How can you run two subs on a mono block amp?

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I have seen this question often and still cant put it together. I am looking at getting 2 Kenwood subs that are 400 watts rms and have a single 4 ohm voice coil. Is it possible to get a mono block amp to run both? if so, any suggestions for a relatively cheap name brand one?
 
Sure you can. If you wire your subs in parallel with the amp you will get a 2 ohm load on the amp.

You would want an amp that is 800w RMS x 1 @ 2 ohms to run your subs to their full potential.

How you would wire your subs
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/ca/learningcenter/car/subwoofer_wiring/2SVC_4-ohm_mono.jpg:

Good Luck!!!
 
One of the most popular ways to do it - two 4-ohm subs, one Class D/Mono amp.

What do you define as cheap? Good solid amp at the 750W range is a Kicker ZX750.1. About $300 online. I'm just not a big fan of Kenwood subs though.
 
Yes you can get a mono block and run both subs to it. If you get dual $ OHM subs here is a wiring diagram that will come in handy for wiring them down to a 1 OHM load :
http://www.edesignaudio.com/wiring.php
Then run your speaker wire from the amp to the connector for one sub and then run speaker wire from the one connector to the other connector for the other sub. There you go.
 
yes you can, but for the price you are going to have to pay for an amp, You should get better subs. Go with Pioneer Premier, New JBL's, Or the always my favorite FOSGATE. But just look at the other answers diagrams and it should be quite explanatory.
 
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