Trucido 
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Registered: 14th Jun 03
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am gettin a JL 15" W3 (i'm not sure on if its 2 or 4) but what amp do u think wud be best to run it? As i havent really got a decent amp
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DC 
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well depending on what voicecoil version it is gonna depend on what u can run it at obviously. 
 
Dual 2 ohm versions gonna mean either a 1ohm in parallel or 4 ohm in series load to the amp. 
 
Dual 4 ohm version in parallel will mean a 2ohm load and in series an 8 ohm load. 
 
I ran a single 12" W3 D4 (now got 2) off a RF 500BD.1 mono block. Rated at 700rms at 2 ohms. Did the job perfectly.  
 
U can get em for bout £270 in mags now i think cos there old stock, good amp tho. 
 
Guess it all depends on ya budget!! 
 
just so u no mine runnin at 1ohm with no problems (touch wood), lol. 
 
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Trucido 
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can anyone explain how i would run it in parallel or in series i think i know what you mean but not quite 100% sure  
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Trucido 
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i have a vibe vp2 amp 
 
2 x 100 RMS @ 4 ohms 
2 x 150 RMS @ 2 ohms 
1 x 300 RMS @ 4 ohms 
 
this isnt gonna run much is it...apart from a set of components or something
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AdiSRI 
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Registered: 1st May 02
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use it for comps as u say, cud run a set of focal polykevlars off it K2P model. 
 
Then get a monoblock amp for the sub, like a JL 500.1
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Trucido 
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a JL 500.1 i wish!! there like £600 aren't they?
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AdiSRI 
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yep, other than that an alpine MRD-M500 or MRD-M501 wud do the job and cost a lot less.
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Trucido 
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yeah im not up for spending £600 atm i need to get a suspension kit 
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