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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 06:18 PM
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how many watts do I need?

I already have a RF 600wt amp, will this be enough for 2 JL audio 10's ?? w3's?
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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what are the specs of your RF amp? How much per channel, etc?
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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ha, I dont know jack about audio. All i know is its got 600w on the amp. This amp was in a fd that burned up, and the amp was submerged under water for about a month. It was given to me for free, a friend of mine hook it up to his system and used it for a month or two.
Is 600 watts enough info or do I need to find out more about it?
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 09:35 PM
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also im not looking to win a bass competition or anything like that. I just want 2 10's I guess JL w3's
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Old Sep 26, 2003 | 12:00 AM
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that should be plenty for 2 10's. i've got an 800watt kenwood amp powering my 2 12's so you should be fine with the 600watt.
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Old Sep 26, 2003 | 12:06 AM
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that should be plenty for 2 10's. i've got an 800watt kenwood amp powering my 2 12's so you should be fine with the 600watt.
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 08:52 AM
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depends if that 600 is RMS or Max.
all the 10W3's i looked at had a RMS power of around 300. so that looks good.
Ben
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