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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: wiring and amp selection

Posted By: canes1
Subject: wiring and amp selection
Date Posted: November 21, 2015 at 3:02 AM

Hi all,  I have 4 kenwood kfc-w3013ps 12" subs, they are 4 ohm svc 1200w peak and 400watt rms.  I need help with how to wire these subs and also what amp would be needed to power these subs.  Im assuming I would need an amp that has at least 1600 rms to run these.  Am i correct on this.  Also not sure what is the best way to wire them.  I would like to avoid a 1 ohm load if I can.  I am not finding any diagrams on a 2 ohm load so im assuming you cannot wire 4 of these to a 2ohm load.  Im just seeing a 4ohm and a 1ohm diagram .  Would i be better off with a monoblock or a two channel amp or maybe even running 2 amps 1 for each pair of 12's.  Whatever amp I need what numbers should I be looking for. I was looking at the kenwood kac-9106d amp, It is rated @ 2000peak watts, 500w rms x 1 channel for 4 ohms and 1000w rms x 1 channel for 2 ohms.  It is not 1 ohm stable.  Will this run these 4 subs without working the amp to hard.  Thanks for the help in advance.

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Troy



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Posted By: canes1
Date Posted: November 25, 2015 at 1:34 AM
wow been 4 days since I posted this and no help once so ever.  Ive since then figured this out my self.  Thanks for all the help.

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Troy



Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: November 26, 2015 at 10:09 AM
The best wiring for this is for a 4-ohm load.
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I recommend a mono sub amp, any amp up to 1600 watts into 4-ohms will work fine as long as you set it up correctly. Check the hot topics forum for how to set amp gain.

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