16vJamie
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I bought a 1000w Kenwood Sub around a month ago and an amp which I dont know how many watts it is.
Anyone have any idea of what watt the amp will be running at
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If I buy some 1000w 6x9's will I need another amp to power them or would I run it off the amp I have alredy regarless of how many watts it is?
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*JonnyG*
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What model amp is it?
And i would get a other amp for your 6x9's
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16vJamie
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the amp is kenwood too
if i was to buy another amp, would i need a 1000w amp for the 1000w 6x9s?
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*JonnyG*
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Yes, but they is lots of kenwood amps.. I can't just guess what amp you have..
What Watt's doesn't really mean much. You can have 10000000 watts, but like 100rms.. the higher the rms the better. 
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16vJamie
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the amp model is KAC-716?
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16vJamie
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does that mean i need a new amp or is the KAC-716 one good enuf for a 1000w sub?
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sand-eel
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After googleing its only 1x120w amp, very old, very underpowered, most headunits built in amp are more powerful.
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steel
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if you want to use one amp for both the sub and the 6x9s you will need a 4 chanel amp
bridge 2 channels for the sub
and then 1 for each 6x9
1000w 4channel would be good for what your looking at
ive got some crap "3000w" cougar one =S
as previously said, go for rms i got fooled haha
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IvIarkgraham
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you dont need 6x9's with a sub
get yourself some components or coaxial speakers instead
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FAZ
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its all very well quoting power figures, but are these watts you talk of peak power or rms?
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Ollie_B
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Depends if your amps a 2 or 4 channel, if it's 2 you can only run your sub or 6*9's of it (i'de run the sub off it then wire the 6*9's up onto the standard wires), and if it's a 4 channel you can run both your sub and 6*9's off it.
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16vJamie
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well now im confused.. i just want a good sounding car with lots of power. I got this sub and amp cuz it really cheap. it made it sound alot better although i want more power and more boom.
what do you suggest i do?
ive been looking at getting some 6x9s? should i just get a better amp instead or what?
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IvIarkgraham
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ive just done all mine
got 4 coaxial speakers a sub and 2 amps
4 channel for my speakers and one for my sub
sounds pretty good and the sub makes your hair stand on end when on full
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steel
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie1992
well now im confused.. i just want a good sounding car with lots of power. I got this sub and amp cuz it really cheap. it made it sound alot better although i want more power and more boom.
what do you suggest i do?
ive been looking at getting some 6x9s? should i just get a better amp instead or what?
In my opinion if your going to wire up a sub, you should amp up the speakers as well (eg rear 6x9s or uprated rears) been in afew cars where theres been a big sub but no amped speakers and all you can hear is bass lol (but if thats what you want then i guess thats good)
also buy using an aftermarket stereo most have amplifiers built in which will already amp your speakers (but depending on how powerfull your sub is, it may not be enough) eg. aftermarket stereo usually amps 50w per speaker
what i have done which suits me fine is amp the rear 6x9s with the sub on a 4channel amp and left the front coaxial (uprated) door speakers to be amped by the aftermarket stereo 
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16vJamie
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hmm. so do you think that. to make my sub more boom id have to get a better amp?
or would i need a better sub as its only 1000w?
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IvIarkgraham
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1000w is more than enough
you just need to get some decent speakers an amp them
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Doug
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Stop saying 1000watts. That is a peak figure!
What is the RMS rating at what Ohms?
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16vJamie
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im not sure about the RMS or ohms lol. but im guessing that you mean when i look for 6x9s and subs i should be looking for higher RMS rather then watts?
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steel
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie1992
im not sure about the RMS or ohms lol. but im guessing that you mean when i look for 6x9s and subs i should be looking for higher RMS rather then watts?
yep, but make sure you get speakers that are capable of taking what the amp is giving them.
basically if an amp is throwing out 100rms per channel you dont want a speaker that can only take 50rms (it'll just ruin the speaker and noting good comes from that haha)
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16vJamie
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ok so are these 6x9s any good?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6x9-4-WAY-1000-WATT-CAR-SPEAKERS-2-x-500-NEW-6-x-9_W0QQitemZ230425610654QQcategoryZ14942QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BIEW%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D10%26ps%3D63
thinking of buying them and was wondering would i need to wire them to my amp? or headunit or what?
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