I just bought two Kicker L7 10" speaker to put in my F150 ext.. I currently have a JL AUDIO 500/1 amp pushing them and it sounds really good. My question is, should I switch it out for the Kicker KX600.1 amp? I just am not sure which one of the two would push out more TRUE CLEAN POWER. I do not want to compromise quality.
Add the Kicker amp to them. JL amps are really nice but the Kicker amp will put out more power. Did you buy that amp new? If you did it should have came with a birth certificate that tells how much power it can pump out. I've seen some KX600.1 amps rated at 780 watts at 2 ohm's.
I bought my JL new last week. After readering consumer report opn it, the amp peeks out at roughly 703 watts. Although the amp is rated at 500 watts and the kicker at 600 watts, I just dont know if it is worth making the switch. In regards to the birth sheet, I am afraid that those number are just a hyped up #. Rockford does the same thing, but thier amps will never hit the wattage they show on the birth sheet. And that comping out of the mouth of a Fosagate Tech. Rep.
Kicker amps arn't a joke like RF is now. RF was awesome back in the day but now they have turned to selling their products on Best Buy shelves. Making the switch wouldn't really be worth it in that case but I would just for looks (Kicker subs off a Kicker amp) The sound won't be much of a difference proly though. But is that JL amp rated at 703 watts peak or rms? If peak definatly swith to the Kicker. If RMS than it wouldn't be to much of a switch then.
You won't notice a huge difference. JL Amps are hugely underrated, you're probably pushing a good 600 watts into the subs already, if not more. If you're pushing two L7's, your best bet is to save your money on a much bigger amp, like a Kicker 1200.1,or if you're strapped for money, a JBL 1200.1 would also be good.
Are you running a ported or sealed box. If your running a sealed box I would look into a jbl 1200.1 or a hifonics bx1500. The jbl will give you 600X2 and the hifonics can be ran with a ported to sealed box and it will give you 500X2 at the 2 ohms.