hi, im goin to buy 2 jl 12w3s but i dont know what i want for ohms. they come in 2, 4, and 8 ohms. im using th 500/1 amp and puttin them under the seats on my 05 screw. what ohms should i get? thanks

 

The amp literature should specify what its minimum load is. Most newer high performance amps will drive 2-ohms, perhaps less - it's important to KNOW what the amp is rated for.

The 8-ohm is probably an all-around safe bet, however, lower impedence speakers generally offer better performance, so I suggest that you want the lowest speaker impedence that the amp is rated for. The ideal situation is to exactly match the speaker impedence with the amp's rated or preferred specification for output load.

If you intend to parallel speakers, the degree of difficulty increases. Remember that two speakers of the same impedence which are connected in parallel will present an impedence of 1/2 the speaker impedence to the amp. Ex.- two 8-ohm speakers in parallel means the amp will see a 4-ohm load.

 

That amp does the same power pretty much from 1.5-4 ohm, so you would be ok going with any two of them actually.

Personally I would go with two of the 2 ohm ones and wire them for 4 ohm...

 

I agree

 

Get two 4ohm drivers and wire them in parallel to obtain a 2ohm final load the amp will see.

I've never been a fan of wiring speakers in series.

Good luck.

 

Like listed above, that amp puts out the same power from 1.5 ohms to 4 ohms. So I guess it really wont matter which ones you get. Im sure Low E will chime in sooner or later with better advice, but I would listen to some of the guys that have more posts... If you know what I mean...

 

My cousin is trying to decide whether or not to go with the Dual 4 or dual 2ohm l7's. We got him a kicker kx1500.1 and supposedly kicker amps perform best at 2 ohms? That is what I read so I have no clue. In that cause he should get the dual 4's

 

I was thinking that Kicker did power at 1 ohm....

In that case you would want the dual 4s.


If Im thinking wrong and it does its 1500 watts at 2 ohm, then you will want the dual 2 subs.

 

And if your ohm stupid like I am, this page can be really helpful.

http://www.crutchfield.com/learningc...rs_wiring.html

 

1550@2ohms. So he needs to buy the 2ohm subs and just hook them up so it presents a 2ohm load?

 

Yep!

 

 

yup. wire coils in parallel and subs in series, or coils in series subs in parallel. either way works.

 

Edited

 

There's DRJ with a kick **** diagram again.

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