10" L7 and 1400watt amp

[ChronoGN]

I have a 10" Kicker Solobaric L7 that handles 75-600watt and a Soundstorm 2 channel 1400 watt amp(700x2)
Will it be safe to run 700 watt from 1 channel of the amp to the L7? It wont blow the sub or anything will it?

[ August 28, 2003: Message edited by: ChronoGN ]</p>

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

Iit will be ok as long as you keep the gain down L7's can take a ton of abuse.. I had one..

[Sandman]

yea man, you should be alright with that. Like, allthegoodnamesaregone, said just keep the gain down you will hit pretty damn hard. ;)

[96firebird311]

What impedence are the voice coils on the L7? You may not be getting 700WRMS out of the amp....

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

It depends on witch one you got..

if you got the dual 2 ohm or dual 4ohm sub

dual 4, can be wired to 2 or 8 ohms

dual 2, can be wired to 1 or 4 ohms

[ChronoGN]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by AllTheGoodNamesAreGone:
It depends on witch one you got..

if you got the dual 2 ohm or dual 4ohm sub

dual 4, can be wired to 2 or 8 ohms

dual 2, can be wired to 1 or 4 ohms<hr></blockquote>
I got dual 4ohms.
According to soundstorm website, the watts of the amp is...
MAX WATTS/CH AT 2 OHMS. 700W x 2
RMS WATTS/CH AT 4 OHMS 250W x 2
BRIDGED POWER AT 4 OHMS 1400W x 1
So, I guess if I wire it normally, I can only get 250watt?
Should I just bridge it so I can get the most out of the woofer or will 1400watt be too much?

[96firebird311]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by ChronoGN:
Should I just bridge it so I can get the most out of the woofer or will 1400watt be too much?<hr></blockquote>
Ouch. You have a mismatched sub & amp combo. If you bridge the amp, chances are that the amp will need a 4 ohm minimum load. But, since you have the dual 4 ohm version, you choices are 2 and 8...
:( If I were you.....I'd save up my money and buy another dual 4 ohm L7! :D Until then, you can bridge the amp and wire the voice coils in series. You should have no worries about blowing your L7.....provided the box is well built. ;)