Jl audio 1000 vs kicker2500?

Question

i just bought a 95 deville and i love a good sound system i had 3 kicker l7 15in on a hifonics 2000 but its blown now jl and the kicker 2500 round off at the same price but kicker 2500 at 2ohm and jl is at 1-4ohm and get great reviews i want to know from someone that not only love audio but knows about the audio that im talking about

Answer 1

Considering you're looking to run kicker subs, you're definintely not looking for sound quality.  And the slash amps are really a sound quality amp.  I think you'll be futher ahead to get the kicker amp.  And don't forget your high output alternator.

Answer 2

go with the Kicker-

Kicker amps are not stable below 2ohms but when you go lower than 2ohms the sound quality really suffers, so even if the JL can play at 1ohm the sound quality would not be so hot, so you would be better off spending cash on something else (another CEA-compliant branded amp because they are all built to a certain standard and you can get the same or more wattage at 1ohm from a different company)

CEA-compliant means that the amp has been tested and produces of exceeds the advertised RMS wattage with minimum distortion (its not good to hook up Hifonics to kicker because hifonics amps are very over rated and the wattage is not "clean" its distorted (distortion is the main cause of sub damage because of the subs being under powered)

here are the CEA-compliant brands

Alpine

Bazooka

Blaupunkt

Clarion

Eclipse

Infinity

JBL

JL Audio

JVC

Kenwood

Kicker

MTX

Pioneer

Polk Audio

PPI

Rockford Fosgate

Sony

CEA-2006 Compliant

On May 28, 2003, the Consumer Electronics Association published standard CEA-2006, "Testing & Measurement Methods for Mobile Audio Amplifiers." This "voluntary" standard advocates a uniform method for determining an amplifier's RMS power and signal-to-noise ratio. Using 14.4 volts, RMS watts are measured into a 4-ohm impedance load at 1 percent Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) plus noise, at a frequency range (for general purpose amplifiers) of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. Signal-to-Noise ratio is measured in weighted absolute decibels (dBA) at a reference of 1 watt into 4 ohms. This applies to both external amplifiers and the amplifiers within in-dash receivers.

CEA-2006 allows consumers to be able to compare car amplifiers and receivers on an equal basis. Manufacturers who choose to abide by the new standard are able to stamp their products with the CEA-2006 logo that reads: "Amp Power Standard CEA-2006 Compliant."

Answer 3

well assuming that you want to wire the subs to the lowest Ohm load possible i would go with the JL. if the subs are all dual 4-ohm voice coils then you can wire them to an impedance of 1.34-ohms....and that Kicker amp is not stable past 2-ohms. if they are dual 2-ohm voice coils then it doesnt matter becuase you can only wire them down to 2.6-ohms. in that case, which one loooks better or which do you want more