“i have a amp that puts out 1200 watts rms wire @1 ohm 750@2ohm and 400 watts @4 its a mono block amp how should i wire my speakers or should i not use these kicker and take them back to store”
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Run in series at 4ohm and you’ll get more bang for your buck
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You need Speakers with a higher RMS rating. If not you will blow them. Even if you turn the amp down.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I wouldnt put 1200rms to them.. they can handle 1,000 RMS VERRY WELL!....You can use that amp..... I run mine parallel for two subs in a Chevy Silverado with the truck box underneath the back seat with 2- kicker 1600w amps, 800w rms, one to each, AND THEY POUND! but to really answer your question you need to describe or show pictures of your box and quantity of subs AND you better make sure that you break them in!!!... I'm on my third pair in 6 months , to no fault of kicker though . I'm a little old school and did a 30 hour break-in , like normal, instead of the 90 hour recommendation to stretch and work the spider from kicker.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Depends. You probably shouldn't use it on 1 ohm, I'm not an expert, I think you may be able to get away with it as long as you tune your amp and stereo to never let it get past a certain output, because if you actually let it reach past 1000W, it's going to damage stuff. If your one ohm load was lower, these would be perfect tho... but 1200 is a lil too much. They also say the wattage rating on amps is usually under estimated for quality assurance, so it's possible that one ohm load is putting out like 1300w or more. You'll want to look for a 2ohm DVC sub that can do like 1000-1500W RMS (Not MAX... Max watts is usually roughly double the RMS, but it's not the wattage you should constantly be running.) Or you could get a 4Ohm DVC sub that can do 500W-1000W RMS OR you could just wire this up to 4ohms and it'll bump around its RMS but never be able to max out. This wouldn't sound bad at all, it would still bump, just not as much as it could. Depends on how much you want to bump. Reason being is because if you are using a single DVC subwoofer in an enclosure (DVC means they have 2 sets of Red (+) and Black (-) connections), you need to wire them in either parallel, which essentially divides the ohms by 2 and sends 1 ohm to the connector on the box, or series, which multiplies the ohms by 2 and sends 4 ohms to the connector on the box. If I were you, I'd just get the extra money for a higher watt 2ohm to get the most out of your amp.
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