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900 Watt RMS amp on a 600 Watt Rms sub? Too much?


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I've sold my old 500w Rms amp and am now wanting to upgrade a lil :) I have one jl 12w6v2-d4 and I found a kenwood amp that "says" it does 900w Rms at 2 ohm which is what I'l be running at. the sub max's out at 1200. Knowing the amp is a little bigger, i will be running it at low settings. yes or no? i can get a good price from sonic electronix for this amp

HEAD UNIT - JVC KD-G430SPEAKERS - Pioneer 3 ways in front & backAMP(S) - Kenwood 1000wSUB(S) - JL audio 12w6v2CAPACITOR - Performance Teknique 2 farad (digital)SUB ENCLOSURE - Custom built to spec slot portedBATTERY - Duralast (for now)ALTERNATOR - ?WIRES - Pro auto sound 4 Gauge power & ground wire

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kac-9105d? and id just watch out for weird smells, personalyl id only do 700-800 rms max on that sub

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If you have: Proper box, proper filters, good user who understands limits and clean power. You should be fine

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Yea i know Im not trying to wreck my sub... and yes kac 9105d.I know when too much is too much but it may sound low but really its overpowered right? and if i have it at like a 1/4 setting for gain, will it be a 1/4 of 900 rms?? lol

HEAD UNIT - JVC KD-G430SPEAKERS - Pioneer 3 ways in front & backAMP(S) - Kenwood 1000wSUB(S) - JL audio 12w6v2CAPACITOR - Performance Teknique 2 farad (digital)SUB ENCLOSURE - Custom built to spec slot portedBATTERY - Duralast (for now)ALTERNATOR - ?WIRES - Pro auto sound 4 Gauge power & ground wire

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or do any of you know an amp that does 600ish watts rms? more then 500 lol. and for around 200 or less. the kac9105 is 180 new

HEAD UNIT - JVC KD-G430SPEAKERS - Pioneer 3 ways in front & backAMP(S) - Kenwood 1000wSUB(S) - JL audio 12w6v2CAPACITOR - Performance Teknique 2 farad (digital)SUB ENCLOSURE - Custom built to spec slot portedBATTERY - Duralast (for now)ALTERNATOR - ?WIRES - Pro auto sound 4 Gauge power & ground wire

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buy a DD-1 and use that to set your gain

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yea most likely in the future so i dont blow it lol

HEAD UNIT - JVC KD-G430SPEAKERS - Pioneer 3 ways in front & backAMP(S) - Kenwood 1000wSUB(S) - JL audio 12w6v2CAPACITOR - Performance Teknique 2 farad (digital)SUB ENCLOSURE - Custom built to spec slot portedBATTERY - Duralast (for now)ALTERNATOR - ?WIRES - Pro auto sound 4 Gauge power & ground wire

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Yea i know Im not trying to wreck my sub... and yes kac 9105d.I know when too much is too much but it may sound low but really its overpowered right? and if i have it at like a 1/4 setting for gain, will it be a 1/4 of 900 rms?? lol

You gain isn't a volume knob. It's input sensitivity: the ratio of the input signal to the output signal. Weaker input = higher gain, stronger input = lower gain. Position doesn't really have an affect on power. My gain is up about 1/12th and my amp is putting out full power. I have also seen people who can max out their gain and it's not enough because their input signal sucks. You see my point? lol

Since you will be using less power than the amp can put out, you can always use the DMM method ;)

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oh my deck has am amp output setting i believe. i can set it to high or low voltage. same with sub

HEAD UNIT - JVC KD-G430SPEAKERS - Pioneer 3 ways in front & backAMP(S) - Kenwood 1000wSUB(S) - JL audio 12w6v2CAPACITOR - Performance Teknique 2 farad (digital)SUB ENCLOSURE - Custom built to spec slot portedBATTERY - Duralast (for now)ALTERNATOR - ?WIRES - Pro auto sound 4 Gauge power & ground wire

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