What amp for a JL sub

chargerman426

Any one have an idea for an amp that will put out 750watt into 3ohms? I don't care what kind of amp it is but if its a pro amp I just don't want it to be heard during a quite part in a movie. I was looking at some pro stuff and the below amp from Dayton. The Dayton looks like it would be great but its only listed at 4ohm and I have seen anyone use this amp with a W7.

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-809

detroitHOOLIGAN

I have used Dayton equipment and it is fine but not suited to power a JL W7. I was a car stereo installer/salesman for a few years and had my own shop for a bit, I now do some home theater and vintage audio repair/install on the side, I do not profess to be a pro but I am not an amateur either. I use a JBL subwoofer in my H/T setup, but my stereo setup uses a restored Pioneer SX-1050 ( 4ohm stable kind of But it didn't like my subwoofer setup which was an older 12" Kicker Solo baric L7 (wired @ 4ohms).

Long story short I think I tried the whole parts express catalog for amps to power this including the Dayton and Bash and I had no luck. I then built a nice subwoofer cabinet with two 10" JL Audio 10WX-8's and a Dayton audio SA 240 http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-805 and the bass is clean and it is hard to breath in my den with my beastie boys vinyl cranked.

You may want to try two lower wattage higher sensitivity subs (single voice coil 8 ohm if using 2) if you want to use mobile audio in your home setup. These DVC monsters are a bit much for lower end audio gear like Dayton. Just my opinion, but good luck!

chargerman426

Thanks for the reply. I decided for the time being to give a set Kicker L7 15s a run since I had them sitting around. For the amp I bought a Peavey ipr 3000 which should give me 1490x2 rms into two ohms. Best part is the amp only weighs 7.9 pounds!

Sherardp

L7 for a HT build? Please post pics when you get it all set up. I know they (L7 subs) get very loud, but not sure how they would perform in an HT set up. Looking forward to your thoughts.

chargerman426

Heres the thread about the build its self.

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?127797-New-HT-Sub-table

and heres the one about the amp

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?127798-New-Peavey-IPR3000-amp