Installing 2 Legacy Woofers

OK, I have absolutely no expierience wiring woofers.  I was wondering if you guys could hep me out.  Thanks in advance!

2 Legacy 12" 500 watt subwoofers with dual voice coils and a 4 ohm impedence.

I want to do a direct route to my cd player because I don't have an amp right now.  How would I do this?  I thought wiring subs was just like speakers but I found out the hard way it isn't. Oh, and I do have a dual sub 12" sub box.

I appreciate the info.  I thought I could have just 2 regular speakers and 2 woofers, but oh well.  What kind of amp do you suggest I get and what wattage without killing my alternator or battery? Thanks!

I'm going to need a total of 4 wires to hook up my subs to my amp right? Meaning each wire having a positive and a negative.  Does 12 gauge wire sound about right?  Sorry if I sound stupid, but I really don't know much about woofer wiring.

A few years ago I owned 2 Legacy LWFX127 and when I couldn't afford an amp, I ran them off my headunit. (Back when I didn't know 1 thing about car audio) and they sounded like shhh (But what do you expect?). I don't know what was more ignorant, buying Legacy or hooking them to my headunit.

I'm not trying to diss you, but Legacy isn't good subs to work with. I sold mine both for $15 after I learned more about car audio. If you're looking for some good sound, hell if you're looking for some decent sound, Legacy isn't the way to go. I'd save up money, sell those Legacy's, and use that money for better subs.

But if you really want to keep those, then get a decent amp. You can wire those subs in a 4ohm or 1ohm load, so I'd look for an amp that can put out "at least" 400watts rms @ 4ohms. I wouldn't give them too much power because, well, they're Legacy.

I know from experience. Other than that, I don't know what else to tell you.