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wolfwood2099

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Posted: July 07, 2007 at 12:27 PM / IP Logged

i have an alpine mrp-f250 that is currnelty bridged to power a set of components int he front, i want to hook up one 12" sub to it, are the 2 remaining channels available? if so what is the best way to hook up the sub to them?

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Posted: July 07, 2007 at 12:31 PM / IP Logged

You say you have it bridged now to run your components so the answer is no. You bridged the 4 channels to 2 so there is nothing leftover for the sub.

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Posted: July 07, 2007 at 1:28 PM / IP Logged

If you run the fronts off two of the channels, (in non-bridged mode) then yes, you can do that.

It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

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Posted: July 07, 2007 at 3:49 PM / IP Logged

was kinda of leaning twaord that asner in the firs tplace but wasnt sure, thank you for the info

wolfwood2099

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Posted: July 08, 2007 at 6:28 PM / IP Logged

ok so when i unbridge the front speakers and put them on on their own channels, i will have 2 left, the sub is a 4ohm dvc, can i put each coil on a separate channel?

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Posted: July 08, 2007 at 7:52 PM / IP Logged

Yeah, with a 4ohm dvc thats the best option you have with that amp, but keep in mind, its only going to be 80 watts total to the sub so.

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Posted: July 08, 2007 at 9:02 PM / IP Logged

wolfwood2099 wrote:

ok so when i unbridge the front speakers and put them on on their own channels, i will have 2 left, the sub is a 4ohm dvc, can i put each coil on a separate channel?

The better way is to series the coils, then bridge to channels 3 and 4. The sub will receive 80 watts in either scenario but you'll most likely find that this way will provide best sound and output (rather than connecting coils to individual channels). Try both ways if you wish. Let the forum know if one way is a more impactful sound than the other.

Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

wolfwood2099

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Posted: July 08, 2007 at 9:12 PM / IP Logged

just got the model of the sub its a VOLFENHAG ZX4712DVX 12, i picked it up used and its in good shape, do you think my amp will be able to handle it, i am in the market for a new one but it wont kill anything untill i can find a replacement will it?

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Posted: July 08, 2007 at 10:31 PM / IP Logged

Well I don't know much about those subs other than the specs I read on it, and they list it at 500 watts rms. Your amp is going to give it 80 watts rms, see anything wrong with this picture? You really need to get a sub amp if you want this sub to perform well for you.

On Stevdarts response, I'm a little confused. If he wires the coils in series, that puts it at 8ohms correct? So, with channels 3 & 4 bridged, the amp will put out 80 watts @ 4ohms, believe is what I read, anyways, wouldn't that send less power to the sub? Still figuring out all this wiring stuff.

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Posted: July 10, 2007 at 11:02 AM / IP Logged

after taking in all the advice that i received here and doing some research, i am going to add another amp so i can power this sub, the amp i am looking at is a Kenwood KAC-8103D , from reading around here, i know that i am going to need a distobution block , and will have to run new power wire to both amps, i have a few more questions

1.what kind of distro block should i be looking for

2.there is an inline fuse that is set up to the battery for the first amp, wili have to change that fuse to something higher?

everyone has been great so far with all your help

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