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cdn_moose 
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Posted: March 18, 2004 at 10:15 PM / IP Logged  

My question is what is the best way to wire my amp and subs to get the most out of them.  I have a Pioneer GM-X962 Amp and 2 Kenwood KFC-W3005 12" subs.  The subs are 4 ohms each with a SVC.  My amp's specs

-125Wx2 (4 ohm), 190Wx2 (2 ohm), 380Wx1 (4 ohm) 250Wx2 (4 ohm), 760Wx1 (4 ohm)

Your help is greatly appreciated

RalphWiggum 
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What are the last (2) specs listed?

250W x 2 (4 Ohm)

760W x 1 (4 Ohm)

are these for a 14.4 voltage source?

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  • Continuous Power (14.4V): 125Wx2 (4 ohm), 190Wx2 (2 ohm), 380Wx1 (4 ohm)
  • Max Power (14.4V): 250Wx2 (4 ohm), 760Wx1 (4 ohm)
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    the best way that i am seeing to hook up your subs is one sub per channel. it will give you 125 watts RMS per sub.
    cdn_moose 
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    Sorry for another dumb question but how do I get my subs to work without bridging the amp? 
    Ketel22 
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    im not sure the exact rms of the subs but i would guess around 350w a piece (giving the subs some credit), with that amp the best you could do is wire each sub to its own channel and give each sub 125wrms
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    bfog99 
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    you have a two channel amp and two subs. you will take one sub and hook up the + and  - from that sub to the  + and - to one channel on the amp, then take the other sub and hook it up the same way.

    you will hook it up like the picture below for each sub to its own channel.

    Amp and Sub Wiring Question -- posted image.

    cdn_moose 
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    Thanks but what I meant was by doing the above I will be running in stereo, and to my knowledge the subs wont be very productive unless their in Mono.  So how do I run 2 subs on their own channel with a 2 channel amp and get a mono signal to them?

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    with the sub and amp combo you have the only way to run then in mono would be to wire them to an 8 ohm load and bridge the amp. this would give the subs about 95 watts RMS. this is why i recommended wiring each sub to its own channel. if you want to run it mono, i would suggest another amp. i would look into the JBL BP600.1.

    cdn_moose 
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    So basically my amp is fine for one sub but sucks for 2.  What about running my subs Amp and Sub Wiring Question -- posted image. Parallel at 2 ohms?  Will this work or will I bake my amp?
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