amp suggestions

Hey everyone! I have a quick question. I have a pair of JL Audio 8w3s with Dual 6 ohm voice coils and a 12w3 with dual 6 ohm voice coils, I want to run them all off the same amp, and the way I'm going to run them the amp will see a 4 ohm load. Seeing as the 8w3s handle 125 watts RMS and the 12w3 can handle 250 RMS (although I've heard that JL's subs can handle alot more), what kind of amp should I get and how big? I want decent quality and I don't want to pay an arm and a leg to get it. Thanks for your time guys!

personally i would get two small amps since the frequency response of the subs are differeny. plus you could run the 8"s in stereo and the 12 in mono

I'd like to know how you think you're going to achieve a 4-ohm net load... unless you're building a pretty sophisticated passive crossover network with impedence shifting coils...Support the12volt.com

go with rknj01 and split them up on two different amps , mostly because of frequency issues. I wouldnt even worry about wattage now because like you said , they can handle alot more. If you put the 8s and a 12 on the same amp output , you may get frequency cancellation and end up with less bass than you intended. Remember , sometimes less is more

I think I might go with 2 smaller amps, but as for how i figured a 4 ohm load...I referred to the JL Audio's Data sheet for their subs... http://www.jlaudio.com/subwoofers/pdfs/12W3_MAN.pdf on page 2 it says "W3 Voice Coils In Series" and then it has one sub, 2 subs, and 3 subs in series. I will have 3 subs and according to JL by wiring the voice coils in that way I'll be presenting my amp with a 4 ohm load off my 3 6 ohm DVC subs...I'm kind of a newbie to DVC subs but I'd expect JL Audio to know what they are doing. Thanks Guys

pudamobile..........thanks for the link to the JLaudio dvc wiring diagram. It might help solve some dvc issues ive had before.

no problem, I'm fairly new to the DVC world and especially JL DVCs so I decided the best place to look is right on their site, Glad I could be of help

djdirtysouf, what are the stats for those subs?

http:///.com/dll?ViewItem&category=39744&item=5723646466&rd=1 would I be able to use an amp like this to power the 12w3 bridged and then use the other 2 channels to push the 8w3s? thanks all!