“Was thinking of getting 2 15 Kicker Comps but don’t know if they would handle the power because they’re only 350 watt rms each. Should I get a 15 CVR instead??”
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The KICKER CXA1200.1 Monoblock Subwoofer Amplifier is rated to produce 600 Watts RMS into a 4-ohm load, 1200 Watts RMS into a 2-ohm load and 1200 Watts (+/- 10%) RMS into a 1-ohm load. The KICKER Comp 15" Subwoofer is rated to handle 250 Watts RMS of power and 500 Watts Peak. If you were to wire two Comp Single Voice Coil 15" 4-ohm Subwoofers (43C154) in parallel to the CXA1200.1, each subwoofer would receive 600 Watts RMS; which is more power than we would safely recommend. If you were to wire two Comp Single Voice Coil 15" 4-ohm Subwoofers (43C154) in series to the CXA1200.1 you would then see about 150 Watts RMS to each subwoofer which is a little light on power if you are looking at just the RMS numbers, but it would sound good. For maximum performance from any speaker, KICKER recommends using an amplifier which will provide an RMS rated power that is within +/- 20% of rated RMS power of your speaker(s). If you are using the CXA1200.1 and want to power two KICKER 15" Subwoofers, we would recommend looking at the CompC or CompR over the Comp. If you want to use a pair of Comp 15" Subwoofers, consider powering them with a CXA800.1 instead. If you need further assistance, please reach out to KICKER Tech Support: [email protected] or 405-624-8510, Mon-Fri, 8:00-5:00 Central Time.
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