I see what you mean, I just went back and looked at those amps and they were pretty weak, going to keep searching may end up with a ZX750.1.

 

I just bought 2 CVR's, same style in same box, and did the wiring in the previous diagram. I used this amp.

http://www.dpcauto.com/products/Audi...Amplifier.html

This amp works perfectly. Bridged the subs, turn the bass boost all the way up, and turned the gain all the way up. It sends perfect power to the subs. Depending on your head unit, you can adjust the bass from there. If not, you will need to make adjustments on gain. Good luck. I'd like to see your system when you're done.

 

Nice man, my subs came yesterday before I went to work, I've narrowed it down to getting one of these two:
Kenwood Excelon KAC-X10D 1-Channel
Pioneer GM-D8400M Mono
http://techronics.com/index.cfm?fuse...6070&aff=72182
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-GM-D84.../dp/B0013KSY9U
Suggestions for a wiring kit? Bestbuy had a rip off on their wiring.

 

worst amp choices ever. get an saz-3500d, on 17v, and call it a day.

 

And how much do those run for?
hah.. $800ish, I'll pass on that

 

i doubt those put out rated power....

 

Yeah your right, but the amplifier you suggested is out of my price range. I went with a Kenwood KAC-9104D (900 watts x 1 at 2 ohms) I know it may not be 100% of what its rated but for the price its a better choice than the ones I showed before talked with Crutch field about it.

 

I bought all my wires seperately; it came out a lot cheaper. Home Depot or Lowe's or any home improvement store. Its much easier to buy 30' of 4AWG wire and mark one as positive and one as ground. You can buy any stranded wire for your remote antenna cable, as long as it's stranded. Fuse boxes run cheap as well. Radio Shack. If you want to buy the whole kit, Best Buy runs the cheapest by my standards.

 

Kicker CVR's run, at MAX, 400 RMS. With sound systems, wattage doesn't mean anything, you want RMS. The 800W amp I showed you has a 350 RMS with a maximum of a 2 ohm load. Taking the CVR's and series wiring them (POS to NEG on one voice coil, etc.) leaves you with a 2 ohm load. Bridge the 2 ohm load for MAX power, turn gain all the way up, and enable bass boost...you will have one hell of a system.


Key thing to note: I bridged the 2 ohm load and my amp didn't blow up. If you were under the 2 ohm load, chances are either your amp or the fuse(s) will blow.

You don't want to overpower the CVR's because you will get distorted bass.

e.g.
My buddy has two CVR 07122 (2 ohm, like me). He has them wired to a 1000W Crunch amp......my system is not only LOUDER, but I get better performance out of my subs AND better clarity in my bass.

I'd go with any 350-400 RMS amp, of the Kicker zx750.1

 

The two comp vr's in my box are 400 RMS a piece not 400 max, this amp isn't going to over power them. power handling: 50-800 watts RMS (1,600 watts peak power). My amp isn't really rated at 900w its lower, the efficiency is around 72% so its more around 700w.
Thanks for the tips, I bought that Kenwood Kac 9104d 1800w (900w x 1 @ 2ohm) Crutchfield said it would be a good amplifier. Amplifier was measured by a magazine to put out around 650-700w@2ohm so it looks like a decent match. Got an installation appointment on Sunday with bestbuy, purchasing their wires (yeah seemed pricey but includes everything). I'll let you know how everything goes, I got a good deal on the amp too ($170 brand new) bestbuy sells it for $299.99. The kicker Zx 750.1 is rated at : (750 watts x 1 at 2 ohms) which when it comes down to it is more powerful than the Kac I purchased, overpowering should not be an issue for my dual 2 ohm Kicker Compvr's with the Kac 9104d.
Kenwood KAC-9104D - Review Amplifiers
http://www.caraudiomag.com/reviews/c...rtion_etc.html
TEST RESULTS
Output power @ 1% THD, 100Hz, 14.4 volts
Mono @ 4 ohm 506 watts
Mono @ 2 ohm 644 watts
Mono @ 1 ohm N/A
Output power @ 1% THD, 100Hz, 12.5 volts
Mono @ 4 ohm 444 watts
Mono @ 2 ohm 565 watts
Mono @ 1 ohm N/A
Distortion at rated power, 100Hz, 14.4 volts 0.9% @ 2 ohms
Input sensitivity 467mV to 5.7 volts
Frequency response (+1dB) 11Hz - 178kHz
S/N Ratio (A weighted, below clipping, min. gain) >76dB
Idle current 1.5 amps
Maximum current consumption, unclipped 68 amps @ 578 watts
Efficiency at one-third power lowest impedance 75%
Efficiency at full power, 1% THD, 2 ohm 66%
Efficiency at full power, 1% THD, 4 ohm 81%
Crossover slope, lowpass 18dB/octave
Crossover range, lowpass 50-200Hz
Crossover slope, highpass 12dB/octave
Crossover range, highpass 12Hz and 23Hz
Bass boost +17dB @ 40Hz
Dimensions 13 3/4"L x 9 3/8"W x 2 5/16" H