Should I Wire My Amp and Sub at 1 Ohm or 4 Ohms?
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I have a 1500 watt sub dvc 2 and a 4000 watt amp. The amp is rated 3000 watts and 1 ohm and at 4 ohms it’s rated 750 watts. I have 0 awg wiring and I was wondering if it would be better to wire at 1 or 4 ohm.
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Wire 1 ohm and keep the gain down on the amp. Use a meter to set the amp appropriately so as not to blow the sub.
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When you say use a meter, what exactly is that and how do I use it.
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Oh boy. Use a multimeter to meter the volts out of the amp. Use ohms law to determine how many watts that is delivering to the sub. By doing this you can set the gain so when you turn the volume up you don’t blow your sub....
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What is the RMS power handling of the sub?
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Said “1500” watt. But, guess I should have asked if he knew if it was rms or China peak power. Lol
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The rms is 1500. It’s a 3000 watt peak. Skar vxf 12 d2
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What is the Brand and the model of your amplifier?
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It is a sound storm mono block ev4000d
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