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steeltowntom

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Location: Ontario, Canada

Posted: June 27, 2008 at 3:53 PM / IP Logged

I checked out the subwoofer wiring tool here on the site and it works great but it only shows 2 configs for 2 x dual vc 4 ohm subs - 1 ohm or 4 ohm. My sub amp is stable at 2ohms. What is the wiring config for the above setup for 2 ohms or is it better to run at 4ohms?

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joch1314

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Posted: June 27, 2008 at 4:05 PM / IP Logged

you won't be able to get your subs down to 2 ohms, wiring all four voice coils!

you can essentially wire one voice coil per sub in parallel and that would get you to 2 ohms but you would be dropping the subs efficiency as you're only using one v/c per sub! The best thing for you to do is just wire them to 4 ohms....your amp will run cooler and in turn reduce some of the THD, and honestly you might not even notice the difference!!

...half of the truth can be worse than a lie. <----Roger Russell said that..

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jar754

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Posted: June 27, 2008 at 4:27 PM / IP Logged

or you get upgrade your amp to one that is 1 ohm stable

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steeltowntom

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Posted: June 27, 2008 at 4:39 PM / IP Logged

Thanks! I will run it at 4 ohms for now and upgrade to a 1ohm stable model later.

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jaydubbz1019

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Posted: August 20, 2008 at 12:28 AM / IP Logged

i have the same problem i turne down the gain and it seems to be working fine but i don't know if this is just the quiet before the storm. wondering if its gonna blow the subs or amp? any help?

jaydubbz1019

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