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864tahoe 
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Posted: April 08, 2009 at 5:40 AM / IP Logged  
I have 3  jl 12 w6 4 ohm sub in a slot ported box. not sure of what amp to go with what amp go with. was thinking of going with the jl 1000/1 (not sure if that enough power) or the kicker zx1500.1( heard its not a good amp). Was also wanting to get a head unit and was lookin between the alpine iva-w505 or the kenwood ddx-714. its going in a 2004 chevy tahoe. any advice given will be greatly appreciated
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Go with the alpine. It will have much better sound quality than the kenwood, and it will be more reliable. As for the subs are they single voice coil 4 ohm subs, or dual 4 ohm? If single 4 ohm you have 2 wiring options, Either a 1.3 ohm load or a 12 ohm load. The 1000/1 is only rated at 1.5 ohms so it may give you a problem with overloading. As for the Kicker it is only stable down to 2 ohms, so it would not work for your setup. Why not run 2 of the W6's In that case you will have a 2 ohm load, and the 1000/1 would be a good choice for that setup. You wont notice any difference in the output of 2 subs vs. 3 subs
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they are dual 4 ohms. there wired too a 2.67 ohm load for an amp.

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Go with the JL 1000/1 or look into the JBL GTO14001 if you want a little more power. Either of thoes should work nicely though.
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what about the  kicker zx1500.1????

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Posted: April 11, 2009 at 7:50 PM / IP Logged  
The kicker would be fine, but im not a fan of them.

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