What is the Wattage? Dual 6 Ohm VC Subs

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Topic: What is the Wattage? Dual 6 Ohm VC Subs

Posted By: xTimx
Subject: What is the Wattage? Dual 6 Ohm VC Subs
Date Posted: July 24, 2018 at 12:27 AM

WELL HEY THERE STRANGERS! i havent logged into the website for over 10yrs now haha. hope everyone is doing good here.

I still have some old school subs that are Dual Voice coil at 6ohms. i have 2 of these subs. Currently they are wired in Parallel/Parallel to get a 1.5ohm load on the amp (Bridged).
The AMP's ratings is as follows:
(4 Ω) (20 Hz – 200 Hz, 0.5 % THD) @ 200 W × 1
(4 Ω) (DIN : 45324 , +B = 14.4V) @ 200 W × 1
(2 Ω) (100 Hz, 0.5 % THD) @ 400 W × 1
(1 Ω) (100 Hz, 1.0 % THD) @ 500 W × 1

The amp can handle the load.

MY Q is..what wattage is the amp putting out? I'm trying to figure out a voltage to set the gains at here.

do i just meet in the middle and say its doing 450 Watts at 1.5ohms?

Thanks for all your help!

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xTimx

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Posted By: the12volt
Date Posted: July 24, 2018 at 7:47 AM

Those output ratings you listed are skewed to give you pretty round numbers, but are not realistic of what it will actually produce in your vehicle. Working from the 1 ohm rating listed at 500W, it would be 125W at 4 ohms and 250W at 2 ohms, so 333W at 1.5 ohms.

What amplifier are you using?

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Posted By: xTimx
Date Posted: July 24, 2018 at 1:50 PM

its an older amp Kenwood KAC-8101D

Link to the Manual

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xTimx