I decided to get the Kicker L5 and it requires 450W of RMS to run...... i checked around and the amps costs a lot. Anyone know of a good amp which might only cost around $200? thanks a lot.

 

My Kenwood pushed my L5 pretty well....i forgot the model number...ill tell you toinight im not at home. Decent amp for 200, never cut out on me no matter how loud i turned it up...If you want something a little more high end, search for something used...

 

How much are you looking to spend? Don't spend all your bank on the speaker then forget about the amp.

 

IS it a dual 2 or 4?

 

Dual 2 Ohms, i can do up to $300.

I spent 200 bucks on this sub plus enclosure which I thought was pretty cheap. The L7s are nice, but i dont need that much bump.

 

I just found an amp which puts 400 watts (Kicker KX400.1) for 275 bucks. will underpowering the sub by 50 watts hurt the amp?

 

no the amp will not be hurt however IIRC you will only get 200 watts from that amp when run at 4 ohms and it is not 1 ohm stable.

 

well that amp can put out 400x1 at 2ohms and the L5 is 450 at 2ohms which is fine from what the circuit city dude said....

i tried looking at the arc audio amps which has been popular in the org, but ive only seen a 400.2 one which runs 200x2 @ 2ohms.... this can be bridged to 400x1 right? I guess don comes in here.

 

The "circuit city guy" is an idiot. As you cannot achieve a 2Ohm load with a Dual 2Ohm speaker. Its either 4Ohm or 1Ohm. In which case Id suggest either a Diamond D3400.1 or D3600.1. Both will easily handle the task.

The KAR amps do not do 1Ohm loads, but will handle a 4Ohm bridged. The KAR400.2 would work in that case.

 

Circuit city guy is a nut. Don any amps in the ~$200 range 2 channel to power a set of comps? Got a friend that is in need, he needs a 4 channel in reality but i think a 2 channel might suffice. Anything in 2 and 4 channels in that range?

 

Sure, in both DA and Eclipse.

 

What models do you have in 4 channels in that range? His rf amp just blew out lol. $200 is the budget.

 

you said 200 range, now its just 200 flat?

 

if u want a good amp for around $200 go to www.sounddomain.com they have some great amps there like poweracustic very power relaible and cheap i order from there all the time

 

No I'll go with Don thanks. Don I'm guessing he can go $200 - $250

 

K not a problem then.

 

Alright I'll get in touch with him see what he wants.

 

Got the model number....its 8151D Kenwood and its 1 ohm stable...you can run both coils in Parallel and get 500RMS for about 200 bucks...Worked for me
Mans got a point though....

 

hey don are you the reseller for Diamon Audio products? If you are can you quote me a price on the Diamond D3400.1 amp? thanks

 

ive got the Kenwood eXelon X811D, and it works awesome for my setup. I got it for around 220 bucks on eBay, and have had no problems with it.

specs are about 500 watts RMS at 4 OHM, about 900 at 2 OHM, and a lil over 1000 at 1 OHM.

 

yes, please PM me

 

FYI, the 450WRMS is rated w/ a subsonic filter of 20hz.

e.g. my L7 12" is rated @ 750 WRMS but take out the subsonic filter and it's 300 WRMS according stillwater design.

Just thought I'd add my 2 cents.

 

you can throw about 800-900 watts at that sub and it will love it. onlinecarstereo.com usually has pretty good deals on a lot of major brands.

 

Right Here is a good amp for $270

 

And of course No Warranty

 

No warranty = Not very good deal....

 

No warranty = could blow out in a day or two, and then guess what? Your out your moneys

 

Hey Parag, I guess you have the avatar issue under control now .

 

Not to mention, ya could be gettin some of that fake stuff thats been goin around..

 

I am running my L5's off of a Legacy amp it's rated at 2400 watts but it may be much less than that but seriously I am happy with it and it isn't clipping and my subs are loud enough so I am happy.

 

No...........

 

What an awesome combo................ why would you spend the money on the subs then buy a legacy amp?!

 

https://app.infopia.com/Shop/Control...id/0/SFV/30046

Here a good amp to push your speaker.

 

That is a good amp. I had one for a while. The only thing is that I would try to go the authorized route.

 

Maybe because I got the amp for 50 bucks. And I got my subs, 2 s12L5's, for more than a great price 180 bucks. But when I get my money right I am buying that planet audio amp and getting a HO alternator (Sotck probe alternators are garbage compared to that of the maxima)

 

planet audio...ummm....stay away..soundstream taratula..or...

i have a ppi amp...500x2 at 4 ohms...new..400

 

Got anything to back up those words?

By throwing in something that you have for sale doesnt make and better than the posts that Ive already locked. Ive been Very lenient with you so far, but its wearing very thin.

 

Why I heard good things on planet audio.

 

as did I and I even carried them for a bit awhile back. Thats why Im wondering what he has to back those words up.

 

we carried planet audio and there subwoofers kept blowing.. the amps were ok.. but i still think theres better..like brax, or mcintosh..

also pheonix gold went down hill..we sold about 30 last year and 12 came back broken.,.