18 subwoofer problems
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: May 28, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Topic: 18 subwoofer problems
Posted By: uchm12
Subject: 18 subwoofer problems
Date Posted: September 13, 2004 at 11:39 PM
I am having somebody build 2 18 inch subwoofers that are single voice coil 4 ohms. He said he will not do dual voice coil and cannot lowerer the ohms. To get the full power out of the amp and the subs, I would like to run my amp at 1 ohm. Is there anyway that this can be accomplished??? ANY SUGGESTIONS WILL BE HELPFUL.
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: September 13, 2004 at 11:52 PM
uchm12 wrote:
ANY SUGGESTIONS WILL BE HELPFUL.
1. Use a more powerful amp....or 2. Use two amps ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: September 14, 2004 at 12:39 AM
No if the voice coils are 4 ohm then you cannot accomplish a 1 ohm load with 2 subs.
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double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer
Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: September 14, 2004 at 1:40 AM
If you don't mind me asking, who do you have building the speakers? Do they really know what they are doing? Speaker engineering is a practice of compromises, and it takes some exerience to learn what the best compromises are. Are you sure you couldn't find what you are looking for in the driver for cheaper by buying from a manufacturer? Even the build house used is important. I know of one build house that the engineers working for them don't know what they are doing. If you don't mind, I'm curious about the details of this project. Steven Kephart Adire Audio -------------
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: September 14, 2004 at 2:10 AM
i am curious too, steven - i have heard this claim from many people (not here on the12volt.com, but here in bakersfield). if he is "building the drivers for you", what are his reasons for not being able to build them to your specs? sounds a little shady to me... oh, and by the way, if you have 2 four ohm drivers, and wire them in parallel (for a single two ohm load), and bridge the amp, YOU HAVE A ONE OHM LOAD PER CHANNEL! this is the PERFECT way to get one ohm, and the ONLY way to get a one ohm load with two single voice coil drivers! we've been over this and over this people...
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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."
Posted By: uchm12
Date Posted: September 15, 2004 at 1:18 PM
This man has been in business for over 20 years in Milwaukee, WI and has a very good reputation for anything that has to do with speakers. He is very reputable. His prices are good too, better than buying 2 strokers, but it just takes him a while to get things done. My amp is a monobloc with 4(2+ 2-) speaker outputs so bridging will be out of the question, I think I will just get a different amp, thank you all for you suggestions.
Posted By: 94legend
Date Posted: September 15, 2004 at 4:50 PM
Really? Over here in california, CA. I would like to give his speakers a shot. Does he have a any distributers?
Posted By: uchm12
Date Posted: September 15, 2004 at 10:09 PM
His main jobs are repairing and I've been waiting on these since August but I will through throw him the idea, Ill check in and let you know how they sound.
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