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Posted: February 17, 2005 at 11:47 AM / IP Logged

I have a Kenwood KAC-X811D mono amp and wanted to install 2 Adire Shiva's and was wondering how to wire the subs...

they are 8OhmDVC so i could get a 2Ohm total load by wiring each woofer in parallel and then wiring the 2 subs together in parallel right?

How do i physically join the "-"'s and "+"'s of one sub together?

Then on one of the subs if the "+"'s are linked how can i link another wire to the "+" to wire it up to the amp?

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Posted: February 17, 2005 at 4:49 PM / IP Logged

If the woofer has spade terminals, I usually run the continuous wire to the terminal, strip a 1/2" section of insulation, fold the wire at the stripped spot and crimp/solder an F-disconnect onto it. Then push the disconnect onto the spade terminal. This is an easy way to put one connector onto two wires.

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Posted: February 17, 2005 at 8:39 PM / IP Logged

Run the (+) and (-) from the amp to the first coil, then jump (+) to (+) and (-) to (-) to the next coil. Then jump to the next sub from (+) to (+) and (-) to (-) and again to the second voice coil.

Here's the math

1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 = 1/2

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Posted: February 17, 2005 at 9:37 PM / IP Logged

Could i run a wire from the amp to the first + coil of a sub, strip off a 1/4 in. of insulation, solder it, then run it to the second + coil and solder it there? Repeat.

Would this work? Is there a downside to doing it this way?

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Posted: February 18, 2005 at 12:33 AM / IP Logged

The downside is that when you want to pull the subs out you have to cut wires, and a bit of wire stays soldered to the sub terminals. Another is that you're applying heat directly to the terminal assembly, which usually contains glue. But if you're a good solderer who knows when to stop applying heat, you would be fine doing it like that.

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Posted: February 18, 2005 at 12:37 AM / IP Logged

I love how stevdart is all over the answers that require visual elements. Keep it up man. :-) They are very helpful - I wouldn't have pictured that solution.

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Posted: February 18, 2005 at 12:42 AM / IP Logged

Xplorer wrote:

Could i run a wire from the amp to the first + coil of a sub, strip off a 1/4 in. of insulation, solder it, then run it to the second + coil and solder it there? Repeat.

Would this work? Is there a downside to doing it this way?

Yeah, it'll work, but usually it'll void the warranty on MOST manufacturers speakers. I cannot speak for Adire, but Steven can. Steven?

It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

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