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Edited: 7/25/2006 6:08:28 PM by never2low87
Originally posted by SLAMMDD
so if i run a 2 channel amp I should get the 4 ohm subs? how would I wire them to bring them down to a 2 ohm load because the amp is rated 2x400watts at 2 ohms?
thanks
First off.. you're going to want to run that amp bridged.. aka 800 watts x 1 channel. if it's only rated to 2 ohms per 2 channel then that means it will only withstand a 4 ohm load when bridged (most likely).
Again, tell us the brand/model of amp you're working with.
If the amp will run at 2 ohms bridged, then I would recommend a pair of DVC 2 ohm subs. That way you can run the voice coils on each sub in series to give a 4 ohm load per sub.. then you run both subs in parallel with each other to drop the overall resistance back to 2 ohms.
However, if the amp will only run at 4 ohms bridged (which sounds like that is the case), then you should get the DVC 4 ohm subs, which will give you 8 ohms per sub in series, wired together as a pair in parallel drops back to 4 ohms and matches up with the amp nicely.
confused yet? haha