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Post by smoker »

wire two subs to one amp at 1 ohm...sell the other 12 buy a 15 or 18 and run off the other amp......
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Post by GlassWolf »

I prefer not to mix subs that way myself
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