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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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Hi I have 2 10' kicker comp-vx and they are rated at 600 watts rms each. They are 4 ohm subs. Now i need to buy an amp and I am looking at the mtx ta7801 because it is rated 1200 watts rms but at 1 ohm. Is this going to be good enough or do I have to look at the 4 ohm rating of the amp? Help please thanks in advance.
 
Old Dec 18, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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you will have to look for an amp that does its power at 2 ohms.
 
Old Dec 18, 2007 | 08:14 PM
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O really so an amp that is rated 1200 watts at 1 ohm is not powerful enough? does anyone know or recommend any amps?
 
Old Dec 18, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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Are they Single voice coil or Dual voice coil. I dont recall kicker making a SVC CVX...Im guessing they are Dual 4ohm subs. This means you can wire them to the amp at either a 1 or 4 ohm load...So if they are indeed dual 4 ohm subs, then that amp you are reffering to will work just fine...
 
Old Dec 18, 2007 | 08:20 PM
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they are dual voice coil so if they will work at 1 ohm then how do i have to wire them?
 
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they are dual voice coil so if they will work at 1 ohm then how do i have to wire them?
You will have to wire them in parallel, which is running all of your positive's together and negatives together....give me a sec and ill find you a digram that will explain it much better than words can...
 
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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ok thanks alot
 
Old Dec 18, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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No problem, that's what I'm here for...
 
Old Dec 18, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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so basically you put the postive of both your subs into one postive of your amp and both of your negative from the two subs into one negative on your amp?
 



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