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stevdart

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Posted: August 04, 2005 at 9:46 AM / IP Logged

That combo won't work. The sub is DVC 4 ohm, not DVC 2 ohm which is implied in that ad (see http://www.cerwinvega.com/products/mobileaudio/index.html). You need a SVC 4 ohm for a two channel amp. The amp will take a 4 ohm load bridged. I would suggest, however, that you look for a 12" instead of a 10". And yes, sensitivity is what I meant.

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Posted: August 04, 2005 at 1:57 PM / IP Logged

stevdart - Just out of curiousity, if he hooked one channel to each voice coil, what kind of load would the amp see?

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Posted: August 04, 2005 at 2:09 PM / IP Logged

If each voice coil is 4ohms, and each were wired to a stereo amplifier separately, the amplifier will see a 4ohm load on the left and right channels seperately.

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Posted: August 04, 2005 at 2:14 PM / IP Logged

To the original poster: try finding a 12" with Dual 4Ohm voice coils and wire them in parallel to a mono amplifier. This will produce a 2ohm load, which most subwoofer(mono) amplifiers will handle. and defintely get a class D mono amp in the 300Watt RMS range. IMHO more money should be spent on the amplifier than the woofer or enclosure combined(thats not to say buy a wal-mart subwoofer and crown amp)

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Posted: August 04, 2005 at 8:49 PM / IP Logged

Ok I think I will be going with this combination. Let me know your thoughts especially on the sub.

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?Productid=12353

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?Productid=13790

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Posted: August 04, 2005 at 9:13 PM / IP Logged

boardinbum wrote:

stevdart - Just out of curiousity, if he hooked one channel to each voice coil, what kind of load would the amp see?

It would be the amp rating of 115 watts X 2 at 4 ohms. It would be a stereo sub, I guess. ;)

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Posted: August 04, 2005 at 9:22 PM / IP Logged

Steelcity wrote:

Let me know your thoughts especially on the sub.

That is one goofy-looking speaker if I ever saw one. But I can't say I've listened to any Kenwood subs lately. Can't you find another Cerwin Vega? I know from experience that they are worth the money spent.

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Posted: August 04, 2005 at 9:33 PM / IP Logged

There were a ton of good reviews of it on onlinecarstereo.com. It has a 93db rating and will goto 400 watt rms, which is probably a little more than I need. And your right its unique looking.

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Posted: August 04, 2005 at 9:46 PM / IP Logged

here is the reason for the googy look?

Overlapping ribs on cone surface for improved rigidity and dampened resonance

sounds good to me?

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Posted: August 04, 2005 at 9:49 PM / IP Logged

Stevdart is that the hed 12 (svc or dvc) if so what are you powering it with and how many watts?

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