Can you use a Dual Channel amp for one speeker?

Can i use a 4 channel 600 watt amp for my 12" COMP 12 (c124) KICKER?

• i just bought a Kicker comp 12 12" sub and i have a 4 channel 600 watt amp and i am wondering if i can use it on that sub. I also have a 2 channel 800 watt amp. can i use one of them or should i get a lower watt amp? D: heelp

• Answer:

  you match up a sub woofer to a amplifier you use the RMS rating and a match is what your looking for. and you can use any channeled amplifier as long as it is a bridgeable amplifier and you read the amplifier it will tell you were to hook the speaker wire to to run to your en closer it wll say bridge here.and you also have to look for a switch that lets you switch the amp over to low pass or lp.and the amplifier will give you an RMS rating when bridged read the amplifier good.the 2 channel should work the same way if its a bridgeable amplifier, whatever amplifier is closer to a match to what the sub woofer can handle look it up.the RMS rating is the continuous power an amplifier can put out in a bridged mode or per channel if its a channeled amplifier. but the best amplifier to run sub woofers is a class d or mono amplifier its set up for the job but what you have should be able to run the subwoofer. you don't say if its a dual magnet sub or a single magnet or do you say if its a 4 ohm sub or 2 ohms but a match from amp to subwoofer is what your looking for at whatever the subwoofer is rated to run at.go to rockford fosgate.com/support... and use the wiring wizard to make sure you wire the sub woofer right.and youtube.com/car audio installs then whatever your wanting to know.if you can think of it they have a video on the subject.good luck with your system.and the RMS rating is the only important numbers that you need to look at when matching a sub woofer to an amp or a speaker to each channel of an amp for mid's and highs.