Solo Baric Subwoofers
Nov/100
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I am fixing to order some new subwoofers i was thinking either, 1 12" L7, or 1 15" L5 or, 2 Kenwood Excelon?
Kenwood Excelon KFC XW1222D 12"-2 Ohm-2000Watts Peak-600 RMS(for each sub)
Kicker Solo Baric L7 12"- 1500 Watts peak-750 RMS
Kicker Solo Baric L5 15"- 1500 Watts PEak-750 RMS
and one more question,
If i were to get 2 Kenwood Excelon XW 1222D 2 Ohm subwoofers what amp should i get,
Boss- 3500 Watts
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VKWGD6/sr=1-17/qid=1266249970/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1266249970&sr=1-17&seller=
OR
HiFonics 1200 RMS Watt Amp
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_17597_Hifonics+BXi+1210D.html
OR
HiFonics 1600 RMS Watt amp
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_17598_Hifonics+BXi+1610D.html
PLEASE HELP!
go with the kenwood because they have the most cone surface area
if you are going with the 2ohm version you should wire them up for a 2ohm load at the amp, here is a diagram http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=2&I=22
ok, here is the problem
you are looking at quality subs but sh!tty amps- not good
the boss amps are absolute TRASH and the hifonics amps are junk--- you need to look into CEA-compliant brands (like your subs) because they have been tested and produce or exceed their advertised RMS wattage with minimum distortion
those amps are very overrated and amplify distortion
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
you will send the amp into clipping
Clipping
Clipping occurs when an amplifier is asked to deliver more current to a speaker than the amp is capable of doing. When an amplifier clips, it literally cuts off the tops and bottoms of the musical waveforms that it's trying to reproduce, thus the term. This introduces a huge amount of distortion into the output signal. Clipping can be heard as a crunching sound on musical peaks.
that causes distorted sound which will damage your subs over time
here are the top CEA-compliant brands
Alpine
Blaupunkt
Cerwin-Vega
Clarion
Eclipse
Infinity
JBL
JL Audio
JVC
Kenwood
Kicker
MTX
Orion
Pioneer
Polk Audio
PPI
Rockford Fosgate
Sony
if you want to test the waters with a cheap amp just make sure that you have you gain set correctly
to maximize clean signal strength from your amp, you need to adjust the gain or input sensitivity settings. Here's how:
Set the input sensitivity controls of your amplifier to their minimum level (counter clockwise).
Put in a CD and turn the receiver's volume control up (you might have to raise the amp's gain just a bit to hear the music).
When you hear distortion, stop. Turn the volume down until it disappears. As much signal as possible is passing from the receiver to the amp. This maximizes the signal-to-noise ratio, and leaves your system less prone to engine noise problems. Keep the volume setting here.
Now turn the gain controls on the amplifier up until it's as loud as you'll play it. If you hear distortion, slightly decrease the gain settings.
Now you've optimized the amp's output with the receiver's volume set near maximum. You can turn the volume almost all the way up and not damage your speakers or amplify distortion. If you're hooking up a subwoofer, a test disc (or bass-heavy CD) is helpful for making final adjustments.
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