A Kicker L7 8in. sub handles 450 watts rms. I asked the sound man I bought it from to recommend an amp for it and he said 450 watts sounded "optimistic" for the sub. I bought a concept amp around 200something watts. He said it would push it pretty hard, yet I still get the feeling it could work a little harder, maybe 300something. Again, I do realize its an 8in., but it is an L7 and I feel it could punch a little harder. It kicks very hard with the volume up but it seems I have to raise the volume too high for the entire system, even w/ my remote gain sub switch cranked up. It does sound perfect when cranked for my types of music however, but I want to hear some of your thoughts on the wattage though. I think it could stand more, but I wanted some more experienced opinions. Peace

how many Ohms per voice coil?

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i believe 4 i could be wrong...if i were to get a 400 watt amp, of course it would only push around 300something, i dont think that would be too much. It would give me more freedom with the gain switch

well I would look for an amp that does about 500 at 2 ohms if you have dual 4 ohm voice coils

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sweet, i'm askin' all kinds of people for opinions lol i might do that though

2 DVC, 4 Well, thats what the specs said...what do u think?

well, I would go with something that is 1ohm stable or lower

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Well... I learned something last night that hit me like a kick in the teeth. A ported sub can't handle as much as a sealed one. Thanks to the sound guy for pointing that out to me...sonofa...anyways, I think i'm gonna sell my box after a while and amp, buy a twin sealed box and another L7 8in. and put an 800watt amp to them. I think that'll be my little slice of heaven. I always thought I'd never have two subwoofers, but bass is audio nicotine...simply addicting. (may i add to that i do not smoke at all just to clear that up!)

just got the s12l7 weged in my ride. it was hard as hell but with alittle help from hawk electronics the made a 1.0 cubic ft box and fit the sub right in. during the summer i might try and fit another in as well hopefully it will work as i planned. and ge another amp right now i got a 600.2 1 ohm power acoustic. and yes it is briged at 1 ohm and bangin. set off a car alarm yesterday from about 20-30 yards away man i love it but i want more........untill the summer

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