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Amp kit watt ratings

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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: July 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM


Topic: Amp kit watt ratings

Posted By: DuneTime
Subject: Amp kit watt ratings
Date Posted: September 12, 2003 at 1:58 PM

I have recently purchased two JL 10" W0s and a Rockford Fosgate 350s Power Amp to push them.  Now all I need is the amp kit, and I have struck a dilemma.

I could go down to a local audio store and get a 300 watt rated amp kit for about 25 dollars. The dude at the store said that a 300 watt kit would be enough to make the amp/subs work well.  I get home and search around on eBay for a while maybe trying to find a better deal. I have continuously found 500 watt, 1000 watt, and 1500+ watt amp kits at far cheaper prices than what that store was offering.

But now I am wondering, would there be any problem with, say, this kit--https://cgi.ebay.com/dll?ViewItem&item=3046866900&category=14932 and the system that I have?  Seems to me like eBay is the way to go on this one...

Thanks for help,

DuneTime




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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: September 12, 2003 at 2:49 PM

Buyer beware.  That is an 8-gague kit (8 gage power wire) so it is good to about 400 watts total system power.

Read this guide to decide what gage wire you need.




Posted By: DuneTime
Date Posted: September 12, 2003 at 6:23 PM

It's cool....got it all taken care of.

THX for your reply,

DuneTime


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