What amp would i use for one 12" kicker L5?

Question

what amp would i use for one 12" kicker L5......i only have cash for one sub right now but later i might want another......so not having to spend money on another amp would b gr8....and also would i want a 4 ohm speaker or 2? kinda new to speakers......would love advice

Answer 1

they are DVC subs so they can be wired to give you different final impedance's (ohms) at the amp-- the lower the final impedance the lower the sound quality but the easier/cheaper it is to power

not all amps are stable below 2ohms so they will run hot and constantly cut off (go into protection mode) if they are wired to a impedance lower that 2ohms

here is a link to help you with the sub wiring (this will determine the amp needed)http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer...

the amp needed will have about 600watts RMS @ the correct final impedance for one or 1200watts RMS for two

nine times out of ten you cant use the same amp to power two completely different setups (one 12 then two 12s) because it will be over or under powered for one of the setups-- plus when you add or subtrafinals from a setup it changes the final impedance at the amp

If you send too much power to your sub, you risk damaging it. The cone of the speaker and the mechanical parts that make it move may break under the stress. Surprisingly, too little power can also damage your subwoofer — in fact, it's actually more common than damage caused by overpowering.

When the volume is turned up and the amp doesn't have enough power, the signal becomes distorted, or "clipped." This distorted signal can cause parts of the speaker to overheat, warp and melt. Not good!

You don't have to match speaker and amp wattages exactly. An amp with a higher output than the speaker's rating won't necessarily damage the speaker — just turn the amp down a bit if you hear distortion from the sub and don't run the speaker at extremely loud volumes for lengthy periods. Likewise, you'll be OK with a lower powered amp if you keep the volume down and don't feed a distorted signal to the sub.

get a CEA-complaint amp so you know the "real" RMS wattage

with CEA-compliant brands the amps have been tested and produce of exceed the advertised RMS wattage with minimum distortion (remember that distortion is the main cause of speaker damage)

here are the CEA-compialnt brands

Alpine

Bazooka

Blaupunkt

Clarion

Eclipse

Infinity

JBL

JL Audio

JVC

Kenwood

Kicker

Memphis

MTX

Orion

Pioneer

Polk Audio

PPI

Rockford Fosgate

Sony

Answer 2

Just get a mono amp that is about 600 RMS or maybe a little over that RMS depending on how much power you want. Get an alpine or kicker amp or sometihng good like that. I dont know your price range so yea. Have fun choosing