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Kicker Comp VR 12"

Discussion in 'Car Stereo Speakers' started by groove269, Dec 17, 2008.

  1. groove269

    groove269 Full Member

    What amp would power these puppies nicely. I dont want to spend over $300 on an amp.
    The subs come with ported kicker box and am thinking of putting them at 2 ohms. I was looking at the Phoenix Gold RSd1200.1 and HIFONICS BRUTUS BXi1208D. Any of these good or would you suggest something else?
    I dont want to break the bank nor do i want one that would shut off on me from over heating over 20 mins or so of playin loud music...any suggestions? thanks
     
    groove269, Dec 17, 2008
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  2. liftedranger08

    liftedranger08 Full Member

    I have had experience with the hifonics brutus 1208 and i loved it. I had it powering 2 crossfire bmf 15s and it sounded good.
     
    liftedranger08, Dec 17, 2008
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  3. groove269

    groove269 Full Member

    so would this particular amp do the trick? thanks for the quick reply :D
     
    groove269, Dec 17, 2008
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  4. liftedranger08

    liftedranger08 Full Member

    Well the amp only puts out like 800 watts at 2 ohms so each speaker would only get about 400watts each
     
    liftedranger08, Dec 17, 2008
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  5. groove269

    groove269 Full Member

    sorry..i was referring to HIFONICS BRUTUS BXi1208D which says 900x1 @ 2ohm but dont know if its true
     
    groove269, Dec 17, 2008
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  6. liftedranger08

    liftedranger08 Full Member

    Yea im talking about the brutus also. It says 900 watts at 2 ohms but i dont think it puts out quite 900.
     
    liftedranger08, Dec 17, 2008
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  7. groove269

    groove269 Full Member

    in that case i should move up a notch to HIFONICS BRUTUS BXi1608D? says 1200x1 @ 2ohm. which amp would you recommend for the (2) Kicker comp vr 12" in kicker ported box @ 2ohm?
     
    groove269, Dec 17, 2008
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  8. liftedranger08

    liftedranger08 Full Member

    Whats the rms of the kicker cvr 12s?
     
    liftedranger08, Dec 17, 2008
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  9. groove269

    groove269 Full Member

    800w rms...1600w max so i think 1000w rms is good enough?
     
    groove269, Dec 17, 2008
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  10. cccullen

    cccullen Full Member

    do you have the dual 4ohm or dual 2ohm?
     
    cccullen, Dec 17, 2008
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  11. cccullen

    cccullen Full Member

    since you'll run them at 2ohms, i would go with the HIFONICS BRUTUS BXi1608D. HIfonics are good amps but their a little over rated so they don't put out what they claim.

    If you're going to buy the HIFONICS BRUTUS BXi1608D just keep the gain down, you don't want to blow the CVR's.
     
    cccullen, Dec 17, 2008
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  12. groove269

    groove269 Full Member

    thanks! or is there another amp you recommend for these speakers? i already had a Fosgate 851s which always shut off and blew out fuses.
     
    groove269, Dec 17, 2008
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  13. liftedranger08

    liftedranger08 Full Member

    Hifonics amps are good. Just a little underpowered but should be good for your subs.
     
    liftedranger08, Dec 17, 2008
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  14. groove269

    groove269 Full Member

    thanks guys!
     
    groove269, Dec 17, 2008
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