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justodd5

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Posted: June 06, 2007 at 8:00 AM / IP Logged

I have 2 Dual 4 ohm subs that I would like to run at 4 ohms. Is it ok to run each sub in parallel to get to 2 ohms per sub, and then run the 2 subs in series to obtain the desired 4 ohms?

thanks,

todd

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jayem7516

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Posted: June 06, 2007 at 8:10 AM / IP Logged

Yep, that should be fine. :)

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Posted: June 06, 2007 at 8:59 PM / IP Logged

It would be best to wire coils in series for 8 ohms per sub, then parallel the subs for your 4 ohm impedance. Truest to specs performance out of each sub that way; same end result in impedance. It is why you always see this wiring in recommended wiring configurations.

https://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=2&I=42

Parallel / series configurations are normally used only if series / parallel will not provide the target impedance. You will find at least one example of this in the wiring wizard linked above.

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