wiring subs

   bberman, are you talking about taking 2 ohm dvcs and wiring them to 4 ohms then down to one ohm to the amp. If thats it then I have the problem that the two audiobahn subs I have are 4 ohm dvcs and I don't really want to buy four new high end subs. I can afford one or two more and if I can I'd like to wire them down to 1or 2 ohms.The amp I  have is the audiobahn hct 1500. It's 1by 500 at 4ohms,1by 1,000 at 2 ohmsand 1by 2,000 at 1 ohm. The subs I have can handle 600 watts rms.

bfog99 If I run three two ohm speakers parallel it comes out to be 2/3 ohm. You're saying that as long as I don't turn the gain up all the say 3/4 or 2/3 it won't damage the amp?

If getting new subs to replace what you have is not an option is not an option, you can still use what you have. Add three more of the same subs to your system. Wire each sub to a 8 ohm load by wiring in series, then wire all together in parallel = approx 1.6 ohm in mono. Something tells me that you probably would not be best doing this though, 3 more subs + what you have already = a lot of weight, a big box, and alot of wasted $. Your best bet is to turn the gain on the amp all the way down, wire your current subs in a series parallel circuit and they will "rest" at a 2 ohm mono load, adjust your gain to this level or wire the subs in an all parallel circuit at they will "rest" at the 1 ohm mono load, turn the gain down. There is nothing wrong with having too much power, infact it is better that you have more power than not enough but the risk that you take with any sub that is being driven to it's full potential is heat buildup, if you are going to play these subs all day long at top volume, I'll almost guarantee a failure is in your future, you must allow the subs to cool down

I have one customer right now that has melted the motor structure and magnets right off the baskets of his Eclipse Titanium 10's, he listened to his system for 16 hours straight on a trip from northern Alberta back here to Vancouver Island, BC. Heat is a killer of subs no matter which way you slice it, play it safe, for both the speakers and your hearing.