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Title: last car audio question i swear (amp)
Post by: Montana00 on July 08, 2004, 07:05:25 PM
im getting (2) JL W0 12" subs im getting these both for $170. specs are

Nominal Diameter: 12 inches (300 mm)
Continuous Power Handling: 125 Watts
Voice Coil: 1.38" diameter, 6-layer, Kapton former
Available Configurations: 4 ohm or 8 ohm (Single Voice Coil)
Xmax (one-way, linear): 0.34" (8.6 mm)
Sealed Enclosure Range: 1.00-1.75 cu.ft. (28.3-49.5 liters)
Ported Enclosure Range: 1.75-2.75 cu.ft. (49.5-78.0 liters)
VRC™ Technology: YES

my question is what amplifier do i need to get to power these. Now i dont wanna be spending alot of money but i wanna be able to power these. What brand is the best and what kind of amp specs am i looking for.

Title: Re: last car audio question i swear (amp)
Post by: Primo on July 08, 2004, 08:05:21 PM
a nice 400 or 600 watt amp should power them good. it all matters what brand name it is. If you get a cheap Amp and it says 400 watts it is really lower.
Title: Re: last car audio question i swear (amp)
Post by: Montana00 on July 08, 2004, 08:13:34 PM
just curious how do you know?

do you multiply the contiuous wattage of the sub and then multiply it by how many subs you got? (i.e. 125x2)

and just for the 2 subs i only need a mono amp right?
Title: Re: last car audio question i swear (amp)
Post by: Primo on July 08, 2004, 08:18:58 PM
you actually look at the RMS of the sub. It should say somewhere. Take the Amp Power and divide by two. And compare to each sub.

A 600 Watt Amp should be plenty.  You don't wan't to overpower or underpower the sub too much.

A mono Amp is meant to Power ONE sub..But you can make it work..
Title: Re: last car audio question i swear (amp)
Post by: white Boy on July 09, 2004, 11:43:37 AM
im getin 2 12' JL w3s for only 200, (dude really wants to get rid of them) , and powering them with a JL 500/1 amp, its gonna be sick. u need an amp with 250 rms.
Title: Re: last car audio question i swear (amp)
Post by: Montana00 on July 09, 2004, 11:50:34 AM
so would a jl 250/1 be able to power both of these?
Title: Re: last car audio question i swear (amp)
Post by: white Boy on July 09, 2004, 12:04:34 PM
Quote from: rampant on July 09, 2004, 11:50:34 AM
so would a jl 250/1 be able to power both of these?
yea, but i dont think there is 1,... make sure u dont go cheap on the amp, its the mnost imporetant
Title: Re: last car audio question i swear (amp)
Post by: white Boy on July 09, 2004, 12:08:44 PM
nm, the jl 250/1 is perfect
Title: Re: last car audio question i swear (amp)
Post by: Montana00 on July 09, 2004, 12:09:49 PM
awesome thanx
Title: Re: last car audio question i swear (amp)
Post by: Eddie G. on July 09, 2004, 08:23:29 PM
Quote from: white boy on July 09, 2004, 11:43:37 AM
im getin 2 12' JL w3s for only 200, (dude really wants to get rid of them) , and powering them with a JL 500/1 amp, its gonna be sick. u need an amp with 250 rms.
Damn that sounds tite