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Ravendarat

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So you plan on using 2 of them? Because you cant run both subs to one amp at 2 ohms unless its in 2 channel stereo which produces the same amount of power as 4 ohm mono, generally speaking of course. That amp is fine for one but to properly wire both subs up to that one amp you are only gonna get about 150 wrms per driver, which is severly underpowered, look to the 1200.1 for your needs.

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Ravendarat wrote:

. That amp is fine for one but to properly wire both subs up to that one amp you are only gonna get about 150 wrms per driver, which is severly underpowered, look to the 1200.1 for your needs.

I disagree..UNLESS the L7's will be put in a small sealed box. They should do fine ported in a decent size box.

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both of them are gonna be in my center console downfiring, i have a dodge dakota ext. cab. so ya its gonna be sealed and sorta small. what amps do u guys recommend and can i run them to an amp at 2 ohms?

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He had said before that they were going to be ina center console and if they were both in one center console then I just took for granted that they were gonna be in a small sealed enclosure. I am apperently in the minority, because I think the solo baric subs dont sound to bad, esspecially the eights, however they are power hungry which is why I suggested the 1200.1. Wire it to 4 ohms and get 300 wrms per driver, it should work out well.

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Posted: February 08, 2005 at 6:55 PM / IP Logged

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Ravendarat...I also don't mind how the solobarics sound. I've heard better things about the 8's 10's and 12's than the 15's however..i have heard the 12's and 15's sealed and liked both setups. Ported..the solobarics turn into a strict SPL sub IMO...what is the power handling on the 8's by the way?

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Ravendarat..I agree..the solobarics do not sound too bad at all in sealed enclosures. Ported however..I think they turn into a strict spl sub. Rav..sorry if i misunderstood you..I got off track and forgot where he was planning on putting the subs..anways..whats the power handling on the 8's?

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Posted: February 08, 2005 at 10:04 PM / IP Logged

each sub is 450 watts rms and 900 peak. so u guys are saying i have to wire the subs at 4ohms and not 2. I hate to buy a 1200 watt amp and only use half the power as well as the price compared to another 600 watt amp. let me know if thats my only option, thanks.

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As I stated earlier, you can wire into one ohm mono, two ohms stereo, or 4 ohms mono. Now in theroy 2 ohm stereo and 4 ohm mono is gonna pull the same power outta your amp and its gonna be hard to find a decent amp that is one ohm mono and not heat up like a biotch. Where are you mounting this amp anyways. I did not see if you said so but is size gonna be a factor?

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no size isnt really a factor with putting the amp somewhere.

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