basically first you decide if you like any specific brand of speaker/amp or if you like the way one looks. If you hate the brand it'll sound worse to you. If you love the brand it'll sound better (within reason). It's a subconscious thing. I love JLs so they'll always sound best to me.
You picked Kicker solobaric 10s. I'm just guessing the s10l7 model for this discussion. You can get them in 2 ohm dvcs or 4 ohm dvcs.
2 ohm dvc let you run each one at 4 ohms or 1 ohm
4 ohm dvc let you run each one at 8 ohms or 2 ohms. However it's usually suggested not to run voice coils in series, the 4ohm and 8 ohm options respectively. Also you shouldn't mix and match subs (one 2ohm dvc and one 4 ohm dvc and run them together off the same channel)
Because you're getting 2 subs. You have a shit ton more options. Heres the JL audio tutorial on DVCs. Heres the tutorial on wiring the subs
Ok so now we have 2 subs and the options of 1, 2, 4 or 8 ohms if we run them to seperate channels on the amp. .5, 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 ohms if we run them together off 1 channel.
The spec for the sub says 600w max rms so we want around that if not a little bit more per sub. So 600X2 = 1200watts RMS for the amp.
Now sticking with the Kicker brand amps around that power, theres the SX1250, SX900.2
The SX1250 is only 1 channel and its 625x1 at 2 ohms or 1250x1 at 1 ohm. So you'll need the 1250x1 @1 ohm. To get this you'll get the 2 4ohm dvc subs and run them in parallel and into the 1 channel. Giving you 2 ohms per sub and then the 2 of them combine to give you 1 ohm. Then the 1250w from the amp are divided among the 4 voice coils (2 per sub) and you get 650w per sub. Got it?
However. The amp itself is around $700.
So you either pick subs which take less power or maybe only run 1 sub with 600 watts and pick a new amp.
You don't want to run like 200W into a sub that says 600w for the rms. They're designed to take alot of power and move a big strong structure for big time sound. Too little power is like putting a inline4 in a school bus. It won't do nearly what it could and it's kind of a waste.
So there you have it. Run through that process and look at all the specs and plan it out well.
You picked Kicker solobaric 10s. I'm just guessing the s10l7 model for this discussion. You can get them in 2 ohm dvcs or 4 ohm dvcs.
2 ohm dvc let you run each one at 4 ohms or 1 ohm
4 ohm dvc let you run each one at 8 ohms or 2 ohms. However it's usually suggested not to run voice coils in series, the 4ohm and 8 ohm options respectively. Also you shouldn't mix and match subs (one 2ohm dvc and one 4 ohm dvc and run them together off the same channel)
Because you're getting 2 subs. You have a shit ton more options. Heres the JL audio tutorial on DVCs. Heres the tutorial on wiring the subs
Ok so now we have 2 subs and the options of 1, 2, 4 or 8 ohms if we run them to seperate channels on the amp. .5, 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 ohms if we run them together off 1 channel.
The spec for the sub says 600w max rms so we want around that if not a little bit more per sub. So 600X2 = 1200watts RMS for the amp.
Now sticking with the Kicker brand amps around that power, theres the SX1250, SX900.2
The SX1250 is only 1 channel and its 625x1 at 2 ohms or 1250x1 at 1 ohm. So you'll need the 1250x1 @1 ohm. To get this you'll get the 2 4ohm dvc subs and run them in parallel and into the 1 channel. Giving you 2 ohms per sub and then the 2 of them combine to give you 1 ohm. Then the 1250w from the amp are divided among the 4 voice coils (2 per sub) and you get 650w per sub. Got it?
However. The amp itself is around $700.
So you either pick subs which take less power or maybe only run 1 sub with 600 watts and pick a new amp.
You don't want to run like 200W into a sub that says 600w for the rms. They're designed to take alot of power and move a big strong structure for big time sound. Too little power is like putting a inline4 in a school bus. It won't do nearly what it could and it's kind of a waste.
So there you have it. Run through that process and look at all the specs and plan it out well.
