1 Ohm ok to run?

I have an amp that I would like to run at 1 ohm. I have 2 1232w's that are 4 ohms with dual voice coils.

On the box for the subs it says to run them at 2 or 8 ohms. If I run them at 1 ohm will it damage them? Is it possible to even run 2 dvc 4 ohm subs at 2 ohms?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again.

Here is how to wire the subs to a 1 ohm combined load. First make sure that the amp you have is designed to run at a 1ohm load. You cannot run 2 dvc 4 ohm subs at 2 ohms unless it is at 2 ohms per channel onto a stereo amp. You will not damage a sub by wiring it in this method at all, you will damage them by using an amp that is not capable of driving them properly at the given load or with the improper gain setting.

Wiring Option #1

The amp is 1 ohm stable so I should be ok. And from what Ive been reading its better to run the gain as low as possible but still getting the sound you are looking for correct?

Is the gain basically the control for how much power is emitted from the amp?

forbidden wrote: Here is how to wire the subs to a 1 ohm combined load. First make sure that the amp you have is designed to run at a 1ohm load. You cannot run 2 dvc 4 ohm subs at 2 ohms unless it is at 2 ohms per channel onto a stereo amp. You will not damage a sub by wiring it in this method at all, you will damage them by using an amp that is not capable of driving them properly at the given load or with the improper gain setting. Wiring Option #1

Using this diagram, if I ran 2 of the above setups but hooked them both into the same connections on the amp would I still be running at 1 ohm? Or would it be at 2 ohms?

I have a 1200 watt RMS amp @ 1 ohm and the subs are 300 watts rms a piece. So if I buy 2 more subs and can still run it at 1 ohm then that would be about perfect. Or am I better off buying a 3rd sub and running them at 2.67 ohms and aprox. 450 watts rms a piece?

I would like to get away with just running the 2 subs for now but it doesnt look like I will be able to and still get the right amount of power to them.

If you ran two of these exact setups on the amp it would result in a net load of .5 ohm (getting close to a dead short) that would result in SAS - smelly amplifier syndrome, thus I will not recommend it. If you want to use one more sub, then this is possible and it will result in some good results. Here is how to wire the system for this scenario.

Wiring Option #1

Adding a 4th sub will result in this circuit and it's resulting load.

Wiring Option #1

While it may be less power produced by the amp as compared to running the amp at 1 ohm, with the added cone area it should play louder. This scenario will also allow you to add an identical amp to power the additional 2 speakers if you want or replace the existing amp with MR. BIGDADDY BALLS OF STEEL AMPLIFIER of your choice.