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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 02:11 AM
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You would refer to your subs as 2ohm DVC (Dual voice coil)
with a 2ohm DVC your choices are 1 ohm or 4 ohm. So you'll need an amp to out put 400w RMS + at 1 ohm (1ohm would be better then 4 ohm in this situation)
Old Jul 20, 2008 | 08:16 AM
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great, thank you very much!
Old Jul 20, 2008 | 08:29 AM
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so this AMP would work well correct?
Old Jul 20, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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i wonder if kicker realizes they have a swastika in their manual LOL
Old Jul 20, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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That amp will work, but you're only going to get 200w RMS. Which would be half of what your sub is rated. It doesn't say if its 1ohm stable.

You need an amp that can deliver 400w RMS at 1ohm. Thats 400wRMS at 2ohm.
Old Jul 20, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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do you know where i can find one? all the ones i looked up are 400w @ 2 ohm

and what do i have to do to bridge the wires?
Old Jul 20, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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i ran a Hifonics BX1000D(1000rms) to 1 12" CVR @1ohm and it loved it :P lol

heres a decently priced 1ohm stable amp, its probably closer to 500rms
NEW HIFONICS BXI-606 CAR AMPLIFIER AMP BXI606 600w Mono - (eBay.ca item 200240614018 end time 30-Jul-08 17:37:00 EDT)

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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by _HeC_
i ran a Hifonics BX1000D(1000rms) to 1 12" CVR @1ohm and it loved it :P lol

heres a decently priced 1ohm stable amp, its probably closer to 500rms
NEW HIFONICS BXI-606 CAR AMPLIFIER AMP BXI606 600w Mono - (eBay.ca item 200240614018 end time 30-Jul-08 17:37:00 EDT)
sweet! wont i have a chance of blowing the sub though with 200w extra?

thanks for all your help guys
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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Its not like you add a little more power then its rated for, then BAM blown sub.
There is the potential of you blowing your sub, but you could do that just as easily with 400wrms (distortion)

If your really worried about it, just don't crank the volume. (when you get up to the max gain/volume your amp/deck will start to distort. This is what destroys speakers/subs.)
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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okay i just bought a hifonics bxi-606 for $160 with shipping and 5 year warrenty. i thank you all for spending the time to educate me about car audio.
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