Ohm and amp question
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I'm getting a Kenwood KDC352U head unit, Kicker KS60 door speakers, and Kicker CVT654 6.5" subwoofers for the sail panels. I was wondering if I NEED an amp with that setup and what ohm impedance to get for the subwoofers? I have very little knowledge of stereo systems so any help is appreciated.
The Kicker door speaker peak power handling is 195 watts and the RMS power handling is 65 watts. The Kicker subs peak power handling is 150 watts and the RMS power handling is 150 watts.
The Kicker door speaker peak power handling is 195 watts and the RMS power handling is 65 watts. The Kicker subs peak power handling is 150 watts and the RMS power handling is 150 watts.
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If you're trying to drive the sail panel subs with the Monsoon amp in a camaro, then use the same impedance as the factory cones. From the FAQ:
"Camaro coupes have component 6.5S 2-ohm mids and .75" 4-ohm tweeters mounted coaxially in the doors (they look like ordinary coax speakers but are actually wired as separate components), single voice coil 6.5S 2-ohm subs in the sail panels, and 4" 4-ohm full-range speakers in the hatch area. All eight elements are powered by the amp."
As far as the efficiency of the speakers themselves, and whether you "need" a bigger amp to drive them, you need to look at the sensitivity ratings, not how much wattage they can handle.
4 Ohm loads are the safest and offer the greatest stability in mobile audio applications. They also offer the best damping. Lower impedance levels are fine if your amp is designed to handle them, and allow for greater current flow. So there's no right or wrong answer, just depends how conservative you are and what you want from your system.
"Camaro coupes have component 6.5S 2-ohm mids and .75" 4-ohm tweeters mounted coaxially in the doors (they look like ordinary coax speakers but are actually wired as separate components), single voice coil 6.5S 2-ohm subs in the sail panels, and 4" 4-ohm full-range speakers in the hatch area. All eight elements are powered by the amp."
As far as the efficiency of the speakers themselves, and whether you "need" a bigger amp to drive them, you need to look at the sensitivity ratings, not how much wattage they can handle.
4 Ohm loads are the safest and offer the greatest stability in mobile audio applications. They also offer the best damping. Lower impedance levels are fine if your amp is designed to handle them, and allow for greater current flow. So there's no right or wrong answer, just depends how conservative you are and what you want from your system.
Last edited by Capricio; Mar 29, 2013 at 09:31 PM.
