please help me decide what i need

kickersqQX4 · Post by **kickersqQX4** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:05 am

hey, i have 2 12" kicker l7's and they are the dual 4 ohm voice coils and i was wondering what you guys thought would b an appropriate amp. Since they rms at 750w i feel like their would b room for improvement if i went with what kicker reccomends ( sx1250.1 or kx1200.1 ) Ive been looking at ppi dcx1500 and the hifonics bx1500. I was also told that a jl 1000/1 would hit pretty hard but that seems way under potential? Any help would be great. thanks!

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:08 am

elevation dx1500.1 1500 watts or better into 1 ohm

Post by **GlassWolf** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:32 am

or a kicker kx1200.1 or sx1250.1

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:18 am

RMS ratings are only thermal. Here, check this thread out:

http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums/s ... php?t=1944

TEDD

kickersqQX4 · Post by **kickersqQX4** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:33 pm

hey ridr4lif, that thread u sent me helped me out a lot and it deffinantly cleared some stuff up for me. I'm guessing thats why the amps they match up with the subs are less than the rms. sounds like a kx1200 will be the amp i get. thanks alot for the help

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:17 pm

Hey, it something i never knew until i joined this site. Im glad we could help enlighten another car audio enthusiast and get his mind on the right track.

I personally run a single 10" L7 and have only 420 watts goin to it in a ported box and it hits HARD. So yea, i think the 1200x1 will be plenty. I also think that the kicker amp is rated at 12.6 volts, so it will actually put out more power than stated.

TEDD

Post by **GlassWolf** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:23 am

most kx1200.1 amps put out around 1400 watts RMS at full output anyway on a birth sheet so you'll be fine with that amp.

glad that link helped.