3 Polk Momo MM12

jamas33

Would a kenwood x810 Mono Amp be able to power 3 Polk Momo MM12? The kenwood manager told me the amp is stable to 1 ohm and rated at 1600 watts rms. Anyone got info on this?

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was that same store manager snorting lines of crack off his sleeve and then leaning over periodically to sip off his jack-n-coke ?

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Maximum Output power: 1600 Watts x1

RMS Output:
Power output@ 2 ohms: 600Wx1
Power output@ 4 ohms: 300Wx1
Power output@ 1 ohm: 800Wx1

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got that off a website -- kenwood doesnt' make anything over 1000 watts.. i know that for a fact - i didn't know the exact spec of this but now that i see it, its about identical to the last class D kenwood put out.

1600 watts is the max power-- the same way my 81000d is "3000 watts max" -- u know how often i see 3000 watts? about as often as the pope gets nookie with a hooker.

your RMS power at whatever ohm load is what you need to look for.

800 x 1 at 1 ohm // 600 x 1 at 2 ohms.... 3 momo 12's is 1.33 ohms. so say you'll get like 700 watts. 700 / 3 subs = 233 watts per subwoofer

233 watts on a momo wont even make the damn thing move. 400+ wasn't enough for the MM12 i demo-ed in my girl's car... 500 - 650 (preferably the 600) is what i would reccomend for a momo... now if you're doing 3 and you're lookin for an amp to run all three... you can get away with like 450 a sub... that's fine... i mean its not like the ideal i'd strive for but hey... sometimes simplicity is the key to happiness.

so you need like 1400 - 1500 x 1 @ 1.33 ohms.

amp hunting we go....

USamps 2000A --- 2000 x 1 at 1 ohm -- that'll blow the momo's right outa their bakets.

Autotek Stealth 1500.1 --- 1500 x 1 at 1 ohm... 1300 x 1 at 1.33? in that range --- that'll be fine for 3 momo's -- give u like 425 per sub.

mtx 81000d -- yes the amp that hell forgot -- its rated 2 ohm stable but it'll run down to 1.33 with no problems... not 1... but 1.33... do around 1500 - 1600 at 1.33 // the curve levels off around there.... 500 - 533 per sub -- this is prolly the cheapest amp of the ones i listed.

ther's a lotta other good amps out there that'll do this job for u...

just look for 1500 watts around 1.33 ohms --- RMS NOT MAX -- if they wanna give u max.. fine.. 3000 max.

jamas33

LOL thanks.. actually the 810D is rated at 400 x 1 at 4 800 x 1 at 2 ohms.. I have the x401 powering the 2 momo m12 right now and I have no problems with it.. its WAY TOO LOUD.. but I just want to get MORE HECTIC in my bass.. I had the x401 tested and the meters shows its putting out 396 RMS @ 4 ohms. But I love the MTX 8100. Most of my friends have those powering 3 MTX 8000 subs. But I'm a Polk Momo fiend. Just waiting on my Momo rims for my truck and I will be.. Momofied..
hey PBD thanks for the reply.. oh yeah its 300 x 1@ 4 ohm and 600 x1 @ 2 ohm..at 12 v.. waht is the difference between rating it at 12 v and 14.4 v? I have a 1999 GMC Yukon and 1 farad cap. Am I giving the amps enough power?

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mtx 810D = 400 / 800 ---- mtx 81000D = 800 / 1500
the 81000D was replaced by the 1501D -- the 6500D was replaced by the 810D. i know -- stupid numbers...

mtx 8000's are absolute **** compared to Momo's -- i despise mtx 8000's. the only sub's mtx made that I'd use were the 6000's. I haven't seen/ heard the new 9500 series, but they look semi-promising.

Momo's are way better.

12 versus 14 volts... i explained this in another post, but here's the short version... Power = Voltage x Current. So... as voltage increases, so does power (assuming current is constant). raise your voltage by 15-20% --- raise your power by 15-20%.

this is not a direct correlation since your batteries are not powering your speakers, but it is a "close" approximation.

the GM truck is going to have at least a 110 - 130 amp alternator... and as a result, you have enough "juice" (Assuming you have a decent 800 - 900 cranking amp battery) to run up to a 1500 watt sub amp and a good sized 4 channel... that's "by the book" -- if you want to push it -- you can dump another battery in there, up your number of caps, and get as much as two 1500 watt amps, a 150 x 2 channel and a 50 x 2 channel (well that's what i'm running off a 117 amp alt , 2 batts, and 3 caps.... although I am kinda pushing it... i have enough "juice" to do normal listening but its pushing it... and i do not have the ability to "burp" it like i'd want to -- my amps are DC-ing out when i slam them).