ok.. i have two D4 ohm kicker l5's and a 1200.1 class D amp. both subs have never been used before. i want to wire them down too 1 ohm i am worried that i might blow them from the start. if i went easy with the music for a few days will i be good? (amp does 1200rms at 1 ohm).. there going to be put in a ported box if that helps/

any help appreciated!

 

You did not say what size the subs are but, the 10" L5 will handle 450 watts RMS and 900 max. The 12" L5 will handle 600watts RMS and 1200 max. You will be putting 600 watts into each sub and should be no problems.

 

oops.. there the 12 inch models

 

yo blazin, how you been. i dont know where i picked this up but i heard that there are drawbacks to going 1 ohm. not sure if there is any validity at all cus thats how i will eventually wire my diamonds. experts wanna chime in?

 

Not sure what could be wrong with running at 1 ohm. I run my Memphis Belle at 1,000 watts @ 1ohm to my Diamond TDX.

 

basically, you can hook up your subs right away and run them loudly. Just becuase your amp is rated at 1200 watts RMS, doesn't mean your going to run the amp at 1200 watts continuously. Don't worry about your amp being to over-powered. If anything, you should worry about your amp being under-powered. If you run your amp at 1200 watts RMS for awhile, it will eventually go into pretty heavy distortion. but don't be too worried about it. just do this. if your amp starts getting really hot, just keep it down for awhile. i hope this was a help.