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What subs do you have? What is the voice coil configuration?

Dual 4 ohm? Dual 2 ohm? Single 4 ohm?

also, is your amp 1 ohm stable?

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okay this is what i think im narrowing it down to. two 15" kicker CVR's, then im looking at 4 diffrent 1000w mono block amps. precision power dcx1000.1, diamond audio d61000.1, Alpine MRD-M1005, and the crossfire VR1000.1
and i dont know whether to get the dual 2ohm or the dual 4ohm woofer, which amp, or what load to use.

Well...if you get an amp that is 1 ohm stable, then get the dual 4 ohm subs. But if you get an amp that is only 2 ohm stable, then get the dual 2 ohm subs. For wiring diagrams, go on kicker's website and look for the diagram for subs.

tedd

ridr4lif wrote:Well...if you get an amp that is 1 ohm stable, then get the dual 4 ohm subs. But if you get an amp that is only 2 ohm stable, then get the dual 2 ohm subs. For wiring diagrams, go on kicker's website and look for the diagram for subs.

tedd

Dual 2 ohm or single 4 ohm will allow you to bridge to 2 ohm mono, but the dual 2 ohm will give you more flexibility

I have dual 4 ohm 12" comp VR's and they have performed well for me. If I had to do it all over, I would probably go with just one 12 in a larger ported box for better output and less $ and space. You might want to consider that before buying 2 15's. They will take up a lot of space and limit your ability to try different types of boxes. It will be difficult to have two 15's in a ported enclosure and still have any trunk space left :)

I concur w/ mr. berry. I have a single 10" L7 in a ported box w/ 420 watts goin to it and it gets pretty loud. That way you can keep some of your trunk space and save a bunch of money on an amp and other upgrades like an alternator.

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its going in a escort zx2 would it help if i used a capacitor? A friend from school said he could get me a american something or another i dont know the name 1200w amp for $220 any good? and no im not totally stuck with kicker i just heard there a pretty good cheap sub

Don't buy the amp. I would say a kicker amp would be great. If your going towards that way. You will have to upgrade your Alt, and what not if going with that much power. I 'm sure the escort has a 4 cylinder? Round 100A at the most from his stock?
I would still say 4 re12's :) would be cheaper then the two CVR's. They only come in dual 4's btw. Run it off 600-800 watt amp, and you'll be set. Or some the elevation comp 12's. Those are cheap too, and a lot of ppl like them. anything should get loud in a lil escort.

whats the cheapest alt upgrade i could get away with? and what do the diffrent channels do?

If you know a mechanic he could beef up your alt. If your going with 1,000w I think kiki said a 200a alt. So that is what you will need if going that way. For 600watts you could run a 140a alt which is what I run, and it works fine. But don't forget to upgrade your batt, and the wires. If you go with 1000, you will need 2g (maybe bigger) wire. But with 600, 4g will be fine.

okay ive finally accepted the fact that i cant have that big of a system.
so what could i get in the 600-800 watt range if thats still not to big that would have really good quality and response

1 elevation audio pro with 5-600 watts. it will kick pretty hard and sound great doing it.