15" L7 Kicker WITH... which amp?
01-25-2009, 01:58 PM
#21
I'd take care of one thing at a time. Work on your 'bass' and once thats where you like it, you can add your highs to it later down the road.
01-25-2009, 05:32 PM
#22
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Adding "real" bass to any stock system can often be the best starter upgrade. Simply because its usually the best bang-for-your-buck improvement.
Let's face it, your going to be driving a 15" sub with 750W, in a box that will be made to spec for your sub. You're going to have a lot of bass. It may turn out that your Panasonic deck isn't providing enough juice for you main speakers for them to be able to match what the sub and amp will provide - but you won't be able to determine that until its installed.
What's the model of your Panasonic deck? If you have the right outputs on your head-unit already, instead of spending money on a new deck with a little more power, spend that money on a decent 2 channel amplifier and front component speakers to match. The few extra Watts of power you'd get out of a new deck would be laughable compared to what you would gain with an amplifier.
I'd suggest an amp that does 75-100W x 2 @ 4 ohm. If you wanted to keep within the Kicker line, then look for this >>> http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16916
It might turn out that your system will be right for you after the sub is installed and broken in, if it turns out its not, then you know where to find us.
Let's face it, your going to be driving a 15" sub with 750W, in a box that will be made to spec for your sub. You're going to have a lot of bass. It may turn out that your Panasonic deck isn't providing enough juice for you main speakers for them to be able to match what the sub and amp will provide - but you won't be able to determine that until its installed.
What's the model of your Panasonic deck? If you have the right outputs on your head-unit already, instead of spending money on a new deck with a little more power, spend that money on a decent 2 channel amplifier and front component speakers to match. The few extra Watts of power you'd get out of a new deck would be laughable compared to what you would gain with an amplifier.
I'd suggest an amp that does 75-100W x 2 @ 4 ohm. If you wanted to keep within the Kicker line, then look for this >>> http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16916
It might turn out that your system will be right for you after the sub is installed and broken in, if it turns out its not, then you know where to find us.
01-25-2009, 06:26 PM
#23
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 229
oooh well i do have a tc4004 lying around, i used it for woofers back when i first started out lol. its the 4 channel amp:
RMS Power @ 4 Ω 50 Watts x 4 Channel
RMS Power @ 2 Ω 100 Watts x 4 Channel
RMS Power @ 4 Ω 200 Watts x 2 Bridged
Maximum Input Signal 5V
Maximum Sensitivity 100mV
... maybe i have this solved already? im gonna have some time with the sub installation anyways because i wont have the funds for the speakers at that point. will this be a sufficient amp?
RMS Power @ 4 Ω 50 Watts x 4 Channel
RMS Power @ 2 Ω 100 Watts x 4 Channel
RMS Power @ 4 Ω 200 Watts x 2 Bridged
Maximum Input Signal 5V
Maximum Sensitivity 100mV
... maybe i have this solved already? im gonna have some time with the sub installation anyways because i wont have the funds for the speakers at that point. will this be a sufficient amp?
01-26-2009, 12:43 AM
#27
my opinion is the showdown or whatever it was or the 2500.1, I had a 2500 on two 15" L7 in my cavy in a wall and they loved it, in the right box that amp would run one 15 VERY nice, just make sure its tuned right lol
01-26-2009, 08:52 AM
#28
not sure if everyone can afford an $600 amp
01-26-2009, 09:59 AM
#29
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... haha
