L5 kickers
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Printed Date: May 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Topic: L5 kickers
Posted By: openseason
Subject: L5 kickers
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 4:18 PM
i have a pioneer deh-p8500 mp head unit running to a mtx thunder 4250d amp powering 2 solo barik l5 10" subs. does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to wire the subs ?[subs in sealed box}
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openseason
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Posted By: openseason
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 4:36 PM
oh yah should i enable non fading output on head unit
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openseason
Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 4:56 PM
What is the impedance of your subs and are they dual voice coil? You should use the non-fading outputs if you want to connect them to a sub amp.
Posted By: openseason
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 5:34 PM
here are specs of subs - copolymer cone
- Santoprene rubber surround
- dual 4-ohm voice coils for wiring flexibility
- frequency response 24-100 Hz
- power range 50-450 watts RMS (225 watts per coil)
- peak power handling 900 watts
- sensitivity 86 dB SPL
- top-mount depth 5-5/8"
- sealed box volume 0.66-1.0 cubic feet
- ported box volume 1.25-2.25 cubic feet
- Recommended Box Type: none
- 1-year warranty
Priced per speaker ------------- openseason
Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 6:08 PM
OK this amp is not a good match for these subs. You can either wire these subs to present a 1 or 4 ohm load on your amp and your amp is not 1 ohm stable so you will be underpowering them. I would consider buying the 801D instead. You will have to wire each woofers coils in parallel and then wire them both to the amp in series: 
Posted By: openseason
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 6:29 PM
are those instructions for my amp or the one you recomend..and also do i wire them to the left or right channel. thanks alot for your help
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openseason
Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 6:43 PM
Those instructions were for the amp you own right now (4250d). I made a mistake in the above post suggesting the 801D because its not 1 ohm stable either. I would either use a higher power 2 channel amp (like the Rockford Fosgate Punch P8002) , and wire the subs for 4 ohms, and bridge the amp or buy a nice 1 ohm stable mono amp, like the JBL BP 600.1 or the Hifonics Nemesis NX750D maybe. I would go with the second option.
Posted By: openseason
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 8:12 PM
sorry there 2 ohm speakers ------------- openseason
Posted By: openseason
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 9:30 PM
can someone tell me how to wire the duel 2 ohm voice coils for best performance with my amp mtx thunder 4250d amp ? thanx for any help....and do i use both right and left hook ups on the amp or just one set
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openseason
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 10:37 PM
They changed ohms pretty fast there. Thank you customsuburb for the work you did... Wire each sub in series for 4 ohms. Parallel the two subs to make one 2 ohm load. Connect neg. to one neg. post on the amp; connect pos onto one pos on the amp. The amp is single channel, which means you have to use both sides. ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 10:41 PM
Wire like shown. ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: openseason
Date Posted: May 19, 2004 at 2:49 PM
thanx for everyones help my head unit has so many controls it sounds like crap im getting this brrrrrrrrrr sound on deep base any suggestions
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openseason
Posted By: openseason
Date Posted: May 19, 2004 at 9:17 PM
im getting a drone sound at the end of some frequencies what should the gain, eq, frequency be set at? what about the hp filter?i think maybe i should go to the local shop
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openseason
Posted By: openseason
Date Posted: May 20, 2004 at 8:33 PM
i took my vehicle to the local shop and one speaker was blown and they said they could give me this years model l5s 10" for 200.00 and my old ones. well thanx everyone and this forum rules ps. they diled my system ------------- openseason
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