What kind of Amp should I buy for my L5

Question

Hey, I just bought a 12" L5 Kicker.

2 ohms.

i need an amp that is of reasonable price. dont really have a ton of money to throw around, but around 200 would be good.

anyways, any help would be appreciated

Answer 1

check out the web look aroud onlinecarstereo is a good place to check out. i wish i looked there first my amp was about 150.00 bucks less

Answer 2

I would look for one like this. http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/...

If you want something different. Just be sure to look for one that is 500 to 600 watts at 1 or 4 ohms. Then wire the coils appropriately for the desired final ohm load.  

Answer 3

www.onlinecarstereo.com

has lots of cheap amps get a mono to there cheaper

Answer 4

since its a DVC 2ohm sub depending on the wiring you can get impedances of 1 or 4ohms at the amp

so the amp needed will have about 600watts RMS @ 1 or 4ohms and be CEA-compliant

the lower the final impedance at the amp the lower the sound quality but the cheaper/easier it is to power--- and CEA-compliant means that the amps have been tested and produce or exceed the advertised RMS wattage with minimum distortion (distortion is the main cause of speaker damage)

also remember that all amps are not stable below 2ohms so they will run hot and keep cutting off (going into protection) if they are wired below 2ohms--- and you want a mono block amp (1-channel)

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.

here are the CEA-compliant brands

Alpine

Bazooka

Blaupunkt

Clarion

Eclipse

Infinity

JBL

JL Audio

JVC

Kenwood

Kicker

Memphis

MTX

Orion

Pioneer

Polk Audio

PPI

Rockford Fosgate

Sony

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_7013...

Answer 5

mono are not cheaper, just made for subs. Learn what your talking about.