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Old 09-24-2008, 12:31 AM
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powering a JL 13W7

hey everybody...im new to this forum so forgive my "breaking-of-rules" if i do...
I'm going to be purchasing 2 JL 13W7s for my VW Golf in the near future and was wondering what would be a good way of powering them since they run @ 1.5 or 3 ohms. The amp I had in mind was the Massive Audio P3000.1 which would give both subs a great amount of power without overdoing it. I would rather stay away from the JL 1000.1v2 because it only offers 1000 watts, and the subwoofer would run 1500 watts rms.

So any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Andrew
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Old 09-24-2008, 09:01 AM
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That amp will work for you. Just wire the coils in series.
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Old 09-24-2008, 10:44 AM
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Sorry I didn't read the part about two subs. You can wire the coils on each sub in series and then wire each sub in series. You will get a 6 ohm load and the amp will put out a bit less than 1800 watts.

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Old 09-24-2008, 10:46 AM
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but if i wire them at 6 ohms then i would be loosing an enormous amount of power. If i wire both subs down to 3 ohms I could be making around 2700 watts from the amp...
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Old 09-24-2008, 10:51 AM
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Are your subs dual 1.5 ohms or dual 3 ohm? If they are dual 1.5's you can't wire them to three ohms. If they are dual 3's then you could and that would be ideal. I thought they were dual 1.5.
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If you do 1000/1 on each you will be much happier jl amps just sound so nice when hooked up to the w7s.
It will be louder ,cleaner and more reliable trust me.
I have use many jl amps and subs they just work well together !!
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