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Best amp for 2 12" Kicker L5 Solar baraks?

Old 01-27-2009, 06:00 PM
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Best amp for 2 12" Kicker L5 Solar baraks?

I have an amp in there now running both but Im positive they have allot more in em.......i hear systems with allot less doing allot more lol

Anyone got any experience with this?
Old 01-27-2009, 06:34 PM
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Well what amp are you using with the solo baric subwoofers?
Also what type of enclosure do you have them in?
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Originally Posted by Genesis
Well what amp are you using with the solo baric subwoofers?
Also what type of enclosure do you have them in?
They are rated at 600W RMS each, so unless you are running a 1200W amp you are not getting the full potential from there, try the kicker ZX1000.1 which will probably be rated at close to 1200W or the ZX1500.1. Both my kicker amps are rated 20% higher than there advertised output.
Old 01-28-2009, 07:10 AM
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I cant remember off hand what amp it is.....Ill hvae it for u later
But its a pretty big box and i think its ported....Ill have it for sure later

what is that 600w at 1 ohm?
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each sub is has a dual voice coil, each voice coil can handle 300W, resistance doesn't matter (at least when it comes down to how much power it can handle).

Do you have them wired as a 1ohm load?

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Old 01-28-2009, 07:16 PM
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I dont really know....Someone else put em in for me.....
They had said it runs off of 1 ohm though
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Sundown audio 1200d will work perfect for a amp

your box could be the reason for the lack of output. do you know how many cubes it is and what it is tuned to?
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All the amps mentioned would be great! I have been very impressed with the info out there on the Sundown Audio amps.

The box is your more critical area though as far as output. Box dimensions, air space, and if ported the port tune will have way more affect on what the sub sounds like and how hard it hits. The biggest worry about the amps is matching your ohm loads.
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Originally Posted by j-man
All the amps mentioned would be great! I have been very impressed with the info out there on the Sundown Audio amps.

The box is your more critical area though as far as output. Box dimensions, air space, and if ported the port tune will have way more affect on what the sub sounds like and how hard it hits. The biggest worry about the amps is matching your ohm loads.
thats why im Team Sundown
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Originally Posted by F3RR3T
thats why im Team Sundown
I hear ya

I have been thinking about going to them but I need to get rid of this recent car audio bug and get my heads/cam/stall taken care of!! They are really tempting me with that trade-in program they are doing over at diyma, I've got a few amps laying around
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yes sir we just started that. i had to get off the audio for a bit.

Ill be doing two Sundown Audio nightshade 15's in a 6 cube ported box in the hatch area in my 94 z28 I will be running 2 Sundown SAZ 3000d's on 16v about 5,200 RMS per sub
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if you get a new amp make sure it is 1ohm stable because some amps cannot handle a 1ohm load.
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Just seen a similar post in LS1.com

http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread...68#post1796368

There is different models of the same, like a 2ohm model and a 4ohm model. Which one do you have. Give me a model number then I can work with you.
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LOl thats me too on that board
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Oh lol. I had just posted oh that board. Read it. It will most likely will be very confusing to you, but read it a few times.
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Originally Posted by Stang-Slayer
Best amp for 2 12" Kicker L5 Solar baraks?
Damn, I didn't know that the president has a "solar" business.
Old 01-30-2009, 07:37 AM
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lol yea i know....hahaha wasnt sure how exactly it was spelled at the time hahah


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