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Redstorm3 
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Posted: June 06, 2005 at 11:08 AM / IP Logged  

I was doing some shopping and came across these subs:

    Infinity 12" Subwoofer (1242W)
        Peak power handling (watts)         1000
        RMS power handling                         300
does anyone have any pros/cons about these subs?   If the subs are decent could my Kenwood KAC-7201 handle them?
      800 watt peak
      150 watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohm
      230 watts x 2 at 2 ohms
       460 watts RMS x 1 bridged output at 4 ohms
       variable low-pass crossover (50-200 Hz at 18 dB per octave)
       selectable high-pass crossover (150 Hz at 12 dB per octave)
       selectable bass boost (12 dB at 90 Hz)

burns25 
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They're good subs depending on the music you listen to. As for your amp, it should be fine to run one of them. If you're going with 2 get a mono amp. The subs are a bit power hungry and they sound better with more power. We ran 8 of them off of 2 mtx 942's and they sounded ok i guess. They just aren't very clean for hip hop music at all.
Francious70 
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I beleve that sub is a 4 ohm DVC, meaning your options a 2 ohms and 8 ohms. Your amp is a 2 channell that is only stable for 4 ohms up bridged, so yes, it will work, but not safely. You will either hit the protection is you wire it for two ohms, or at 8 ohms, you will get half the rated power for 4 ohms bridged.
Now, if you 2 subs, that's a different story alltogether.
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basically i would like to purchase 2 12" DVC 4ohm subs that will run on my amp, does anyone have any recommendations (not looking for expensive subs)

Francious70 
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The Infinity's would be great. FWIW I run a Kappa Perfect and love it for rock/rap/country/classical/ whatever. Those 2 References would be great.
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Posted: June 06, 2005 at 11:37 PM / IP Logged  

Not sure what you are looking to spend, but I would get  Kappa Perfect over those reference subs ANY day. I picked my 12" Perfect up for 130 bucks shipped and it is one of the best subs out there. I think you will find the same recommendation among anyone else who has owned one.

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takenguitar 
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i've installed alot of infinity stuff,  and the kappa perfect is a really good sub. never had a problem with any of them in my shop.now if that is a bit out of your price range you should be fine with the reference subs .

good luck man.

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I'd trade my 13W6 for a pair of Kappa Perfect's anyday.
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Francious70 
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That's a strong statement about Infinity's quality. The #1 reason why I run Perfect's. Infinity sub question -- posted image.
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I have a kappa perfect 10.1d dual 4 ohm, in a .6 cu ft box as recommended by infinity, and I love the sound quality, but am a little dissapointed in the level of output. It just dosen't get very loud  before it bottoms out. I have a alpine mrd m605 amp running it right now,which  is a little big. I did have an old rf punch 100x2 on it and it hit harder in the low range 20-40hz but it would start clipping at high volumes. I have no way of running line level inputs to it (I have a mazda 6, and there is no dash kit available for aftermarket hu) so that may be part of the problem, but previously I had the infinity in an 01 4-runner and it was about the same with a good line input. Is the box too small, or do i need a vented??????? Anyway I love the sub, for sq its great, very low response, and I would recommend it . i got mine for around 110 shipped with warranty.
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