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i'm looking to power 2 kicker L712's with atleast 500 watts a piece (mostly daily driving). i came across the Autotek super sport series amps. the autotek website lists the ss500.2 as producing 500 watts into 4 ohms with 48 amps of current draw; they also list the step-up model, the SX2200 as producing 500 watts into 2 ohms with 26 amps of current draw. my question is...are these current numbers accurate? i only have 80 amps to work with. Is the SX2200 current rating coming from a 4 ohm load or a 2 ohm load? if anyone has any experience with these amps, lemme know what u think about them. thanks
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Looking for a good amp to power them, look at the new Kicker line(throw this in) KX1200.1, or JBL 1200.1 or DEI amps, any of those will work fine.
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Well I have 2 SS500.2s running 2 JL W-3 DVC....each amp bridged at a 4 ohm load to each sub. They really do the trick. I would recommend you really buy 2 for those L7s...and the 500 RMS is at a mono 4 ohm load...unfortunately they are not stable at 2 ohm mono...only 2 ohm stereo. However, I must admit these amps are clean, look great, and are very efficient. I compete with those...and have never had a problem. Always stay very cool and have never gone into protective mode. Hope that helps in the search.
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The Autotek SX2200 is one of the most popular amps that we sell. We drive them at 2 ohms mono all the time and haven't had one cut out yet. They don't draw all that much power at 2 ohm. I would get one for each L7, they would definitly do it. Also look into the SX1700, it's 1200 x 1 @ 1ohm, I have one in my car pushing a pair of Treo Street 12.44 and it makes them pound.
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