What watt amplifier should i get for two 12" kicker comp subs?

Question

i currently have just a 10" inch visionik sub running on a 500 watt power acoustik amp but im getting two 12" kicker comp subs.will the 500 watt power the subs.if not what watt amp does anyone recommend?thanks

Answer 1

Combined those subs have a peak wattage of 600. Your amp is only 500 watts, so you could get a bigger amp.  I used to have two 12" kicker comps and I ran them off of a 1000 watt Crunch amp and it worked just fine, never blew them.  So yeah if you want to push those subs to their extent, get a bigger amp. Just not too big.

Answer 2

wait i was wrong about the first post i misunderstood and thought you said 10'' inch for some reason. but yea the other guy is right you can push those subs harder with a 600watt amp but  you only can run them at 300watts rms.

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/...  - this amp gives 150watts rms times 2 so your getting full power.

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/... - this amp also runs the subs perfectly i used the amp before and its sounds great