OK, haven't been on here in a bit. Right now I've got my buddy's leftover 8 gauge as my power wire, and whenever I turn the bass up loud, it eventually cuts out. I'm going to guess it's the wire either:
1. Making the amp overheat
2. Melting/screwing up the undersized wire in some way
3. Doing something to the measly 20A fuse on the wire...
Regardless, I gathered some spare change and took a chance with this "wiring kit" from Walmart: Walmart.com: Bravo View 1000 Watt 4-Gauge Amp Install Kit: Auto Electronics
So now I'm just praying that it's truly 4 AWG wire and not like, 8 gauge with fatty insulation (at least it was cheap), because I feel like my subs are starving.
I got two OLD solo-baric l7's in a HUGE ported enclosure for free from my sister's boyfriend, plus a 900rms Kenwood amp (they can hit down to about 30Hz before they drop off substantially), and they sound suprisingly good for Kicker's, but I'm guessing I'm only putting out maybe 300-400watts before the whole bass cutting out happens.
Would I be right in assuming that the wire is probably what's causing this? I have the speakers wired to 2-ohms and the amp is stable down to 1-ohm (suprising for a Kenwood).
