three 4 ohm woofers

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Topic: three 4 ohm woofers

Posted By: SPS70129
Subject: three 4 ohm woofers
Date Posted: December 16, 2003 at 4:44 PM

can anyone tell me if three 4 ohm woofers wired in series so that a 2 ohm staple amp can handle it

thanks

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Posted By: EzekialPhoenix
Date Posted: December 16, 2003 at 4:49 PM

Sure, if you are wiring in series your amp will see a 12 ohm load assuming the subs are single voice coil subs. If you wire them in parallel, your amp will not be able to handle it because it will be seeing a 1.33 ohm load.

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