Which amp for 2 jlw1 12's

thelance · Post by **thelance** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:18 pm

Heres some of the amps ive been lookin at to power 2 jl w1's 12's (there svc 4ohm) and 150 rms each. btw if u have any suggestions of other amps just name them, i dont wana spend more then 200$, ill prob get the amp of ebay.

1. '06 KICKER ZX300.1 300 W. MONO
300 watts x 1 @ 2 ohms rms Rated (Birth sheet included with actual tested power)

2. Orion 300d Class-D Monoblock
300W RMS x 1 @ 1 Ohm
600W Peak x 1 @ 1 Ohm
(im not sure of the 1ohm since the subs r svc 4ohm, dont i have to wire them to a 2ohm amp?)

3. Kicker zx 350.2 110 watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohms (175 watts RMS x 2 at 2 ohms)
350 watts RMS x 1 in bridged mode (4-ohm stable in bridged mode)

4. Phoenix gold xenon 400.1 400W x 1 (4-1 ohm) Power

Also i plan on gettin front components soon and i have an oldschool blue 150.2 orion cobalt amp i was goin to use for them but i was just wondering if this amp would work for both the subs and the components

DIAMOND AUDIO D3 400.4 4 CHANNEL 400 WATT AMPLIFIER
RMS Power (4 ohms) 57 watts x 4 chan.
RMS Power (2 ohms) 88 watts x 4 chan.
RMS Power (1 ohm) Not Stable
Bridged RMS Power 182 watts x 2 chan.
Peak Power Output 700 watts approx.

- Im wondering if i can power the subs by bridging them 182x2, then the components at 88x2 ?

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:39 pm

I would go with either of the first 2 amps listed.

As for using that diamond, i dont think it will work the way you think its goin to. By bridging it, you are occupying all 4 channels. You COULD look into a 3 channel that can run your comps as well as run a sub on the 3rd channel...but since you already have another amp, i'd just buy a separate sub amp and use the one you have as your component amp.

Hope this helps.

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:44 pm

i'd just go with the 1st amp... nice sub selection. i had a 13w1v2 and i loved it.

High Society · Post by **High Society** » Tue May 23, 2006 7:02 pm

I picked up a PG xenon for a friend, and it's not bad. Gets the job done I'd say. 400.1 too. You can get those for about 150 on ebay...

thelance · Post by **thelance** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:59 pm

thanks for the input. So far im leaning toward the kicker zx300.1 mono amp. Has any1 heard them? im thinkin about goin to circuit city to see how it sounds. I like the price of it i can get it for about 140$ shipped from ebay. If any1 has any other suggestions just let me know.

High Society · Post by **High Society** » Wed May 24, 2006 10:59 pm

i like kicker, and some others on here and vouche for them too. I say for 140 new that would be a good deal.