hi... i have a Phoenix Gold QX 180.2 amps which it think it's bridged stable on 4 ohm only, and i just won a Kicker comp VR DVC 4 ohm. How can I wire this one speaker to my amps? can i just wire one coil of the sub and leave another coil alone? Or how about if i parallel the DVC than i series it with 2 Ohm resistor? so the total become 4 ohm.
does anybody have a better idea?
thanks alot
mabol
The best things to do are either get another identical sub and wire them parallel-series for a 4 ohm load, or get an amp thats 2 ohm stable. I would get a diferent amp and use the one you have to run components.
thanks for the suggestion, but i have another idea. since i also have a rockford 120a2. can i hook one 4 ohm coil with rockford in bridge 4 ohm 120 watt and another coil with phoenix gold QX 180.2 in bridge 4 ohm 180 watt?
mabol
Don't run the two ampson one driver, you'll be creating major stresses and blow something really fast. Your best bet is either buy a matching one, sell the one you have and get a 4 ohm speaker, or run at 8 ohms. I would personanly run at 8 ohms (voice coils in series, amp bridged), depending on your needs it'll still be pretty loud in the right box, and the amp will run cooler and last longer.
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what will happen if i bridge Phoenix gold 180.2 in 180 watt to one of the coil and leave another coil alone? will that broke the VR? because if i run the subs in 8 ohm, it will only get 90 watt from the amp.
mabol
Is the amp bridgable at 4 ohms (meaning thats the ohm load
before you bridge it), or is it a 4 ohm load after you bridge it? Unless I'm mistaken, when you bridge a 4 ohm amp it is seeing a 2 ohm load. In which case you could wire in parallel to achieve the 2 ohm load. I've never been a big fan of bridging amps if you can avoid it though, and tend to agree with fakepete. I'd get an amp that was 2 ohm stable (non-bridged) and use it instead.
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