Love my 500.1. Installed in 2022 accord sport too power my single 12 inch kicker comp r 500@1 ohm. Don't need separate processor and set up was super easy. Never will need a separate dsp ever again.
I bought the 12” CompR loaded enclosure which runs at 2Ohm. I swapped it with a 2ohm DVC to wire at 1Ohm and I didn’t like it. To me it sounded better wired at 2Ohm.
Adding a processor in front of the amp would cause the DSP in amp to change the EQ curve it is "seeing," (assuming you use the DSP) so you might want to run the amp's setup first, without the Epicenter, then add that processor after our amp has done its job.
@@KICKER-AUDIO if we run it and bi amp mode doing a front stage with a mid-range and a tweeter does that mean the Tweeter is also getting 50 watts RMS?
Keep in mind that these tests are to clipping. The 500w rating is at a lower distortion number. Plus they have to account for tolerance differences among the amps. The next 500.1 they test might be 50 watts less. So 500w is sort of a minimum at 1% distortion and at a certain voltage. The conservative rating assures all units will meet it's rated power.
In burst with a sine wave, yes. Will it do that regularly? No. You wont play a sine wave. Plus, music is dynamic so it will draw varying amounts of current. It comes with a 60a fuse.
This is kind of a silly comment. The most you'll likely average on music is 10 amps. The average person is not going to load it down with a 0.5 ohm load and with box rise it may actually only see 2 ohm and that is only at certain frequencies. Plus you won't have the volume maxed out. People should stop assuming they are maxing out the amp. A sub can get really loud on 50 watts and it won't be pulling much current at all. I bet most folks would be fine using a 20 amp fuse on this amp.
@@freespool8772 Yes, it is. I assume they have a clamp style ammeter hooked up to the Fluke DMM to measure the current. A DMM like that can only measure up to 10-20 amps on it's own. The Fluke AC current adapter shows 1mA per Amp. It uses the AC voltage setting so 0.091 volts is 91 amps.
What is a good subwoofer to pair with this amplifier?
I'm still searching for what this amp dynos at with a 2ohm load?
me too
@@djrez2107 300 watt he says it and it has a sheet that comes with the amp.
Will the amp handle the VL7R12? The 12” L7R Loaded enclosure?
Love my 500.1. Installed in 2022 accord sport too power my single 12 inch kicker comp r 500@1 ohm. Don't need separate processor and set up was super easy. Never will need a separate dsp ever again.
I bought the 12” CompR loaded enclosure which runs at 2Ohm. I swapped it with a 2ohm DVC to wire at 1Ohm and I didn’t like it. To me it sounded better wired at 2Ohm.
Any idea what the amp dynos at 2ohm? Is it a little over the rated 300w?
It always is at least what we rate it for, but no one has dyno'd it quite yet. At least not on YT.
Would it be okay to have the Audiocontrol Epicenter inline before the amplifier?
Adding a processor in front of the amp would cause the DSP in amp to change the EQ curve it is "seeing," (assuming you use the DSP) so you might want to run the amp's setup first, without the Epicenter, then add that processor after our amp has done its job.
@@KICKER-AUDIO if we run it and bi amp mode doing a front stage with a mid-range and a tweeter does that mean the Tweeter is also getting 50 watts RMS?
Yes you'll still be getting the same RMS power, but you cannot drop this amp below 4 ohms. Look on page 9 of the manual for biamp instructions.
Anyone dyno a 500.1 at 4 and 2 ohm? Just curious on what the actual output is at those loads, particularly 2 ohm, and it's amp draw.
Noone has put the KEY500.1 on a dyno as far as we know, but good idea! We might just do that.
Badass little amp!
What signal generator is that?
It's Koolertron GH-CJDS66-A. Don't forget we also have free test tones on our website: www.kicker.com/test-tones
Is this the ssv rzr amp?
The key is not meant to be all-weather. The new PXA amplifiers are (and then some): www.kicker.com/pxa-amplifiers
why is it called a 500 watt if it pushes 643? just curious.
look at the price online and that will answer our question
It's a lot better to over-perform than to disappoint customers with under-performing
Keep in mind that these tests are to clipping. The 500w rating is at a lower distortion number. Plus they have to account for tolerance differences among the amps. The next 500.1 they test might be 50 watts less. So 500w is sort of a minimum at 1% distortion and at a certain voltage. The conservative rating assures all units will meet it's rated power.
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shame there was no test at 4ohm and 2ohm where 80% of people will be running this amp at.
Some will run it at 2 ohms, but few will run it at 4 since its a sub amp. We built it to deliver peak power at 1. We may do more tests in the future.
I was all for this amp but 91 amps is too much draw for me.
In burst with a sine wave, yes. Will it do that regularly? No. You wont play a sine wave. Plus, music is dynamic so it will draw varying amounts of current. It comes with a 60a fuse.
This is kind of a silly comment. The most you'll likely average on music is 10 amps. The average person is not going to load it down with a 0.5 ohm load and with box rise it may actually only see 2 ohm and that is only at certain frequencies. Plus you won't have the volume maxed out. People should stop assuming they are maxing out the amp. A sub can get really loud on 50 watts and it won't be pulling much current at all. I bet most folks would be fine using a 20 amp fuse on this amp.
91 amps for a 630 watt amp !?!?!?!
In a burst with a sine wave, sure. That's the nature of an amp dyno test. But on music? No.
@@KICKER-AUDIO just might switch out my old kicker Amps to the key amps then 👍
wasnt the meter set to Vdc tho ?
@@freespool8772 Yes, it is. I assume they have a clamp style ammeter hooked up to the Fluke DMM to measure the current. A DMM like that can only measure up to 10-20 amps on it's own. The Fluke AC current adapter shows 1mA per Amp. It uses the AC voltage setting so 0.091 volts is 91 amps.