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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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Well I have two 12" JBLs that my brother gave to me but I don't a good amp for it. Here are the specs:
Power Handling RMS: 120 Watts

Power Handling Peak: 400 Watts

Frequency Response (± 3dB): 40Hz - 500Hz

Sensitivity: 91dB

Impedance: 4 Ohms

Mounting Depth: 5"

People say a Kicker ZX300.1 is a good amp but there mostly talking about one subwoffer. so can someone help me out here thank you.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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dual 4 or single 4?
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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well, if they're single 4's then he'd still be underpowered. I'd get something with a little more punch like the kicker ZX400.1. He'd be overpowered by a lot but then he wouldn't have to worry about blowing his VC's from clipping.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 02:28 PM
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To tell the truth I don't know about singles or duals but here's a website:http://www.savinglots.com/lotprod.asp?item=LCS1200W
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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Wow, the website tells us nothing other than what you already mentioned except that the max power rating is 400W...whoopee. check the back of the subs and see how many terminals there are on the back of them. If there are four the they're duals if there is only two on the back of each then they're singles. check that for us and let us know what you find.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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Hahaha yeah I know my bad. Well I have them boxed up already and from what I saw there singles. Cause on the box there a red and black slots.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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pleas dont tell me your putting thoes in a honda?
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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pleas dont tell me your putting thoes in a honda?
hahaha yeah in my honda passport. Why? Is that bad?
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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Well if they're singles how do you have them wired? They'd better be in parallel or your amp won't be able to match the output and could fry itself if you drive it into constant clipping to produce the sound you want. I would suggest taking them out of the box again just to be sure, 'cause our advice will be based on what you tell us and we don't want to give wrong advice b/c of misinformation.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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wire them up like this


what's your budget for the amp? i'd recommend something future proof that you can use with your next setup.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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best sub amp i can think of for the $ is the phoenix gold xenon 600.1, on ebay often for under $200
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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Well if they're singles how do you have them wired? They'd better be in parallel or your amp won't be able to match the output and could fry itself if you drive it into constant clipping to produce the sound you want. I would suggest taking them out of the box again just to be sure, 'cause our advice will be based on what you tell us and we don't want to give wrong advice b/c of misinformation.
Ok I check out my subs I didn't open them but there duals, cause there's two sets of black and red slots on each end of my box.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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wire it like this


pick up this amp
http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/s...252d1200D.html

it'll give em each 150. it isn't much..but it'll do until u can upgrade subs...
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by edzy
wire it like this


pick up this amp
http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/s...252d1200D.html

it'll give em each 150. it isn't much..but it'll do until u can upgrade subs...
idk. I have to disagree with you. I think this amp would better suite his setup. He'll be pushing 20W rms over but if the subs are good, why upgrade?

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_113KAC9...ofer+amp&ssi=0
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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it's there incase he ever does upgrade. remember those jbl's are over 10 yrs old.

as for the amps

sundown>phoenix gold
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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My subs are like facing each other so its like this.
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and theres red and black ports in each end.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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it's there incase he ever does upgrade. remember those jbl's are over 10 yrs old.

as for the amps

sundown>phoenix gold
True, I forgot about the age of the subs. An upgrade would be nice then, haha I'm looking into an upgrade right now but can't get anyone to buy my current sub>>> Kicker CompVR DVC 2ohm 12" 800W/400W Max/RMS
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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try craigslist or ebay.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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So whats a good amp for it? a Sundown Audio SAE-1200D or phoenix gold? haha so I know what to buy.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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sundown.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 11:58 PM
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Thanks man I dont anything about stereo systems and shuff. THANKS !!!!
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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Is there a different website where I can buy the Sundown SAE-1200D. Cause that website it's $250, I will buy it if I have to but I wanna see if there is another website who sells it for cheaper?
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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that's the cheapest u'll get it for.
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Your subs are 120W SVC 4 ohm, [in a band-pass box] you need an amp that is either 1x250W RMS into a 2 ohm load, [subs wired parallel] that would be a 1x125W into a 4 ohm load or an amp that is 1x250W RMS into an 8 ohm load, [subs wired in series] that would be a 1x500W RMS into a 4 ohm load, the 8 ohm load will be better.94

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